7 ▁at ▁first ▁base . ▁ ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average ▁dropped ▁by ▁ 7 5 ▁points ▁under ▁the ▁prior ▁year ▁to ▁. 2 6 8 ▁with ▁a ▁W AR ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 . 6 . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁also ▁asked ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁player - manager ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁season , ▁compiling ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 9 – 4 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁ 6 8 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁was ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁the ▁nin th ▁oldest ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁nin th ▁consecutive ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁over match ed ▁Washington ▁team ▁that ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁performance ▁e bb ed , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁ 0 . 8 ▁W AR ▁rating . ▁ ▁Brook lyn ▁Super bas ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁received ▁good ▁news ; ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Super bas , ▁a ▁team ▁managed ▁by ▁Ned ▁Han lon ▁and ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ant . ▁ ▁The ▁Brook lyn ▁Daily ▁E agle ▁pra ised ▁the ▁trade : ▁" Mc Gu ire ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁looked ▁upon ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁catch ers ▁in ▁the