American baseball player, manager, and coach (1863–1936)
Baseball player
Deacon McGuire
Catcher
Born:(1863-11-18)November 18, 1863 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 31, 1936(1936-10-31) (aged 72) Duck Lake, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1884, for the Toledo Blue Stockings
Last MLB appearance
May 18, 1912, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.278
Hits
1,748
Home runs
45
Runs batted in
840
Games managed
516
Managerial record
210–287
Winning %
.423
Teams
As Player
Toledo Blue Stockings (1884)
Detroit Wolverines (1885)
Philadelphia Quakers (1886–1888)
Detroit Wolverines (1888)
Cleveland Blues (1888)
Rochester Broncos (1890)
Washington Statesman/Senators (1891–1899)
Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1901)
Detroit Tigers (1902–1903)
New York Highlanders (1904–1907)
Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907–1908)
Cleveland Naps (1908, 1910)
Detroit Tigers (1912)
As Manager
Washington Senators (1898)
Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907–1908)
Cleveland Naps (1909–1911)
Career highlights and awards
MLB record 1,459 runners caught stealing
MLB record 1,860 assists by a catcher
James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire (November 18, 1863 – October 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher, for 11 different major league clubs. His longest stretches were with the Washington Statesmen/Senators (901 games, 1892–99), Brooklyn Superbas (202 games, 1899–1901) and New York Highlanders (225 games, 1904–07). He played on Brooklyn teams that won National League pennants in 1899 and 1900.
McGuire was the most durable catcher of his era, setting major league catching records for most career games caught (1,612), putouts (6,856), assists (1,860), double plays turned (143), runners caught stealing (1,459), and stolen bases allowed (2,529). His assist, caught stealing, and stolen bases allowed totals remain current major league records. During his major league career, he also compiled a .278 batting average, .341 on-base percentage, 770 runs scored, 1,750 hits, 300 doubles, 79 triples, 45 home runs, 840 RBIs and 118 stolen bases. His best season was 1895 when he caught a major league record 133 games and compiled a .336 batting average with 10 home runs, 97 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.[1]
McGuire was also the manager of the Washington Senators (1898), Boston Red Sox (1907–08) and Cleveland Indians (1909–11). He compiled a 210–287 (.423) as a major league manager.[2]
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