1922 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

1922

n/a Travis Jackson 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 18
n/a Uel Eubanks 1922 Chicago Cubs 07-20-1922 19
n/a Paul Schreiber 1922 Brooklyn Robins 09-02-1922 19
n/a Rabbit Benton 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 09-13-1922 20
n/a Howie Fitzgerald 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-17-1922 20
n/a Howard Freigau 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-13-1922 20
n/a Art Merewether 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-10-1922 20
n/a Bunny Roser 1922 Boston Braves 08-24-1922 20
n/a Al Yeargin 1922 Boston Braves 10-01-1922 20
n/a Marty Callaghan 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-13-1922 21
n/a Hooks Cotter 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 21
n/a Mike Cvengros 1922 New York Giants 09-30-1922 21
n/a Gabby Hartnett 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-12-1922 21
n/a Mahlon Higbee 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 21
n/a Johnny Stuart 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-27-1922 21
n/a Ernie Vick 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 06-29-1922 21
n/a Butch Weis 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 21
n/a Jim Bottomley 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 08-18-1922 22
n/a Eddie Dyer 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-08-1922 22
n/a Duke Gillespie 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-12-1922 22
n/a George Grantham 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-20-1922 22
n/a Waddy Macphee 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 22
n/a Harry McCurdy 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-01-1922 22
n/a Ed Morris 1922 Chicago Cubs 08-05-1922 22
n/a Karl Schnell 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-24-1922 22
n/a Clint Blume 1922 New York Giants 09-30-1922 23
n/a Harry Hulihan 1922 Boston Braves 08-16-1922 23
n/a Cactus Keck 1922 Cincinnati Reds 05-26-1922 23
n/a Red Lutz 1922 Cincinnati Reds 05-31-1922 23
n/a Freddie Maguire 1922 New York Giants 09-22-1922 23
n/a Joe Matthews 1922 Boston Braves 09-18-1922 23
n/a Tim McNamara 1922 Boston Braves 06-27-1922 23
n/a Lerton Pinto 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 05-23-1922 23
n/a Andy High 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-12-1922 24
n/a Gene Lansing 1922 Boston Braves 04-27-1922 24
n/a Tom Lovelace 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-23-1922 24
n/a Ike Boone 1922 New York Giants 04-22-1922 25
n/a Joe Genewich 1922 Boston Braves 09-03-1922 25
n/a Jim Mattox 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-30-1922 25
n/a Sam Post 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-22-1922 25
n/a Epp Sell 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-01-1922 25
n/a Harry Shriver 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-14-1922 25
n/a John Singleton 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 06-08-1922 25
n/a Ray Blades 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 08-19-1922 26
n/a Fred Fussell 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-23-1922 26
n/a Gil Gallagher 1922 Boston Braves 09-13-1922 26
n/a Bert Griffith 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-13-1922 26
n/a Bonnie Hollingsworth 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-30-1922 26
n/a Bernie Hungling 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-14-1922 26
n/a Tom McNamara 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-25-1922 26
n/a Jake Miller 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-16-1922 26
n/a Ralph Shinners 1922 New York Giants 04-12-1922 26
n/a Tom Sullivan 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 05-15-1922 26
n/a Sid Benton 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 04-18-1922 27
n/a Myrl Brown 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-19-1922 27
n/a Ike Caveney 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-12-1922 27
n/a Snake Henry 1922 Boston Braves 09-15-1922 27
n/a Jack Knight 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-20-1922 27
n/a Walter Mueller 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-07-1922 27
n/a Jim Murray 1922 Brooklyn Robins 07-03-1922 27
n/a Sparky Adams 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-18-1922 28
n/a Art Decatur 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-15-1922 28
n/a Walt Golvin 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 28
n/a Fred Johnson 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 28
n/a Tiny Osborne 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 29
n/a Clyde Barfoot 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 04-13-1922 30
n/a Jewel Ens 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-28-1922 32
1922 National League Debuts


 

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

Five-for-five debuts? Believe it or not it has happened twice: On June 30, 1894 Fred Clarke of the Louisville Colonels and on May 16, 1933, Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators made their Major League debuts and both went five-for-five at the plate.

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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