▁article ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁c ited ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁who , ▁along ▁with ▁Albert ▁Sp ald ing , ▁Emil ▁G ross , ▁and ▁Cap ▁An son , ▁had ▁grown ▁rich ▁off ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁baseball . ▁ ▁The ▁article ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁" had ▁made ▁enough ▁money ▁out ▁of ▁base ▁ball ▁to ▁build ▁several ▁houses ▁in ▁Philadelphia ." ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁replaced ▁the ▁N AB B P . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁seasons , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brown ▁Stock ings . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁season , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 6 1 ▁games ▁for ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁ 5 6 ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁bas eman . ▁ ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 6 1 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁and ▁scored ▁ 4 8 ▁runs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁games ▁at ▁second ▁base ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁games ▁at ▁third ▁base . ▁ ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 5 2 ▁average ▁and ▁scored ▁ 3 5 ▁runs . ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁game - fix ing ▁Rum ors ▁that ▁he ▁threw ▁games ▁pers isted ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁though ▁never ▁subst anti ated . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 ,