▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁Cleveland ' s ▁manager , ▁replacing ▁Nap ▁La jo ie . ▁ ▁Club ▁officials ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁op ined ▁that ▁Mc Gu ire ▁" poss esses ▁the ▁necessary ▁g inger ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁different ▁style ▁of ▁playing ." ▁Mc Gu ire ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 2 5 ▁(. 3 5 9 ) ▁record ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 1 – 8 1 ▁(. 4 6 7 ) ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 1 ▁(. 3 5 3 ) ▁record ▁as ▁Cleveland ' s ▁manager . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁manager ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁George ▁Sto v all . ▁ ▁In ▁res ign ing ▁his ▁post , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁showing ▁and ▁hoped ▁that ▁better ▁results ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁man ▁in ▁charge . ▁ ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁pitch ing ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁He