1883 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac

1883 National League Debuts

Willie Mays played his first Major League game on May 25, 1951, and went 0-for-5 at the plate. He started his career 1-for-25 and told his manager, "I can't do it, Mr. Leo. You better bench me."

Casey Stengel played his first Major League game on July 27, 1912, and went 4-for-4 at the plate. He commented later in his life, "I broke in with four hits and the writers promptly decided they had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a few days to correct that impression."

Both Mays and Stengel would continue their Major League careers down separate paths of greatness, but each still had to appear in that memorable first Major League game. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present what Cubs broadcaster Steve Stone once described as, "His first Major League debut."

"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve

National League Debuts 1883
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
n/a	Mert Hackett	1883 Boston Beaneaters	05-02-1883	23
n/a	Mike Hines	1883 Boston Beaneaters	05-01-1883	0
n/a	Paul Radford	1883 Boston Beaneaters	05-01-1883	21
n/a	Edgar Smith	1883 Boston Beaneaters	06-20-1883	22
n/a	Ed Cushman	1883 Buffalo Bisons	07-06-1883	31
n/a	Dell Darling	1883 Buffalo Bisons	07-03-1883	21
n/a	Jim Lillie	1883 Buffalo Bisons	05-17-1883	21
n/a	Tony Suck	1883 Buffalo Bisons	08-09-1883	25
n/a	Billy Sunday	1883 Chicago White Stockings	05-22-1883	20
n/a	Cal Broughton	1883 Cleveland Blues	05-02-1883	22
n/a	Charlie Cady	1883 Cleveland Blues	09-05-1883	18
n/a	Lem Hunter	1883 Cleveland Blues	09-01-1883	20
n/a	Will Sawyer	1883 Cleveland Blues	07-21-1883	18
n/a	Dick Burns	1883 Detroit Wolverines	05-03-1883	19
n/a	Ben Guiney	1883 Detroit Wolverines	09-04-1883	24
n/a	Jack Jones	1883 Detroit Wolverines	07-09-1883	22
n/a	Frank McIntyre	1883 Detroit Wolverines	05-16-1883	23
n/a	George Radbourn	1883 Detroit Wolverines	05-30-1883	27
n/a	Dupee Shaw	1883 Detroit Wolverines	06-18-1883	24
n/a	Myron Allen	1883 New York Gothams	07-19-1883	29
n/a	Dick Cramer	1883 New York Gothams	05-12-1883	0
n/a	John Humphries	1883 New York Gothams	07-07-1883	21
n/a	Tip O'Neill	1883 New York Gothams	05-05-1883	24
n/a	Dave Orr	1883 New York Gothams	05-17-1883	23
n/a	Art Benedict	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	05-14-1883	21
n/a	Alonzo Breitenstein	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	07-07-1883	25
n/a	John Coleman	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	05-01-1883	20
n/a	Conny Doyle	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-23-1883	0
n/a	Sid Farrar	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	05-01-1883	23
n/a	Buck Gladmon	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	07-07-1883	19
n/a	Art Hagan	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-30-1883	20
n/a	Hardie Henderson	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	05-02-1883	20
n/a	Charlie Hilsey	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	09-27-1883	19
n/a	Charlie Kelly	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-14-1883	0
n/a	Jim Pirie	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	09-25-1883	30
n/a	Frank Ringo	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	05-01-1883	22
n/a	Piggy Ward	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-12-1883	16
n/a	C.B. White	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-01-1883	0
n/a	Abe Wolstenholme	1883 Philadelphia Phillies	06-04-1883	22
n/a	Joe Mulvey	1883 Providence Grays	05-31-1883	24
n/a	Edgar Smith	1883 Providence Grays	05-25-1883	20
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
1883 National League Debuts

1883 A.A. Debuts

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1883 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Ted Cox made his Major League debut in 1977 with the Boston Red Sox and over two games on September 18 and 19, Cox went six for six before he made an out.

When Christy Mathewson made his Major League debut the newspaper wrote, "The untried semi-professional possessed great speed and plenty of confidence in himself, but could not control his curves."

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