1886 American Association 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."
"There is a certain amount of fascination to the big league debut of any athlete. Sometimes they are incredible successes. Sometimes they are frenetic failures." - Sportswriter Arthur Daley
American Association Debuts

1886

n/a Dan Bickham 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 08-13-1886 21
n/a Lou Bierbauer 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 04-17-1886 20
n/a Bill Bishop 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 09-13-1886 21
n/a Ned Bligh 1886 Baltimore Orioles 06-26-1886 21
n/a Jack Boyle 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10-08-1886 20
n/a Harry Brooks 1886 New York Metropolitans 07-24-1886 20
n/a Elton Chamberlain 1886 Louisville Colonels 09-13-1886 18
n/a Bob Clark 1886 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 04-17-1886 23
n/a Ed Clark 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 07-04-1886 23
n/a Hub Collins 1886 Louisville Colonels 09-04-1886 22
n/a Pete Connell 1886 New York Metropolitans 09-03-1886 24
n/a Dick Conway 1886 Baltimore Orioles 07-22-1886 21
n/a Jim Donahue 1886 New York Metropolitans 04-19-1886 24
n/a Elmer Foster 1886 New York Metropolitans 04-17-1886 24
n/a Charlie Gessner 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 07-19-1886 22
n/a Jim Handiboe 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 05-28-1886 19
n/a Bill Hart 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 07-26-1886 21
n/a Ed Harting 1886 St. Louis Browns 10-05-1886 21
n/a Jack Heinzman 1886 Louisville Colonels 10-02-1886 23
n/a Tony Hellman 1886 Baltimore Orioles 10-10-1886 0
n/a William Houseman 1886 Baltimore Orioles 09-02-1886 27
n/a Nat Hudson 1886 St. Louis Browns 04-18-1886 27
n/a Jim Hyndman 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 07-23-1886 21
n/a Bill Irwin 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 08-30-1886 26
n/a Matt Kilroy 1886 Baltimore Orioles 04-17-1886 19
n/a Lefty Marr 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10-03-1886 24
n/a John Meister 1886 New York Metropolitans 08-24-1886 23
n/a Clarence Murphy 1886 Louisville Colonels 06-17-1886 0
n/a Joe Murphy 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 04-28-1886 19
n/a Joe Neale 1886 Louisville Colonels 06-21-1886 20
n/a Pat O'Connell 1886 Baltimore Orioles 07-22-1886 25
n/a Tom Quinn 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 09-02-1886 22
n/a Wilbert Robinson 1886 Philadelphia Athletics 04-19-1886 21
n/a Otto Schomberg 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 07-07-1886 21
n/a Pop Schriver 1886 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 04-29-1886 20
n/a John Shaffer 1886 New York Metropolitans 09-13-1886 22
n/a Elmer Smith 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 09-10-1886 18
n/a Rex Smith 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 05-31-1886 25
n/a Len Sowders 1886 Baltimore Orioles 09-10-1886 25
n/a Clarence Stephens 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10-08-1886 23
n/a Tom Terrell 1886 Louisville Colonels 10-05-1886 19
n/a Steve Toole 1886 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 04-20-1886 27
n/a Farmer Vaughn 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10-07-1886 22
n/a William Zay 1886 Baltimore Orioles 10-07-1886 0
1886 American Association Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American Association during the 1886 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.

Did you know that Future hall of famer Addie Joss made his Major League pitching debut on April 26, 1902 and tossed a one hitter?
     

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