▁third ▁bas eman , ▁ 2 3 ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁bas eman , ▁ 1 8 ▁as ▁a ▁short stop ▁and ▁three ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der . ▁ ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 9 0 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁st ole ▁ 1 9 ▁bases , ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ 7 1 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 6 8 ▁games . ▁ ▁Base ▁running ▁and ▁strike outs ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁professional ▁baseball , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁developed ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁base ▁run ners ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁N AB B P ▁in ▁st olen ▁bases ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁N AB B P ▁league ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁four ▁times ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁His ▁base ▁running ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁score ▁runs ▁once ▁he ▁got ▁on ▁base . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁run ▁per ▁game ▁every ▁year ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 5 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 2 5 0 ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁claimed ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁having ▁scored ▁a ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁base ▁hit ▁with ▁only ▁three ▁balls ▁pitch ed . ▁" He ▁hit ▁the ▁first ▁ball ▁for ▁a ▁single , ▁st ole ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁pitch , ▁and ▁scored ▁on ▁an ▁awk