• Card series: Beginnings: 1880's
• City: Philadelphia
• Team: Quakers
• League: National League

James Thomas McGuire (1863-1936). A catcher, manager & coach, McGuire’s 26 major league seasons was a record until Nolan Ryan broke it in 1993. Deacon also played for 11 different teams; another record until broken by Matt Stairs in 2010. He is one of 29 players to play in 4 different decades.

• His 1,859 assists as a catcher is still a record
• Managed the Senators (1898), the Red Sox (1907-1908), & the Naps (1909-1911)
• Coach with the Tigers (1911-17)