1925 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."
"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)
American League Debuts

1925

n/a Mickey Cochrane 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 04-14-1925 22
n/a Leo Dixon 1925 St. Louis Browns 04-14-1925 30
n/a Jess Doyle 1925 Detroit Tigers 04-14-1925 27
n/a Turkey Gross 1925 Boston Red Sox 04-14-1925 29
n/a Lefty Grove 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 04-14-1925 25
n/a Spencer Harris 1925 Chicago White Sox 04-14-1925 24
n/a Johnny Neun 1925 Detroit Tigers 04-14-1925 24
n/a Jim Poole 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 04-14-1925 29
n/a Billy Rogell 1925 Boston Red Sox 04-14-1925 20
n/a Red Smith 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 04-14-1925 24
n/a Bill Moore 1925 Detroit Tigers 04-15-1925 22
n/a Roy Carlyle 1925 Washington Senators 04-16-1925 24
n/a Harry Kelley 1925 Washington Senators 04-16-1925 19
n/a Tex Vache 1925 Boston Red Sox 04-16-1925 35
n/a Ken Ash 1925 Chicago White Sox 04-17-1925 23
n/a Hank Johnson 1925 New York Yankees 04-17-1925 18
n/a John Bischoff 1925 Chicago White Sox 04-18-1925 30
n/a Joe Giard 1925 St. Louis Browns 04-18-1925 26
n/a Andy Harrington 1925 Detroit Tigers 04-18-1925 22
n/a George Blaeholder 1925 St. Louis Browns 04-20-1925 21
n/a Chet Falk 1925 St. Louis Browns 04-20-1925 19
n/a Heinie Odom 1925 New York Yankees 04-22-1925 24
n/a Pee-Wee Wanninger 1925 New York Yankees 04-22-1925 22
n/a Elbert Andrews 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 05-01-1925 23
n/a Jimmie Foxx 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 05-01-1925 17
n/a Brad Springer 1925 St. Louis Browns 05-01-1925 20
n/a Bud Connolly 1925 Boston Red Sox 05-03-1925 23
n/a Art Stokes 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 05-05-1925 28
n/a Al Stokes 1925 Boston Red Sox 05-10-1925 25
n/a Tom Glass 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 06-12-1925 27
n/a Charlie Berry 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 06-15-1925 22
n/a Ownie Carroll 1925 Detroit Tigers 06-20-1925 22
n/a Doc Gautreau 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 06-22-1925 23
n/a Gene Bedford 1925 Cleveland Indians 06-25-1925 28
n/a Jake Freeze 1925 Chicago White Sox 07-01-1925 25
n/a Leo Tankersley 1925 Chicago White Sox 07-02-1925 24
n/a Chick Tolson 1925 Cleveland Indians 07-03-1925 26
n/a Charlie Caldwell 1925 New York Yankees 07-07-1925 23
n/a Spencer Pumpelly 1925 Washington Senators 07-11-1925 32
n/a Hal Neubauer 1925 Boston Red Sox 07-12-1925 23
n/a Jack Rothrock 1925 Boston Red Sox 07-28-1925 20
n/a Jule Mallonee 1925 Chicago White Sox 08-04-1925 25
n/a Jim Marquis 1925 New York Yankees 08-08-1925 24
n/a Johnny Hodapp 1925 Cleveland Indians 08-19-1925 19
n/a Roy Luebbe 1925 New York Yankees 08-22-1925 24
n/a Win Ballou 1925 Washington Senators 08-24-1925 27
n/a John Kane 1925 Chicago White Sox 09-03-1925 25
n/a Red Holt 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 09-05-1925 31
n/a Jim Keesey 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 09-06-1925 22
n/a Ike Eichrodt 1925 Cleveland Indians 09-07-1925 22
n/a Mark Koenig 1925 New York Yankees 09-08-1925 21
n/a Sy Rosenthal 1925 Boston Red Sox 09-08-1925 21
n/a Dutch Ussat 1925 Cleveland Indians 09-13-1925 21
n/a Charlie Engle 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 09-14-1925 22
n/a Tom Jenkins 1925 Boston Red Sox 09-15-1925 27
n/a Herb Welch 1925 Boston Red Sox 09-15-1925 24
n/a Frank McGee 1925 Washington Senators 09-19-1925 26
n/a Bob Adams 1925 Boston Red Sox 09-22-1925 24
n/a Mike Herrera 1925 Boston Red Sox 09-22-1925 27
n/a Carl Husta 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 09-24-1925 23
n/a Jack Warner 1925 Detroit Tigers 09-24-1925 22
n/a Ray Benge 1925 Cleveland Indians 09-26-1925 23
n/a Frank McCrea 1925 Cleveland Indians 09-26-1925 29
n/a Buddy Myer 1925 Washington Senators 09-26-1925 21
n/a Lefty Thomas 1925 Washington Senators 09-26-1925 21
n/a Leo Durocher 1925 New York Yankees 10-02-1925 20
n/a Jim Lyle 1925 Washington Senators 10-02-1925 25
n/a Lefty Willis 1925 Philadelphia Athletics 10-03-1925 19
1925 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1925 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."

Ray Jansen (four for five in his first game), Aubrey Epps (three for four in his first game) and Ed Irvin (two for three in his first game) all finished their career with lifetime batting averages which were greater than their career fielding percentages.
     

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