, ▁the ▁Mc Gu ire ▁case ▁became ▁a ▁significant ▁preced ent ▁that ▁was ▁re lied ▁upon ▁by ▁players ▁and ▁Federal ▁League ▁officials ▁when ▁that ▁league ▁sought ▁to ▁ent ice ▁players ▁to ▁its ▁ranks . ▁ ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁With ▁the ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁at ▁an ▁end , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁shared ▁catch ing ▁responsibility ▁in ▁Detroit ▁with ▁Fritz ▁B uel ow , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁catch ing ▁ 7 0 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁B uel ow ▁ 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ' ▁management ▁val ued ▁Mc Gu ire ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁his ▁playing ▁ability , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁his ▁co aching ▁" was ▁figured ▁on ▁to ▁aid ▁greatly ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁young ▁material " ▁that ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁were ▁bringing ▁together . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 3 8 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁oldest ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League , ▁his ▁batt ing ▁average ▁dropped ▁to ▁. 2 2 7 ▁– ▁his ▁lowest ▁level ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁--- , ▁and ▁his ▁W AR ▁rating ▁fell ▁to ▁ 0 . 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁finished ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 2 – 8 3 ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Ned ▁Han lon , ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁club , ▁claimed ▁that ▁Brook lyn ▁still ▁had ▁the ▁reserve ▁rights ▁to ▁Mc Gu ire ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Detroit . ▁▁ ▁Han lon ▁did ▁not ▁issue ▁the ▁threatened ▁order