1915 Federal 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)
Federal League Debuts

1915

n/a Charlie Pechous 1915 Chicago Whales 09-14-1915 18
n/a Charlie Blackburn 1915 Kansas City Packers 04-17-1915 20
n/a Ken Crawford 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 09-06-1915 20
n/a Howard Ehmke 1915 Buffalo Buffeds 04-12-1915 20
n/a Frank Kane 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 09-13-1915 20
n/a Johnny Miljus 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels 10-02-1915 20
n/a Hans Rasmussen 1915 Chicago Whales 08-11-1915 20
n/a Joe Gingras 1915 Kansas City Packers 06-18-1915 21
n/a Bill Herring 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 06-26-1915 21
n/a Charlie Maisel 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 10-02-1915 21
n/a Tommy Vereker 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 06-17-1915 21
n/a Joe Weiss 1915 Chicago Whales 08-29-1915 21
n/a Karl Kolseth 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 09-30-1915 22
n/a Rupert Mills 1915 Newark Peppers 06-23-1915 22
n/a Charlie Young 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 09-05-1915 22
n/a Al Braithwood 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels 09-01-1915 23
n/a John Gallagher 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 08-20-1915 23
n/a Jim Hickman 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 09-17-1915 23
n/a Emil Huhn 1915 Newark Peppers 04-10-1915 23
n/a Fred Trautman 1915 Newark Peppers 04-27-1915 23
n/a Ty Helfrich 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 06-30-1915 24
n/a Orie Kerlin 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels 06-06-1915 24
n/a Ted Reed 1915 Newark Peppers 09-10-1915 24
n/a Al Tesch 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 08-21-1915 24
n/a Larry Douglas 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 06-17-1915 25
n/a Wally Reinecker 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 09-17-1915 25
n/a Clint Rogge 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels 04-11-1915 25
n/a Dick Wright 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 06-30-1915 25
n/a Charlie Eakle 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 08-20-1915 27
n/a Bill Upham 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops 04-10-1915 27
n/a Ed Forsythe 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 10-02-1915 28
n/a Art Kores 1915 St. Louis Terriers 07-24-1915 29
n/a Larry Strands 1915 Newark Peppers 04-25-1915 29
n/a Charlie Miller 1915 Baltimore Terrapins 10-02-1915 37
1915 Federal League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the Federal League during the 1915 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."

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."
     

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