1924 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."
"You never forget your first hit in the Major Leagues. It was in my third at bat. That was kind of a relief. You could start off 0-for-34." - Ralph Kiner
American League Debuts

1924

n/a Boom-Boom Beck 1924 St. Louis Browns 09-22-1924 19
n/a Red Ruffing 1924 Boston Red Sox 05-31-1924 19
n/a Edgar Barnhart 1924 St. Louis Browns 09-23-1924 20
n/a Ben Shields 1924 New York Yankees 04-17-1924 20
n/a Chick Autry 1924 New York Yankees 04-20-1924 21
n/a Wally Dashiell 1924 Chicago White Sox 04-20-1924 21
n/a Charlie Gehringer 1924 Detroit Tigers 09-22-1924 21
n/a Chappie Geygan 1924 Boston Red Sox 07-16-1924 21
n/a Ken Jones 1924 Detroit Tigers 05-19-1924 21
n/a Buster Ross 1924 Boston Red Sox 06-15-1924 21
n/a Luther Roy 1924 Cleveland Indians 06-12-1924 21
n/a Al Simmons 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 04-15-1924 21
n/a Carl Yowell 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-05-1924 21
n/a Bob Barnes 1924 Chicago White Sox 07-08-1924 22
n/a Watty Clark 1924 Cleveland Indians 05-28-1924 22
n/a John Dobb 1924 Chicago White Sox 08-13-1924 22
n/a Bill Lasley 1924 St. Louis Browns 09-19-1924 22
n/a Frank Naleway 1924 Chicago White Sox 09-16-1924 22
n/a Mule Shirley 1924 Washington Senators 05-06-1924 22
n/a Freddy Spurgeon 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-19-1924 22
n/a Bennie Tate 1924 Washington Senators 04-29-1924 22
n/a Phil Todt 1924 Boston Red Sox 04-25-1924 22
n/a Pat Burke 1924 St. Louis Browns 09-23-1924 23
n/a Bud Clancy 1924 Chicago White Sox 08-29-1924 23
n/a Bernie DeViveiros 1924 Chicago White Sox 09-13-1924 23
n/a Mack Hillis 1924 New York Yankees 09-13-1924 23
n/a Ernie Wingard 1924 St. Louis Browns 05-01-1924 23
n/a Max Bishop 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 04-15-1924 24
n/a Bill Black 1924 Chicago White Sox 05-04-1924 24
n/a Joe Burns 1924 Chicago White Sox 04-18-1924 24
n/a John Chapman 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 06-28-1924 24
n/a Earle Combs 1924 New York Yankees 04-16-1924 24
n/a Verdo Elmore 1924 St. Louis Browns 09-11-1924 24
n/a Paul Fitzke 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-01-1924 24
n/a Charlie Gibson 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 05-30-1924 24
n/a Johnny Grabowski 1924 Chicago White Sox 07-11-1924 24
n/a Lefty Jamerson 1924 Boston Red Sox 08-16-1924 24
n/a Bub Kuhn 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-01-1924 24
n/a Bob Lawrence 1924 Chicago White Sox 07-19-1924 24
n/a Willie Ludolph 1924 Detroit Tigers 05-28-1924 24
n/a Ray Morehart 1924 Chicago White Sox 08-09-1924 24
n/a Clarence Winters 1924 Boston Red Sox 08-28-1924 24
n/a Hoge Workman 1924 Boston Red Sox 06-27-1924 24
n/a Joe Wyatt 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-11-1924 24
n/a Walter Beall 1924 New York Yankees 09-03-1924 25
n/a Happy Foreman 1924 Chicago White Sox 09-03-1924 25
n/a Milt Steengrafe 1924 Chicago White Sox 05-05-1924 25
n/a Ollie Voigt 1924 St. Louis Browns 04-19-1924 25
n/a Frank Wayenberg 1924 Cleveland Indians 08-25-1924 25
n/a Sam Gray 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 04-19-1924 26
n/a Joe Green 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 07-02-1924 26
n/a Earl McNeely 1924 Washington Senators 08-09-1924 26
n/a Bud Messenger 1924 Cleveland Indians 07-31-1924 26
n/a Jake Miller 1924 Cleveland Indians 09-11-1924 26
n/a Tony Rego 1924 St. Louis Browns 06-21-1924 26
n/a Webb Schultz 1924 Chicago White Sox 08-03-1924 26
n/a John Woods 1924 Boston Red Sox 09-16-1924 26
n/a Joe Dawson 1924 Cleveland Indians 07-04-1924 27
n/a Ed Sherling 1924 Philadelphia Athletics 08-13-1924 27
n/a By Speece 1924 Washington Senators 04-21-1924 27
n/a Milt Gaston 1924 New York Yankees 04-20-1924 28
n/a Shags Horan 1924 New York Yankees 07-14-1924 28
n/a Leo Mangum 1924 Chicago White Sox 07-11-1924 28
n/a Tommy Taylor 1924 Washington Senators 07-09-1924 31
n/a Joe Martina 1924 Washington Senators 04-19-1924 34
1924 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1924 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.

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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