1907 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."
"There is no Major League record held by a rookie. It's revealing to see just how far the rookie marks are below the single season marks. This is a testament to how difficult the game is to learn and play." - Luke Salisbury in The Answer is Baseball (1989)
National League Debuts

1907

n/a Tom Asmussen 1907 Boston Doves 08-10-1907 28
n/a Jim Ball 1907 Boston Doves 09-21-1907 23
n/a Frank Barberich 1907 Boston Doves 09-17-1907 25
n/a Jake Boultes 1907 Boston Doves 04-18-1907 22
n/a Bob Brush 1907 Boston Doves 04-20-1907 32
n/a Rube Dessau 1907 Boston Doves 09-22-1907 24
n/a Sam Frock 1907 Boston Doves 09-21-1907 24
n/a Joe Knotts 1907 Boston Doves 09-18-1907 23
n/a Ernie Lindemann 1907 Boston Doves 06-28-1907 29
n/a Jess Orndorff 1907 Boston Doves 04-18-1907 26
n/a Oscar Westerberg 1907 Boston Doves 09-05-1907 25
n/a George Bell 1907 Brooklyn Superbas 04-17-1907 32
n/a Ed McLane 1907 Brooklyn Superbas 10-06-1907 26
n/a Nap Rucker 1907 Brooklyn Superbas 04-15-1907 22
n/a Kid Durbin 1907 Chicago Cubs 04-24-1907 20
n/a Newt Randall 1907 Chicago Cubs 04-18-1907 27
n/a Bill Sweeney 1907 Chicago Cubs 06-14-1907 21
n/a Heinie Zimmerman 1907 Chicago Cubs 09-08-1907 20
n/a Chick Autry 1907 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1907 22
n/a Roy Hitt 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-27-1907 19
n/a John Kane 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-11-1907 24
n/a Art Kruger 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-11-1907 26
n/a Frank Leary 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-30-1907 26
n/a Cotton Minahan 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-21-1907 24
n/a Mike Mitchell 1907 Cincinnati Reds 04-11-1907 27
n/a Dode Paskert 1907 Cincinnati Reds 09-21-1907 26
n/a Fred Smith 1907 Cincinnati Reds 06-14-1907 28
n/a Bob Spade 1907 Cincinnati Reds 09-22-1907 30
n/a Harry Wolter 1907 Cincinnati Reds 05-14-1907 22
n/a Roy Beecher 1907 New York Giants 09-29-1907 23
n/a Harry Curtis 1907 New York Giants 08-28-1907 24
n/a Larry Doyle 1907 New York Giants 07-22-1907 20
n/a Fred Merkle 1907 New York Giants 09-21-1907 18
n/a Monte Pfyl 1907 New York Giants 07-30-1907 21
n/a Ham Wade 1907 New York Giants 09-09-1907 27
n/a Harry Coveleski 1907 Philadelphia Phillies 09-10-1907 21
n/a George McQuillan 1907 Philadelphia Phillies 05-08-1907 22
n/a Fred Osborn 1907 Philadelphia Phillies 06-08-1907 23
n/a Goat Anderson 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-11-1907 27
n/a Hutch Campbell 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-30-1907 22
n/a Billy Kelsey 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 10-04-1907 26
n/a Nick Maddox 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-13-1907 20
n/a Harl Maggert 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-04-1907 24
n/a Bill McKechnie 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-08-1907 21
n/a Danny Moeller 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-24-1907 22
n/a Bill Otey 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-27-1907 20
n/a Harry Swacina 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-13-1907 26
n/a Connie Walsh 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-16-1907 25
n/a Moose Baxter 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 04-19-1907 30
n/a Jack Burnett 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 07-02-1907 27
n/a Bobby Byrne 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 04-11-1907 22
n/a Joe Delahanty 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 09-30-1907 31
n/a Buck Hopkins 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 07-22-1907 24
n/a John Kelly 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 04-11-1907 28
n/a Ed Konetchy 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 06-29-1907 21
n/a Al Shaw 1907 St. Louis Cardinals 09-28-1907 26
1907 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1907 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.

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."
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