1890 Players 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."
"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
Players League Debuts

1890

n/a Morgan Murphy 1890 Boston Red Stockings 04-22-1890 23
n/a Pop Swett 1890 Boston Red Stockings 05-03-1890 20
n/a Bill Joyce 1890 Brooklyn Wonders 04-19-1890 22
n/a Art Sunday 1890 Brooklyn Wonders 05-05-1890 28
n/a John Buckley 1890 Buffalo Bisons 07-15-1890 21
n/a Dan Cotter 1890 Buffalo Bisons 07-16-1890 23
n/a Fred Doe 1890 Buffalo Bisons 08-23-1890 26
n/a Bill Duzen 1890 Buffalo Bisons 09-22-1890 20
n/a Jim Gillespie 1890 Buffalo Bisons 10-01-1890 28
n/a Jocko Halligan 1890 Buffalo Bisons 05-13-1890 21
n/a Unknown Lewis 1890 Buffalo Bisons 07-12-1890 0
n/a General Stafford 1890 Buffalo Bisons 08-27-1890 22
n/a Charlie Bartson 1890 Chicago Pirates 05-14-1890 25
n/a Frank Shugart 1890 Chicago Pirates 08-23-1890 23
n/a Jay Budd 1890 Cleveland Infants 09-10-1890 24
n/a Charlie Dewald 1890 Cleveland Infants 09-20-1890 22
n/a Bill Gleason 1890 Cleveland Infants 04-24-1890 0
n/a George Hemming 1890 Cleveland Infants 04-21-1890 21
n/a Willie McGill 1890 Cleveland Infants 05-08-1890 16
n/a Neil Stynes 1890 Cleveland Infants 09-08-1890 21
n/a Bill Husted 1890 Philadelphia Quakers 04-29-1890 23
n/a Tommy Corcoran 1890 Pittsburgh Burghers 04-19-1890 21
1890 Players League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the Players League during the 1890 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

On April 13, 1954, Hank Aaron made his Major League debut and went 0-for-5. However, in his own autobiography Aaron wrote that he went 0-for-4.

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.
     

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