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."
"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

1925

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

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.

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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