1907 American 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."
"You never forget your first hit in the Major Leagues. It was in my third at bat. That was kind of a relief. You could start off 0-for-34." - Ralph Kiner
American League Debuts

1907

n/a Harry Lord 1907 Boston Americans 09-25-1907 25
n/a Tex Pruiett 1907 Boston Americans 04-26-1907 24
n/a Tris Speaker 1907 Boston Americans 09-14-1907 19
n/a Elmer Steele 1907 Boston Americans 09-12-1907 21
n/a George Whiteman 1907 Boston Americans 09-13-1907 24
n/a Mike Welday 1907 Chicago White Sox 04-21-1907 28
n/a Heinie Berger 1907 Cleveland Naps 05-06-1907 25
n/a Harry Hinchman 1907 Cleveland Naps 07-29-1907 28
n/a Pete Lister 1907 Cleveland Naps 09-14-1907 26
n/a Red Downs 1907 Detroit Tigers 05-02-1907 23
n/a Tex Erwin 1907 Detroit Tigers 08-26-1907 21
n/a Elijah Jones 1907 Detroit Tigers 04-13-1907 25
n/a Red Killefer 1907 Detroit Tigers 09-16-1907 22
n/a Herm Malloy 1907 Detroit Tigers 10-06-1907 22
n/a Neal Ball 1907 New York Highlanders 09-12-1907 26
n/a Rudy Bell 1907 New York Highlanders 09-16-1907 26
n/a Walter Blair 1907 New York Highlanders 09-17-1907 23
n/a Lew Brockett 1907 New York Highlanders 04-25-1907 26
n/a Roy Castleton 1907 New York Highlanders 04-16-1907 21
n/a Bobby Keefe 1907 New York Highlanders 04-15-1907 24
n/a Baldy Louden 1907 New York Highlanders 09-13-1907 24
n/a Rube Manning 1907 New York Highlanders 09-25-1907 24
n/a Tacks Neuer 1907 New York Highlanders 08-28-1907 30
n/a Ray Tift 1907 New York Highlanders 08-07-1907 23
n/a George Craig 1907 Philadelphia Athletics 07-19-1907 19
n/a Charlie Fritz 1907 Philadelphia Athletics 10-05-1907 25
n/a Sam Hope 1907 Philadelphia Athletics 08-05-1907 28
n/a Bill Bailey 1907 St. Louis Browns 09-17-1907 18
n/a Kid Butler 1907 St. Louis Browns 04-30-1907 19
n/a Bill McGill 1907 St. Louis Browns 09-16-1907 27
n/a Jim Stephens 1907 St. Louis Browns 04-11-1907 23
n/a Bruno Block 1907 Washington Senators 08-05-1907 22
n/a Sam Edmonston 1907 Washington Senators 06-24-1907 23
n/a Henry Gehring 1907 Washington Senators 07-16-1907 26
n/a Oscar Graham 1907 Washington Senators 04-16-1907 28
n/a Walter Johnson 1907 Washington Senators 08-02-1907 19
n/a Bill Kay 1907 Washington Senators 08-12-1907 29
n/a Sam Lanford 1907 Washington Senators 08-19-1907 21
n/a John McDonald 1907 Washington Senators 09-03-1907 24
n/a Clyde Milan 1907 Washington Senators 08-19-1907 20
n/a Nig Perrine 1907 Washington Senators 04-11-1907 22
n/a Tony Smith 1907 Washington Senators 08-12-1907 23
n/a Doc Tonkin 1907 Washington Senators 08-19-1907 26
1907 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1907 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Rich Amaral spent nine seasons in the Minor Leagues and upon his callup he commented, "I've been to every baseball park in America, except those in the American and National League."

Five-for-five debuts? Believe it or not it has happened twice: On June 30, 1894 Fred Clarke of the Louisville Colonels and on May 16, 1933, Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators made their Major League debuts and both went five-for-five at the plate.
     

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