1925 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."
"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve
National League Debuts

1925

n/a Bill Anderson 1925 Boston Braves 09-10-1925 29
n/a Foster Edwards 1925 Boston Braves 07-02-1925 21
n/a Dave Harris 1925 Boston Braves 04-14-1925 24
n/a Shanty Hogan 1925 Boston Braves 06-23-1925 19
n/a Albie Hood 1925 Boston Braves 07-13-1925 22
n/a Hod Kibbie 1925 Boston Braves 06-13-1925 21
n/a Joe Ogrodowski 1925 Boston Braves 04-27-1925 18
n/a Oscar Siemer 1925 Boston Braves 05-20-1925 23
n/a Bill Vargus 1925 Boston Braves 06-23-1925 25
n/a Jimmy Welsh 1925 Boston Braves 04-14-1925 22
n/a Lloyd Brown 1925 Brooklyn Robins 07-17-1925 20
n/a Guy Cantrell 1925 Brooklyn Robins 08-18-1925 21
n/a Chuck Corgan 1925 Brooklyn Robins 09-19-1925 22
n/a Dick Cox 1925 Brooklyn Robins 04-16-1925 27
n/a Roy Hutson 1925 Brooklyn Robins 09-20-1925 23
n/a Andy Rush 1925 Brooklyn Robins 04-16-1925 35
n/a Jerry Standaert 1925 Brooklyn Robins 04-16-1925 23
n/a Mandy Brooks 1925 Chicago Cubs 05-30-1925 27
n/a Jumbo Brown 1925 Chicago Cubs 08-26-1925 18
n/a Art Jahn 1925 Chicago Cubs 07-02-1925 29
n/a Mel Kerr 1925 Chicago Cubs 09-16-1925 22
n/a Alex Metzler 1925 Chicago Cubs 09-16-1925 22
n/a Joe Munson 1925 Chicago Cubs 09-18-1925 25
n/a Bob Osborn 1925 Chicago Cubs 09-16-1925 22
n/a Gale Staley 1925 Chicago Cubs 09-16-1925 26
n/a Chink Taylor 1925 Chicago Cubs 04-18-1925 27
n/a Chuck Dressen 1925 Cincinnati Reds 04-17-1925 31
n/a Ollie Klee 1925 Cincinnati Reds 08-10-1925 25
n/a Tom Sullivan 1925 Cincinnati Reds 06-14-1925 18
n/a Blackie Carter 1925 New York Giants 10-03-1925 23
n/a Doc Farrell 1925 New York Giants 06-15-1925 23
n/a Freddie Fitzsimmons 1925 New York Giants 08-12-1925 24
n/a Pip Koehler 1925 New York Giants 04-22-1925 23
n/a Hugh McMullen 1925 New York Giants 09-19-1925 23
n/a Al Moore 1925 New York Giants 09-27-1925 23
n/a Earl Webb 1925 New York Giants 08-13-1925 27
n/a George Durning 1925 Philadelphia Phillies 09-12-1925 27
n/a Skinny O'Neal 1925 Philadelphia Phillies 04-18-1925 25
n/a Dutch Ulrich 1925 Philadelphia Phillies 04-18-1925 25
n/a Claude Willoughby 1925 Philadelphia Phillies 09-18-1925 26
n/a Bud Culloton 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-16-1925 27
n/a Mule Haas 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-15-1925 21
n/a Lou Koupal 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-17-1925 26
n/a Al Niehaus 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-22-1925 25
n/a Roy Spencer 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-19-1925 25
n/a Fresco Thompson 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-05-1925 23
n/a Bill Hallahan 1925 St. Louis Cardinals 04-16-1925 22
n/a Gil Paulsen 1925 St. Louis Cardinals 10-03-1925 22
1925 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1925 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

When Christy Mathewson made his Major League debut the newspaper wrote, "The untried semi-professional possessed great speed and plenty of confidence in himself, but could not control his curves."
     

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