▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁States men ▁were ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁Sen ators . ▁ ▁The ▁Sen ators ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 0 th ▁place ▁( out ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ) ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 8 – 9 3 ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ever ▁err atic , ▁dropped ▁ 7 1 ▁points ▁from ▁the ▁prior ▁year ▁to ▁. 2 3 2 . ▁However , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁had ▁almost ▁as ▁many ▁bases ▁on ▁balls ▁( 6 1 ) ▁as ▁hits ▁( 7 3 ), ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁more ▁than ▁respect able ▁. 3 6 0 ▁on - base ▁percentage . ▁ ▁F actor ing ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁contributions , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 ▁W AR ▁rating ▁for ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁caught ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁games ▁and , ▁despite ▁the ▁limited ▁playing ▁time , ▁ranked ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ' s ▁catch ers ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁errors . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁season ▁also ▁generated ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁worst ▁W AR ▁rating ▁( 0 . 4 ) ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁The ▁Sen ators ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁also ▁suffered ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁( last ) ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 0 – 8 9