1922 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

1922

n/a Walt Lynch 1922 Boston Red Sox 07-08-1922 25
n/a Chick Maynard 1922 Boston Red Sox 06-27-1922 25
n/a Dick Reichle 1922 Boston Red Sox 09-19-1922 25
n/a Homer Blankenship 1922 Chicago White Sox 09-06-1922 20
n/a Ted Blankenship 1922 Chicago White Sox 07-02-1922 21
n/a Emmett Bowles 1922 Chicago White Sox 09-12-1922 24
n/a Hal Bubser 1922 Chicago White Sox 04-15-1922 26
n/a Ernie Cox 1922 Chicago White Sox 05-05-1922 28
n/a Larry Duff 1922 Chicago White Sox 09-05-1922 25
n/a Roy Graham 1922 Chicago White Sox 05-28-1922 27
n/a John Jenkins 1922 Chicago White Sox 08-05-1922 26
n/a Dixie Leverett 1922 Chicago White Sox 05-06-1922 28
n/a Jimmie Long 1922 Chicago White Sox 09-12-1922 24
n/a Frank Mack 1922 Chicago White Sox 08-16-1922 22
n/a Elmer Pence 1922 Chicago White Sox 08-23-1922 22
n/a Augie Swentor 1922 Chicago White Sox 09-12-1922 22
n/a Phil Bedgood 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-20-1922 24
n/a Uke Clanton 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-21-1922 24
n/a Bill Doran 1922 Cleveland Indians 06-23-1922 24
n/a Logan Drake 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-21-1922 22
n/a George Edmondson 1922 Cleveland Indians 08-15-1922 26
n/a Jim Joe Edwards 1922 Cleveland Indians 05-14-1922 27
n/a Doc Hamann 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-21-1922 21
n/a Ike Kahdot 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-05-1922 22
n/a Jim Lindsey 1922 Cleveland Indians 05-01-1922 24
n/a Pat McNulty 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-05-1922 23
n/a Dewey Metivier 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-15-1922 24
n/a John Middleton 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-06-1922 22
n/a Nellie Pott 1922 Cleveland Indians 04-19-1922 22
n/a Joe Rabbitt 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-15-1922 22
n/a Joe Shaute 1922 Cleveland Indians 07-06-1922 22
n/a Chick Sorrells 1922 Cleveland Indians 09-18-1922 26
n/a Danny Clark 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-12-1922 28
n/a Bob Fothergill 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-18-1922 24
n/a Chick Gagnon 1922 Detroit Tigers 06-27-1922 24
n/a Fred Haney 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-18-1922 25
n/a Ken Holloway 1922 Detroit Tigers 08-27-1922 25
n/a Syl Johnson 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-24-1922 21
n/a John Mohardt 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-15-1922 24
n/a Ole Olsen 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-12-1922 27
n/a Topper Rigney 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-12-1922 25
n/a Lil Stoner 1922 Detroit Tigers 04-15-1922 23
n/a Clem Llewellyn 1922 New York Yankees 06-18-1922 26
n/a Norm McMillan 1922 New York Yankees 04-12-1922 26
n/a George Murray 1922 New York Yankees 05-08-1922 23
n/a Camp Skinner 1922 New York Yankees 05-02-1922 24
n/a Johnny Berger 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-20-1922 20
n/a Ollie Fuhrman 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-13-1922 25
n/a Joe Hauser 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-18-1922 23
n/a Gus Ketchum 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 08-07-1922 25
n/a Frank McCue 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 09-15-1922 23
n/a Beauty McGowan 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-12-1922 20
n/a Harry O'Neill 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 09-15-1922 29
n/a Curly Ogden 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 07-18-1922 21
n/a Otto Rettig 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 07-19-1922 28
n/a Heinie Scheer 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-20-1922 21
n/a Red Schillings 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 09-11-1922 22
n/a Rube Yarrison 1922 Philadelphia Athletics 04-13-1922 26
n/a Cedric Durst 1922 St. Louis Browns 05-30-1922 25
n/a Heinie Meine 1922 St. Louis Browns 08-16-1922 26
n/a Hub Pruett 1922 St. Louis Browns 04-26-1922 21
n/a Ossie Bluege 1922 Washington Senators 04-24-1922 21
n/a Jim Brillheart 1922 Washington Senators 04-17-1922 18
n/a Ray Francis 1922 Washington Senators 04-18-1922 29
n/a Ed Goebel 1922 Washington Senators 05-03-1922 23
n/a Pete Lapan 1922 Washington Senators 09-16-1922 31
n/a Slim McGrew 1922 Washington Senators 04-18-1922 22
n/a George McNamara 1922 Washington Senators 09-28-1922 21
n/a Lucas Turk 1922 Washington Senators 06-07-1922 24
n/a Chief Youngblood 1922 Washington Senators 06-16-1922 22
1922 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1922 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

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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