1910 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

1910

n/a Dave Skeels 1910 Detroit Tigers 09-14-1910 18
n/a Bert Adams 1910 Cleveland Naps 08-30-1910 19
n/a Roger Peckinpaugh 1910 Cleveland Naps 09-15-1910 19
n/a Eddie Ainsmith 1910 Washington Senators 08-09-1910 20
n/a John Henry 1910 Washington Senators 07-08-1910 20
n/a George Kahler 1910 Cleveland Naps 08-13-1910 20
n/a Earle Mack 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 10-05-1910 20
n/a Tommy Mee 1910 St. Louis Browns 06-14-1910 20
n/a Ralph Pond 1910 Boston Red Sox 06-08-1910 20
n/a Lefty Russell 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 10-01-1910 20
n/a Ben DeMott 1910 Cleveland Naps 08-12-1910 21
n/a Dutch Hinrichs 1910 Washington Senators 06-25-1910 21
n/a Ben Hunt 1910 Boston Red Sox 08-24-1910 21
n/a Ray Jansen 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-30-1910 21
n/a Cotton Knaupp 1910 Cleveland Naps 08-30-1910 21
n/a Chick Lathers 1910 Detroit Tigers 05-01-1910 21
n/a Dutch Lerchen 1910 Boston Red Sox 08-14-1910 21
n/a Duffy Lewis 1910 Boston Red Sox 04-16-1910 21
n/a Paul Meloan 1910 Chicago White Sox 08-02-1910 21
n/a Charlie Mullen 1910 Chicago White Sox 05-18-1910 21
n/a Marv Peasley 1910 Detroit Tigers 09-27-1910 21
n/a Art Thomason 1910 Cleveland Naps 08-10-1910 21
n/a Dutch Zwilling 1910 Chicago White Sox 08-14-1910 21
n/a Ray Caldwell 1910 New York Highlanders 09-09-1910 22
n/a Dave Callahan 1910 Cleveland Naps 09-14-1910 22
n/a Felix Chouinard 1910 Chicago White Sox 09-11-1910 22
n/a Chief Chouneau 1910 Chicago White Sox 10-09-1910 22
n/a Ray Fisher 1910 New York Highlanders 07-02-1910 22
n/a Red Fisher 1910 St. Louis Browns 04-25-1910 22
n/a Chick Gandil 1910 Chicago White Sox 04-14-1910 22
n/a Spec Harkness 1910 Cleveland Naps 06-13-1910 22
n/a Ed Hearne 1910 Boston Red Sox 06-09-1910 22
n/a Jay Kirke 1910 Detroit Tigers 09-28-1910 22
n/a Harry Kirsch 1910 Cleveland Naps 04-16-1910 22
n/a Joe McDonald 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-06-1910 22
n/a Hub Pernoll 1910 Detroit Tigers 04-25-1910 22
n/a Sled Allen 1910 St. Louis Browns 05-04-1910 23
n/a Lena Blackburne 1910 Chicago White Sox 04-14-1910 23
n/a Ray Boyd 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-24-1910 23
n/a Red Corriden 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-08-1910 23
n/a Bill Crouch 1910 St. Louis Browns 07-12-1910 23
n/a Harry Fanwell 1910 Cleveland Naps 07-23-1910 23
n/a Eddie Foster 1910 New York Highlanders 04-14-1910 23
n/a Marc Hall 1910 St. Louis Browns 08-20-1910 23
n/a Alex Malloy 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-10-1910 23
n/a Marty McHale 1910 Boston Red Sox 09-28-1910 23
n/a Hap Myers 1910 Boston Red Sox 04-16-1910 23
n/a Hub Northen 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-10-1910 23
n/a Farmer Ray 1910 St. Louis Browns 06-13-1910 23
n/a Jim Rutherford 1910 Cleveland Naps 07-12-1910 23
n/a Joe Walsh 1910 New York Highlanders 10-08-1910 23
n/a Fred Blanding 1910 Cleveland Naps 09-15-1910 24
n/a Hugh Bradley 1910 Boston Red Sox 04-25-1910 24
n/a Les Channell 1910 New York Highlanders 05-11-1910 24
n/a Shano Collins 1910 Chicago White Sox 04-21-1910 24
n/a Bill Cunningham 1910 Washington Senators 09-12-1910 24
n/a Claud Derrick 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 09-08-1910 24
n/a Bert Graham 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-09-1910 24
n/a Elmer Koestner 1910 Cleveland Naps 04-23-1910 24
n/a Fred Link 1910 Cleveland Naps 04-15-1910 24
n/a Ed Moyer 1910 Washington Senators 07-20-1910 24
n/a Red Nelson 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-09-1910 24
n/a Sailor Stroud 1910 Detroit Tigers 04-29-1910 24
n/a Joe Crisp 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-02-1910 25
n/a Eddie Hohnhorst 1910 Cleveland Naps 09-10-1910 25
n/a Red Kelly 1910 Chicago White Sox 06-18-1910 25
n/a Chris Mahoney 1910 Boston Red Sox 07-12-1910 25
n/a Larry McClure 1910 New York Highlanders 07-26-1910 25
n/a Roy Mitchell 1910 St. Louis Browns 09-10-1910 25
n/a Doc Ralston 1910 Washington Senators 09-08-1910 25
n/a Hack Simmons 1910 Detroit Tigers 04-15-1910 25
n/a Herman Bronkie 1910 Cleveland Naps 09-20-1910 26
n/a Ben Houser 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 05-02-1910 26
n/a Frank Lange 1910 Chicago White Sox 05-16-1910 26
n/a Frank Truesdale 1910 St. Louis Browns 04-27-1910 26
n/a Rollie Zeider 1910 Chicago White Sox 04-14-1910 26
n/a Frank Browning 1910 Detroit Tigers 04-16-1910 27
n/a Bert Daniels 1910 New York Highlanders 06-25-1910 27
n/a Roxey Roach 1910 New York Highlanders 05-02-1910 27
n/a Jock Somerlott 1910 Washington Senators 09-19-1910 27
n/a Red Bowser 1910 Chicago White Sox 09-13-1910 28
n/a Art Loudell 1910 Detroit Tigers 08-13-1910 28
n/a Pat Newnam 1910 St. Louis Browns 05-29-1910 29
n/a John Frill 1910 New York Highlanders 04-16-1910 31
n/a Doc Moskiman 1910 Boston Red Sox 08-23-1910 31
1910 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1910 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

When Christy Mathewson made his Major League debut the newspaper wrote, "The untried semi-professional possessed great speed and plenty of confidence in himself, but could not control his curves."

On the final day of the 1930 season, Dizzy Dean was called up and pitched a three-hitter. In Spring Training the following year, Dean had a fight with catcher Gabby Street and the franchise left him in the Minor Leagues all season long.
     

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