▁first ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁with ▁a ▁winning ▁ball ▁club , ▁as ▁the ▁Qu akers ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 1 – 4 3 ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁and ▁Clement s ▁again ▁split ▁the ▁catch ing ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁Qu akers , ▁with ▁ 4 1 ▁and ▁ 5 9 ▁games , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁improved ▁dram atically ▁as ▁a ▁batter ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁compiling ▁a ▁. 1 9 8 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁hit ▁. 3 0 7 ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁improved ▁to ▁second ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 5 – 4 8 ▁record . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁began ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Qu akers . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Qu akers ▁after ▁batt ing ▁. 3 3 3 ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁and ▁ 5 1 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁Cleveland , ▁Toronto ▁and ▁Ro chester ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Wol ver ines . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁three ▁games ▁for ▁Detroit , ▁had ▁no ▁hits ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁at ▁b ats ,