▁fell ▁to ▁. 2 0 8 , ▁but ▁with ▁Will ie ▁Ke eler ▁batt ing ▁. 3 4 3 ▁and ▁Jack ▁Ch es bro ▁winning ▁ 4 1 ▁games , ▁the ▁High land ers ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 9 2 – 5 9 ▁and ▁finished ▁one - and - a - half ▁games ▁behind ▁Boston ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁p enn ant . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁remained ▁New ▁York ' s ▁number ▁one ▁catch er , ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 7 1 ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁He ▁hit ▁. 2 1 9 ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁ 0 . 7 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 2 , ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁player , ▁he ▁caught ▁ 5 1 ▁games ▁and ▁hit ▁. 2 9 9 ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁Manager ▁and ▁coach ▁ ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁early ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁manager ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 4 5 – 6 1 ▁(. 4 2 5 ) ▁record ▁as ▁manager ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ,