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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
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
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
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
1907 American League Debuts

1907 N.L. 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!

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.

Did you know that on September 27, 1963 the Houston Colt .45s fielded an all-rookie lineup that included future stars Joe Morgan, Jerry Grote, and Rusty Staub?

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