Posthumous Honors
McGraw was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937; his plaque stated that he was considered the greatest assessor of baseball talent. In honor of the days he spent coaching at St. Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure University named its athletic fields after McGraw and his teammate, fellow coach and fellow Hall of Famer Hugh Jennings.
Although McGraw played before numbers were worn on jerseys, the Giants honor him along with their retired numbers at AT&T Park.
The John McGraw Monument stands in his hometown of Truxton.
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