1909 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."
"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
National League Debuts

1909

n/a Fred Beck 1909 Boston Doves 04-14-1909 22
n/a Jack Coffey 1909 Boston Doves 06-23-1909 22
n/a Bill Cooney 1909 Boston Doves 09-22-1909 26
n/a Cliff Curtis 1909 Boston Doves 08-23-1909 28
n/a Bill Dam 1909 Boston Doves 08-23-1909 24
n/a Chick Evans 1909 Boston Doves 09-19-1909 19
n/a Gus Getz 1909 Boston Doves 08-15-1909 20
n/a Bill Rariden 1909 Boston Doves 08-12-1909 21
n/a Hosea Siner 1909 Boston Doves 07-28-1909 24
n/a Kirby White 1909 Boston Doves 05-04-1909 25
n/a Eddie Dent 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 08-31-1909 21
n/a Red Downey 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 09-14-1909 20
n/a Sam Fletcher 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 10-06-1909 28
n/a George Hunter 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 05-04-1909 21
n/a Elmer Knetzer 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 09-11-1909 24
n/a Jul Kustus 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 04-17-1909 26
n/a Pryor McElveen 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 04-26-1909 27
n/a Leo Meyer 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 09-27-1909 21
n/a Hy Myers 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 08-30-1909 20
n/a Harry Redmond 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 09-07-1909 21
n/a Zack Wheat 1909 Brooklyn Superbas 09-11-1909 21
n/a Ray Brown 1909 Chicago Cubs 09-29-1909 20
n/a King Cole 1909 Chicago Cubs 10-06-1909 23
n/a Bill Davidson 1909 Chicago Cubs 09-29-1909 25
n/a Rip Hagerman 1909 Chicago Cubs 04-16-1909 22
n/a Fred Luderus 1909 Chicago Cubs 09-23-1909 24
n/a Rudy Schwenck 1909 Chicago Cubs 09-23-1909 25
n/a Jack Bushelman 1909 Cincinnati Reds 10-05-1909 24
n/a Tom Cantwell 1909 Cincinnati Reds 05-19-1909 20
n/a Chet Carmichael 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-1909 21
n/a Tommy Clarke 1909 Cincinnati Reds 08-26-1909 21
n/a Cozy Dolan 1909 Cincinnati Reds 08-15-1909 19
n/a Tom Downey 1909 Cincinnati Reds 05-07-1909 25
n/a Roy Ellam 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1909 23
n/a Harry Gaspar 1909 Cincinnati Reds 04-21-1909 25
n/a Doc Johnston 1909 Cincinnati Reds 10-03-1909 22
n/a Mike Konnick 1909 Cincinnati Reds 10-03-1909 20
n/a Swat McCabe 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-23-1909 27
n/a Ezra Midkiff 1909 Cincinnati Reds 10-05-1909 26
n/a Bill Moriarty 1909 Cincinnati Reds 04-29-1909 0
n/a Rebel Oakes 1909 Cincinnati Reds 04-14-1909 25
n/a Claire Patterson 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-1909 21
n/a Si Pauxtis 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1909 24
n/a Pat Ragan 1909 Cincinnati Reds 04-21-1909 23
n/a Del Young 1909 Cincinnati Reds 09-24-1909 23
n/a George Daly 1909 New York Giants 09-26-1909 22
n/a Louis Drucke 1909 New York Giants 09-25-1909 20
n/a Art Fletcher 1909 New York Giants 04-15-1909 24
n/a Al Klawitter 1909 New York Giants 09-20-1909 20
n/a Chief Meyers 1909 New York Giants 04-16-1909 28
n/a Bill O'Hara 1909 New York Giants 04-15-1909 25
n/a Tillie Shafer 1909 New York Giants 04-24-1909 20
n/a Red Waller 1909 New York Giants 04-27-1909 25
n/a Ben Froelich 1909 Philadelphia Phillies 07-02-1909 21
n/a Doc Martel 1909 Philadelphia Phillies 07-06-1909 26
n/a Ed McDonough 1909 Philadelphia Phillies 08-03-1909 22
n/a Frank Scanlan 1909 Philadelphia Phillies 08-06-1909 19
n/a Ben Van Dyke 1909 Philadelphia Phillies 05-11-1909 20
n/a Harry Camnitz 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-14-1909 24
n/a Ham Hyatt 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-15-1909 24
n/a Dots Miller 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-16-1909 22
n/a Ward Miller 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-14-1909 24
n/a Gene Moore 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-28-1909 23
n/a Bill Powell 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-16-1909 23
n/a Mike Simon 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-27-1909 26
n/a Charlie Wacker 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-28-1909 25
n/a Les Backman 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 07-03-1909 21
n/a Joe Bernard 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 09-23-1909 27
n/a Coonie Blank 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 08-15-1909 16
n/a Rube Ellis 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 04-15-1909 23
n/a Charlie Enwright 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 04-19-1909 21
n/a Bob Harmon 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 06-23-1909 21
n/a Eddie Higgins 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 05-14-1909 21
n/a Bert James 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 09-18-1909 23
n/a Grover Lowdermilk 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 07-03-1909 24
n/a Steve Melter 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 06-27-1909 23
n/a Forrest More 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 04-15-1909 27
n/a Howard Murphy 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 08-04-1909 27
n/a John Raleigh 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 08-04-1909 22
n/a Harry Sullivan 1909 St. Louis Cardinals 08-11-1909 21
1909 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1909 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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?

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.
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