1911 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."
"Baseball is the sport that cackles back at can't-miss kids. Baseball humbles every player sooner or later. Baseball confers greatness stingily, in its own sweet time. At least that's what the bow-tied essayists and sandlot scouts solemnly tell us." - Johnette Howard in Sports Illustrated
National League Debuts

1911

n/a Newt Hunter 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-12-1911 31
n/a Scotty Ingerton 1911 Boston Rustlers 04-12-1911 24
n/a Bert Tooley 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-12-1911 24
n/a Harry Spratt 1911 Boston Rustlers 04-13-1911 23
n/a Art Butler 1911 Boston Rustlers 04-14-1911 23
n/a Bill Schardt 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-14-1911 25
n/a Grover Alexander 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 04-15-1911 24
n/a Fred Toney 1911 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1911 22
n/a Harry Gardner 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-17-1911 23
n/a Wally Smith 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-17-1911 23
n/a Harry Welchonce 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 04-17-1911 27
n/a Al Kaiser 1911 Chicago Cubs 04-18-1911 24
n/a Otto McIvor 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-18-1911 26
n/a Hap Morse 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-18-1911 24
n/a Raleigh Aitchison 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-19-1911 23
n/a Hub Perdue 1911 Boston Rustlers 04-19-1911 28
n/a Jimmy Esmond 1911 Cincinnati Reds 04-20-1911 21
n/a Lou Lowdermilk 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-20-1911 24
n/a Ivey Wingo 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-20-1911 20
n/a Dan McGeehan 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 04-22-1911 25
n/a Judge Nagle 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-26-1911 31
n/a Bill McTigue 1911 Boston Rustlers 05-02-1911 19
n/a Vic Saier 1911 Chicago Cubs 05-03-1911 19
n/a Hank Griffin 1911 Chicago Cubs 05-05-1911 24
n/a Toots Shultz 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 05-05-1911 22
n/a Larry Lejeune 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 05-10-1911 25
n/a Sherry Smith 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-11-1911 20
n/a Grover Hartley 1911 New York Giants 05-13-1911 22
n/a Claude Hendrix 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-15-1911 22
n/a Danny Mahoney 1911 Cincinnati Reds 05-15-1911 22
n/a Barney Schreiber 1911 Cincinnati Reds 05-15-1911 29
n/a Hank Severeid 1911 Cincinnati Reds 05-15-1911 19
n/a Clarence Lehr 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 05-18-1911 25
n/a Reggie Richter 1911 Chicago Cubs 05-30-1911 22
n/a Bert Weeden 1911 Boston Rustlers 06-04-1911 28
n/a Paddy Mayes 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 06-11-1911 26
n/a Herman Young 1911 Boston Rustlers 06-11-1911 25
n/a Gene Paulette 1911 New York Giants 06-16-1911 20
n/a Hughie Miller 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 06-18-1911 24
n/a Bill Jones 1911 Boston Rustlers 06-20-1911 24
n/a Ensign Cottrell 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-21-1911 22
n/a John Shovlin 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-21-1911 20
n/a Ernie Ovitz 1911 Chicago Cubs 06-22-1911 25
n/a Rafael Almeida 1911 Cincinnati Reds 07-04-1911 23
n/a Lee Magee 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 07-04-1911 22
n/a Armando Marsans 1911 Cincinnati Reds 07-04-1911 23
n/a Herb Juul 1911 Cincinnati Reds 07-11-1911 25
n/a Mike Balenti 1911 Cincinnati Reds 07-19-1911 25
n/a Jack McAdams 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 07-22-1911 24
n/a Denney Wilie 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 07-27-1911 20
n/a Gene Woodburn 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 07-27-1911 24
n/a George Jackson 1911 Boston Rustlers 08-02-1911 29
n/a Ed McDonald 1911 Boston Rustlers 08-05-1911 24
n/a Bill Keen 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-08-1911 18
n/a Dick Cotter 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 08-17-1911 21
n/a Fuller Thompson 1911 Boston Rustlers 08-19-1911 22
n/a Bert Hall 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 08-21-1911 21
n/a Brad Hogg 1911 Boston Rustlers 09-01-1911 22
n/a Al Humphrey 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-01-1911 25
n/a Jim Clark 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-02-1911 23
n/a Hank Robinson 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-02-1911 24
n/a Red Smith 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-05-1911 21
n/a Jack Compton 1911 Cincinnati Reds 09-07-1911 29
n/a Larry Cheney 1911 Chicago Cubs 09-09-1911 25
n/a Mickey Keliher 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-09-1911 21
n/a Milt Reed 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-09-1911 21
n/a Jack Reis 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-09-1911 20
n/a Buck Stanley 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 09-12-1911 21
n/a Frank Gilhooley 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-18-1911 19
n/a Gene Dale 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-19-1911 22
n/a Jud Daley 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-19-1911 27
n/a Ed Donnelly 1911 Boston Rustlers 09-19-1911 32
n/a Pete Standridge 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-19-1911 20
n/a Walt Miller 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-20-1911 27
n/a Ed Conwell 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-22-1911 21
n/a Roy Radebaugh 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-22-1911 30
n/a George Zackert 1911 St. Louis Cardinals 09-22-1911 26
n/a Jerry Dorsey 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-23-1911 26
n/a Cy Slapnicka 1911 Chicago Cubs 09-26-1911 25
n/a George Burns 1911 New York Giants 10-03-1911 21
n/a Jake Smith 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 10-03-1911 24
n/a Troy Puckett 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 10-04-1911 21
n/a Charlie Faust 1911 New York Giants 10-07-1911 30
n/a John Quinn 1911 Philadelphia Phillies 10-09-1911 26
1911 National League Debuts


 

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

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."

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.
     

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