Deacon McGuire

Q: When was Deacon McGuire born?

Deacon McGuire was born on November 18, 1863.

Q: Where was Deacon McGuire born?

Deacon McGuire was born in Youngstown, OH .

Q: How tall was Deacon McGuire?

Deacon McGuire was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Deacon McGuire weigh when playing?

Deacon McGuire weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Deacon McGuire play?

Deacon McGuire played 26 seasons.

Q: Is Deacon McGuire in the Hall of Fame?

Deacon McGuire has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Deacon McGuire play?

Deacon McGuire was a Catcher and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Deacon McGuire have?

Deacon McGuire had 1,750 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Deacon McGuire have?

Deacon McGuire had 45 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Deacon McGuire's average?

Deacon McGuire had a .278 average over his career.

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 18, 1863 in Youngstown, OH us

Died: October 31, 1936 in Duck Lake, MI

Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Albion, MI

Debut: June 21, 1884 (Age 20-216d, 874th in major league history)

Last Game: May 18, 1912 (Age 48-182d)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: James Thomas McGuire

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.5

6291

1750

.278

770

RBI

840

118

OBP

.341

SLG

.372

OPS

.713

OPS+

101

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1884	20	TOL	AA	45	157	151	12	28	7	0	1				5		.185	.217	.252	.468	50	38		1				2/O6
1885	21	DTN	NL	34	126	121	11	23	4	2	0	9			5	23	.190	.222	.256	.478	55	31						2/O
1886	22	PHI	NL	50	186	167	25	33	7	1	2	18	2		19	25	.198	.280	.287	.567	74	48						2/O
1887	23	PHI	NL	41	163	150	22	46	6	6	2	23	3		11	8	.307	.362	.467	.829	123	70		2				2
1888	24	TOT	MLB	41	173	158	22	41	5	5	1	24	2		11	29	.259	.324	.373	.697	123	59		4				2/3O5
1888	24	TOT	NL	15	68	64	7	17	4	2	0	11	0		4	13	.266	.309	.391	.699	118	25		0				2/5
1888	24	PHI	NL	12	55	51	7	17	4	2	0	11	0		4	9	.333	.382	.490	.872	170	25		0				2/5
1888	24	DTN	NL	3	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0				/2
1888	24	CLE	AA	26	105	94	15	24	1	3	1	13	2		7	16	.255	.333	.362	.695	127	34		4				2/3O

1890	26	ROC	AA	87	360	331	46	99	16	4	4	53	8		21		.299	.356	.408	.763	130	135		8				23/O1
1891	27	WAS	AA	114	466	413	55	125	22	10	3	66	10		43	34	.303	.382	.426	.808	137	176		10				*2O/53
1892	28	WHS	NL	97	378	315	46	73	14	4	4	43	7		61	49	.232	.360	.340	.699	114	107		2				2/3O
1893	29	WHS	NL	63	266	237	29	61	14	3	1	26	3		26	12	.257	.338	.354	.693	86	84		3				23
1894	30	WHS	NL	104	469	425	67	130	18	6	6	78	11		33	19	.306	.366	.419	.784	92	178		7	4			*2
1895	31	WHS	NL	133	588	538	89	181	30	8	10	97	17		40	18	.336	.388	.478	.865	123	257		5	5			*2/6
1896	32	WHS	NL	108	431	389	60	125	25	3	2	70	12		30	14	.321	.379	.416	.795	109	162		6	6			*2/3
1897	33	WHS	NL	93	351	327	51	112	17	7	4	53	9		21	12	.343	.386	.474	.860	127	155		2	1			2/3
1898	34	WHS	NL	131	529	489	59	131	18	3	1	57	10		24	19	.268	.310	.323	.633	81	158		6	10			23
1899	35	TOT	NL	104	390	352	47	104	15	5	1	35	7		28	12	.295	.361	.375	.736	101	132		8	2			2
1899	35	WHS	NL	58	215	195	25	54	3	1	1	12	3		16	7	.277	.341	.318	.659	82	62		3	1			2
1899	35	BRO	NL	46	175	157	22	50	12	4	0	23	4		12	5	.318	.385	.446	.831	126	70		5	1			2
1900	36	BRO	NL	71	265	241	20	69	15	2	0	34	2		19	17	.286	.348	.365	.714	93	88		4	1			2
1901	37	BRO	NL	85	326	301	28	89	16	4	0	40	4		18	34	.296	.342	.375	.717	105	113		3	4			2/3H
1902	38	DET	AL	73	259	229	27	52	14	1	2	23	0		24	8	.227	.300	.323	.624	70	74		0	5			2/H
1903	39	DET	AL	72	269	248	15	62	12	1	0	21	3		19	24	.250	.306	.306	.612	88	76		1	1			2/H3
1904	40	NYY	AL	101	357	322	17	67	12	2	0	20	2		27	45	.208	.276	.258	.533	66	83		3	5			2/H3
1905	41	NYY	AL	72	257	228	9	50	7	2	0	33	3		18	21	.219	.291	.268	.558	70	61		5	3			2/H
1906	42	NYY	AL	51	159	144	11	43	5	0	0	14	3		12	17	.299	.365	.333	.698	110	48		3	0			2/3H
1907	43	TOT	AL	7	7	5	1	3	0	0	1	1	0		0	1	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	470	6		0	0			/H2
1907	43	NYY	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0			/2
1907	43	BOS	AL	6	6	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	.750	.750	1.500	2.250	618	6		0	0			/H
1908	44	TOT	AL	2	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	.200	.200	.400	.600	94	2		0	0			/3H
1908	44	BOS	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0			/H
1908	44	CLE	AL	1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	143	2		0	0			/3

1910	46	CLE	AL	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	159	1		1	0			/2

1912	48	DET	AL	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	190	1		0	0			/2
26 Yrs				1781	6944	6291	770	1750	300	79	45	840	118	0	515	442	.278	.341	.372	.713	101	2343		84	47
162 Game Avg.				162	632	572	70	159	27	7	4	76			47		.278	.341	.372	.713	101	213
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
WHS (9 yrs)				901	3693	3328	481	992	161	45	32	502	82		294	184	.298	.363	.402	.765	107	1339		44	27
NYY (4 yrs)				225	774	695	37	160	24	4	0	67	8		57	84	.230	.299	.276	.575	76	192		11	8
PHI (3 yrs)				103	404	368	54	96	17	9	4	52	5		34	42	.261	.327	.389	.715	108	143		2
BRO (3 yrs)				202	766	699	70	208	43	10	0	97	10		49	56	.298	.354	.388	.742	105	271		12	6
DET (3 yrs)				146	531	479	43	115	26	2	2	44	3	0	43	32	.240	.304	.315	.619	79	151		1	6
BOS (2 yrs)				7	7	5	1	3	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	474	6		0	0
DTN (2 yrs)				37	139	134	11	23	4	2	0	9	0		5	27	.172	.201	.231	.433	40	31		0
CLE (2 yrs)				2	8	7	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	.286	.375	.429	.804	156	3		1	0
TOL (1 yr)				45	157	151	12	28	7	0	1				5		.185	.217	.252	.468	50	38		1
ROC (1 yr)				87	360	331	46	99	16	4	4	53	8		21		.299	.356	.408	.763	130	135		8
CLE (1 yr)				26	105	94	15	24	1	3	1	13	2		7	16	.255	.333	.362	.695	127	34		4

NL (14 yrs)				1129	4536	4116	561	1194	203	56	33	594	87		339	275	.290	.351	.391	.742	103	1608		48	33
AL (9 yrs)				380	1320	1186	81	280	51	6	3	114	11	0	100	117	.236	.303	.297	.599	80	352		13	14
AA (4 yrs)				272	1088	989	128	276	46	17	9	132	20		76	50	.279	.345	.387	.732	121	383		23

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Deacon McGuire born?

Deacon McGuire was born on November 18, 1863.

Where was Deacon McGuire born?

Deacon McGuire was born in Youngstown, OH.

How tall was Deacon McGuire?

Deacon McGuire was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Deacon McGuire weigh when playing?

Deacon McGuire weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Deacon McGuire play?

Deacon McGuire played 26 seasons.

Is Deacon McGuire in the Hall of Fame?

Deacon McGuire has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Deacon McGuire play?

Deacon McGuire was a Catcher and First Baseman.

How many hits did Deacon McGuire have?

Deacon McGuire had 1,750 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Deacon McGuire have?

Deacon McGuire had 45 home runs over his career.

What was Deacon McGuire's average?

Deacon McGuire had a .278 average over his career.

How many teams has Deacon McGuire played for?

Deacon McGuire played for 13 teams; the Toledo Blue Stockings, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Blues, Rochester Broncos, Washington Statesmen, Washington Senators, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, Boston Americans, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Naps.

When did Deacon McGuire retire?

Deacon McGuire last played in 1912.

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