1911 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."
"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve
American League Debuts

1911

n/a Vean Gregg 1911 Cleveland Naps 04-12-1911 25
n/a Willie Hogan 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 04-12-1911 26
n/a Otis Johnson 1911 New York Highlanders 04-12-1911 27
n/a Ivy Olson 1911 Cleveland Naps 04-12-1911 25
n/a Tilly Walker 1911 Washington Senators 04-12-1911 23
n/a Gus Williams 1911 St. Louis Browns 04-12-1911 22
n/a Rip Williams 1911 Boston Red Sox 04-12-1911 29
n/a Earl Yingling 1911 Cleveland Naps 04-12-1911 22
n/a Gene Elliott 1911 New York Highlanders 04-13-1911 22
n/a Tex Jones 1911 Chicago White Sox 04-13-1911 25
n/a Lefty George 1911 St. Louis Browns 04-14-1911 24
n/a Earl Hamilton 1911 St. Louis Browns 04-14-1911 19
n/a Gene Krapp 1911 Cleveland Naps 04-14-1911 23
n/a Allan Collamore 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 04-15-1911 23
n/a Charlie Conway 1911 Washington Senators 04-15-1911 24
n/a Howie Gregory 1911 St. Louis Browns 04-16-1911 24
n/a Jack Lively 1911 Detroit Tigers 04-16-1911 25
n/a Jeff Pfeffer 1911 St. Louis Browns 04-16-1911 23
n/a Gus Fisher 1911 Cleveland Naps 04-18-1911 25
n/a Roy Corhan 1911 Chicago White Sox 04-20-1911 23
n/a Bill Bailey 1911 New York Highlanders 04-21-1911 29
n/a Ping Bodie 1911 Chicago White Sox 04-22-1911 23
n/a Jesse Baker 1911 Chicago White Sox 04-23-1911 22
n/a Pug Cavet 1911 Detroit Tigers 04-25-1911 21
n/a Tex Covington 1911 Detroit Tigers 04-25-1911 24
n/a Fred Sherry 1911 Washington Senators 04-25-1911 21
n/a Les Nunamaker 1911 Boston Red Sox 04-28-1911 22
n/a Delos Drake 1911 Detroit Tigers 04-30-1911 24
n/a Biff Schaller 1911 Detroit Tigers 04-30-1911 21
n/a Jimmy Johnston 1911 Chicago White Sox 05-03-1911 21
n/a Joe Willis 1911 St. Louis Browns 05-03-1911 21
n/a Jack Ness 1911 Detroit Tigers 05-09-1911 26
n/a Paul Krichell 1911 St. Louis Browns 05-12-1911 28
n/a Joe Riggert 1911 Boston Red Sox 05-12-1911 24
n/a Ed Hallinan 1911 St. Louis Browns 05-13-1911 22
n/a Jack Killilay 1911 Boston Red Sox 05-13-1911 23
n/a Pat Paige 1911 Cleveland Naps 05-20-1911 29
n/a Dave Rowan 1911 St. Louis Browns 05-27-1911 29
n/a Johnny Priest 1911 New York Highlanders 05-30-1911 19
n/a Clarence Mitchell 1911 Detroit Tigers 06-02-1911 20
n/a Bill Harper 1911 St. Louis Browns 06-10-1911 21
n/a Walt Herrell 1911 Washington Senators 06-10-1911 22
n/a Bill James 1911 Cleveland Naps 06-12-1911 24
n/a Tracy Baker 1911 Boston Red Sox 06-19-1911 19
n/a John Black 1911 St. Louis Browns 06-20-1911 21
n/a Al Clancy 1911 St. Louis Browns 06-20-1911 22
n/a Justin Fitzgerald 1911 New York Highlanders 06-20-1911 19
n/a Bill Lindsay 1911 Cleveland Naps 06-21-1911 30
n/a Elmer Leonard 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 06-22-1911 22
n/a Jim Duggan 1911 St. Louis Browns 06-29-1911 26
n/a Lep Long 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 06-29-1911 22
n/a Jack Mills 1911 Cleveland Naps 07-01-1911 21
n/a Bob Williams 1911 New York Highlanders 07-03-1911 27
n/a Ed Klepfer 1911 New York Highlanders 07-04-1911 23
n/a Ed Wilkinson 1911 New York Highlanders 07-04-1911 21
n/a Hank Butcher 1911 Cleveland Naps 07-08-1911 24
n/a Hal Janvrin 1911 Boston Red Sox 07-09-1911 18
n/a Stubby Magner 1911 New York Highlanders 07-12-1911 23
n/a Les Wilson 1911 Boston Red Sox 07-15-1911 25
n/a George Curry 1911 St. Louis Browns 07-16-1911 22
n/a Dave Danforth 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 08-01-1911 21
n/a Ralph Kreitz 1911 Chicago White Sox 08-01-1911 25
n/a Charlie Becker 1911 Washington Senators 08-02-1911 20
n/a Carl Cashion 1911 Washington Senators 08-04-1911 20
n/a Joe Giannini 1911 Boston Red Sox 08-07-1911 22
n/a Ray Morgan 1911 Washington Senators 08-07-1911 22
n/a Hy Gunning 1911 Boston Red Sox 08-08-1911 23
n/a Paddy Baumann 1911 Detroit Tigers 08-10-1911 25
n/a Olaf Henriksen 1911 Boston Red Sox 08-11-1911 23
n/a Joe Benz 1911 Chicago White Sox 08-16-1911 25
n/a Ernie Gust 1911 St. Louis Browns 08-17-1911 23
n/a Walter Lonergan 1911 Boston Red Sox 08-17-1911 25
n/a George Mogridge 1911 Chicago White Sox 08-17-1911 22
n/a Clyde Southwick 1911 St. Louis Browns 08-22-1911 24
n/a Blaine Thomas 1911 Boston Red Sox 08-25-1911 0
n/a Guy Tutwiler 1911 Detroit Tigers 08-29-1911 22
n/a Tim Hendryx 1911 Cleveland Naps 09-04-1911 20
n/a Pete Compton 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-06-1911 21
n/a Chet Hoff 1911 New York Highlanders 09-06-1911 20
n/a Joe Kutina 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-06-1911 26
n/a Wiley Taylor 1911 Detroit Tigers 09-06-1911 23
n/a Ed Hawk 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-07-1911 23
n/a Marty Berghammer 1911 Chicago White Sox 09-08-1911 23
n/a Curly Brown 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-08-1911 22
n/a Mike Handiboe 1911 New York Highlanders 09-08-1911 24
n/a Buck O'Brien 1911 Boston Red Sox 09-09-1911 29
n/a Tom Long 1911 Washington Senators 09-11-1911 21
n/a Guy Zinn 1911 New York Highlanders 09-11-1911 24
n/a Mack Allison 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-13-1911 24
n/a Swede Carlstrom 1911 Boston Red Sox 09-13-1911 24
n/a Elmer Brown 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-16-1911 28
n/a Jack Lewis 1911 Boston Red Sox 09-16-1911 27
n/a Josh Swindell 1911 Cleveland Naps 09-16-1911 28
n/a Casey Hageman 1911 Boston Red Sox 09-18-1911 24
n/a Steve O'Neill 1911 Cleveland Naps 09-18-1911 20
n/a Tony Tonneman 1911 Boston Red Sox 09-19-1911 30
n/a Bugs Reisigl 1911 Cleveland Naps 09-20-1911 23
n/a Jim Baskette 1911 Cleveland Naps 09-22-1911 23
n/a Allie Moulton 1911 St. Louis Browns 09-25-1911 25
n/a Boardwalk Brown 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 09-27-1911 22
n/a Chester Emerson 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 09-27-1911 21
n/a Wally Mayer 1911 Chicago White Sox 09-28-1911 21
n/a Howard Armstrong 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 09-30-1911 21
n/a Squanto Wilson 1911 Detroit Tigers 10-02-1911 22
1911 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1911 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Ray Jansen (four for five in his first game), Aubrey Epps (three for four in his first game) and Ed Irvin (two for three in his first game) all finished their career with lifetime batting averages which were greater than their career fielding percentages.

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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