Deacon McGuire
[edit] Biography
Deacon McGuire (James Thomas McGuire) was born on November 18, 1863 in Youngstown, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on June 21, 1884 for the Toledo Maumees. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .185 with 1 home run and 0 RBI. McGuire played for the Toledo Maumees, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Spiders, Rochester Hop Bitters, Washington Senators, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders and Cleveland Naps over the course of his 26 year career.
Most people believe that Deacon McGuire's best season was 1895, when he hit for a .336 average and knocked in 97 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| TOL
| a
| 45
| 151
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 0
| .185
| .217
| .252
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 34
| 121
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .190
| .222
| .256
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 50
| 167
| 25
| 33
| 2
| 18
| .198
| .280
| .287
| 7
| 1
| 19
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 150
| 22
| 46
| 2
| 23
| .307
| .362
| .467
| 6
| 6
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 12
| 51
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 11
| .333
| .382
| .490
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| DET
| N
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| 26
| 94
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 13
| .255
| .333
| .362
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| Total
|
| 41
| 158
| 22
| 41
| 1
| 24
| .259
| .324
| .373
| 5
| 5
| 11
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 64
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 11
| .266
| .309
| .391
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| ROC
| a
| 87
| 331
| 46
| 99
| 4
| 53
| .299
| .356
| .408
| 16
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 114
| 413
| 55
| 125
| 3
| 66
| .303
| .382
| .426
| 22
| 10
| 43
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 97
| 315
| 46
| 73
| 4
| 43
| .232
| .360
| .340
| 14
| 4
| 61
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 63
| 237
| 29
| 61
| 1
| 26
| .257
| .338
| .354
| 14
| 3
| 26
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 104
| 425
| 67
| 130
| 6
| 78
| .306
| .366
| .419
| 18
| 6
| 33
| 19
| 7
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| 132
| 533
| 89
| 179
| 10
| 97
| .336
| .388
| .478
| 30
| 8
| 40
| 18
| 5
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| 108
| 389
| 60
| 125
| 2
| 70
| .321
| .379
| .416
| 25
| 3
| 30
| 14
| 6
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| 93
| 327
| 51
| 112
| 4
| 53
| .343
| .386
| .474
| 17
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 131
| 489
| 59
| 131
| 1
| 57
| .268
| .310
| .323
| 18
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 59
| 199
| 25
| 54
| 1
| 12
| .271
| .335
| .312
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| 46
| 157
| 22
| 50
| 0
| 23
| .318
| .385
| .446
| 12
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 105
| 356
| 47
| 104
| 1
| 35
| .292
| .357
| .371
| 15
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 71
| 241
| 20
| 69
| 0
| 34
| .286
| .348
| .365
| 15
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| 85
| 301
| 28
| 89
| 0
| 40
| .296
| .342
| .375
| 16
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 73
| 229
| 27
| 52
| 2
| 23
| .227
| .300
| .323
| 14
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| 72
| 248
| 15
| 62
| 0
| 21
| .250
| .306
| .306
| 12
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 101
| 322
| 17
| 67
| 0
| 20
| .208
| .276
| .258
| 12
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 72
| 228
| 9
| 50
| 0
| 33
| .219
| .291
| .268
| 7
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 51
| 144
| 11
| 43
| 0
| 14
| .299
| .365
| .333
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .750
| .750
| 1.500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| TOT
| A
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .600
| .600
| 1.200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| TOT
| A
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1129
| 4115
| 561
| 1192
| 33
| 594
| .290
| .351
| .390
| 203
| 56
| 339
| 180
| 48
| 33
| 86
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 380
| 1186
| 81
| 280
| 3
| 114
| .236
| .303
| .297
| 51
| 6
| 100
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 272
| 989
| 128
| 276
| 9
| 132
| .279
| .345
| .387
| 46
| 17
| 76
| 34
| 23
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1781
| 6290
| 770
| 1748
| 45
| 840
| .278
| .341
| .372
| 300
| 79
| 515
| 214
| 84
| 47
| 117
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| TOL
| a
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1884
| TOL
| a
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1884
| TOL
| a
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 56
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 249
| 52
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 50
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 52
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .884
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1888
| DET
| N
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .810
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 29
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1888
| Total
|
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 44
| 35
| 4
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1888
| TOT
| N
| C
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .802
|
| 1890
| ROC
| a
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1890
| ROC
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1890
| ROC
| a
| C
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 386
| 99
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1890
| ROC
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| C
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 442
| 130
| 56
| 8
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1891
| WAS
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .647
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| C
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 381
| 100
| 33
| 8
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| C
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 45
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 11
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| C
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 288
| 114
| 36
| 8
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| C
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 408
| 179
| 40
| 11
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1895
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| C
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 349
| 87
| 30
| 14
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1896
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1897
| WAS
| N
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 88
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| C
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 371
| 93
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 336
| 27
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 71
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| C
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 58
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| C
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 322
| 129
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 77
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| C
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 415
| 94
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| C
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 65
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 330
| 73
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| C
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 530
| 120
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| C
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 366
| 69
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 38
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1611
| 0
| 0
| 6852
| 1859
| 577
| 142
| 0
| 496
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 863
| 43
| 27
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .805
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .650
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
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| 1890
| ROC
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarity, Dan Casey, Sam Crane and Sam Thompson for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
- Granted to league by Detroit Wolverines with Dan Casey, Mox McQuery, Stump Wiedman and George Wood (November 19, 1885).
- Obtained from league by Philadelphia Phillies with Dan Casey, Jack Farrell and George Wood (@January, 1886).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 2, 1888).
- Signed by Detroit Wolverines (July 2, 1888).
- Released by Detroit Wolverines (August 1, 1888).
- Signed by Cleveland Spiders (August 28, 1888).
- Sold by Toronto (International) to Rochester Hop Bitters (February, 1890).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Brooklyn Superbas in exchange for Dan McGann and Aleck Smith (July 14, 1899).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to New York Highlanders (February 21, 1904).
- Claimed on waivers by Boston Americans from New York Highlanders (June 7, 1907).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 28, 1908).
- Signed by Cleveland Naps (September 18, 1908).
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