McGah attended Roosevelt High School in Oakland, and after graduating was signed by a Red Sox scout. McGah first played in the Boston minor league system in 1940, with the Canton Terriers of the Class C Middle Atlantic League; his season was cut short by a knee injury. In 1941 he began the season with the Oneonta Indians of the Class C Canadian–American League, then moved up to the Scranton Red Sox of the Class A Eastern League. He was still with Scranton in 1942, but again had his season cut short by knee problems. Records for his early seasons are incomplete; the available records cover 125 games where he batted 147-for-458 (.321).\n', '

Later in 1942 he joined the US Navy, where he spent the next three years in military service during World War II – he was stationed, and excelled while playing baseball on military teams, in Oakland and Hawaii.\n', '

McGah was the third-string catcher for Boston for much of the 1946 season. He played sparingly, behind more experienced catchers Hal Wagner and Roy Partee. Frankie Pytlak had also started the year catching with the team, but his last appearance was April 25, the day before McGah\'s first appearance. In 15 games played – two in April, three in May, six in June, and four in September – McGah batted 8-for-37 (.216) with just 1 RBI. The Red Sox went to the 1946 World Series, losing in seven games to the Cardinals, but McGah did not play in the postseason.\n', '

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