▁T roy ▁Hay m akers ▁Mc Ge ary ▁began ▁his ▁baseball ▁career ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁" Ex per ts " ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁T roy ▁Hay m akers . ▁ ▁Mc Ge ary ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁games ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁below ▁average ▁as ▁a ▁batter ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁his ▁team m ates . ▁ ▁Mc Ge ary ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁Hay m akers ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁league . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁season , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁games , ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁catch er ▁and ▁three ▁as ▁a ▁short stop . ▁ ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 6 4 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁scored ▁ 4 2 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁games , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁N AB B P ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics / Wh ites ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 8 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁White ▁Stock ings ▁( 1 8 7 5 ) ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁season , ▁he ▁split ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁catch er