1915 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."
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National League Debuts

1915

n/a Bob O'Farrell 1915 Chicago Cubs 09-05-1915 18
n/a Joe Shannon 1915 Boston Braves 06-30-1915 18
n/a Red Shannon 1915 Boston Braves 10-07-1915 18
n/a Carmen Hill 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-24-1915 19
n/a Rogers Hornsby 1915 St. Louis Cardinals 09-10-1915 19
n/a George Kelly 1915 New York Giants 08-18-1915 19
n/a Charlie Babington 1915 New York Giants 07-20-1915 20
n/a Duster Mails 1915 Brooklyn Robins 09-28-1915 20
n/a Lee Meadows 1915 St. Louis Cardinals 04-19-1915 20
n/a Emilio Palmero 1915 New York Giants 09-21-1915 20
n/a Jack Smith 1915 St. Louis Cardinals 09-30-1915 20
n/a Marty Becker 1915 New York Giants 09-08-1915 21
n/a Pat Duncan 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-16-1915 21
n/a John Fluhrer 1915 Chicago Cubs 09-05-1915 21
n/a Merwin Jacobson 1915 New York Giants 09-08-1915 21
n/a John Karst 1915 Brooklyn Robins 10-06-1915 21
n/a Eddie Mulligan 1915 Chicago Cubs 09-23-1915 21
n/a Mack Wheat 1915 Brooklyn Robins 05-14-1915 21
n/a Jesse Barnes 1915 Boston Braves 07-30-1915 22
n/a Fletcher Low 1915 Boston Braves 10-07-1915 22
n/a Phil Slattery 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-16-1915 22
n/a Red Smyth 1915 Brooklyn Robins 08-11-1915 22
n/a Ed Appleton 1915 Brooklyn Robins 04-16-1915 23
n/a Doug Baird 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-18-1915 23
n/a Dave Bancroft 1915 Philadelphia Phillies 04-14-1915 23
n/a Harry Daubert 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-04-1915 23
n/a Harry McCluskey 1915 Cincinnati Reds 07-29-1915 23
n/a Art Nehf 1915 Boston Braves 08-13-1915 23
n/a Ed Schorr 1915 Chicago Cubs 04-26-1915 23
n/a Lew Wendell 1915 New York Giants 06-10-1915 23
n/a Bob Wright 1915 Chicago Cubs 09-21-1915 23
n/a Jim Brown 1915 St. Louis Cardinals 09-13-1915 24
n/a Leon Cadore 1915 Brooklyn Robins 04-28-1915 24
n/a Ray Callahan 1915 Cincinnati Reds 09-12-1915 24
n/a Harry Glenn 1915 St. Louis Cardinals 04-14-1915 24
n/a Dazzy Vance 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-16-1915 24
n/a Bud Weiser 1915 Philadelphia Phillies 04-29-1915 24
n/a Goat Cochran 1915 Cincinnati Reds 08-25-1915 25
n/a Ed Fitzpatrick 1915 Boston Braves 04-17-1915 25
n/a Jack Wallace 1915 Chicago Cubs 09-27-1915 25
n/a Ken Williams 1915 Cincinnati Reds 07-14-1915 25
n/a Limb McKenry 1915 Cincinnati Reds 07-24-1915 26
n/a Leo Murphy 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-02-1915 26
n/a Joe Wagner 1915 Cincinnati Reds 04-25-1915 26
n/a Fred Herbert 1915 New York Giants 09-25-1915 28
n/a Bill Zimmerman 1915 Brooklyn Robins 04-14-1915 28
n/a Al Nixon 1915 Brooklyn Robins 09-04-1915 29
1915 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National 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."

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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