1929 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."
"There is a certain amount of fascination to the big league debut of any athlete. Sometimes they are incredible successes. Sometimes they are frenetic failures." - Sportswriter Arthur Daley
National League Debuts

1929

n/a Bill Dunlap 1929 Boston Braves 09-02-1929 20
n/a Jim Holloway 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 05-17-1929 20
n/a Ray Lucas 1929 New York Giants 09-28-1929 20
n/a Terry Lyons 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1929 20
n/a Jimmy Pattison 1929 Brooklyn Robins 04-18-1929 20
n/a Buzz Boyle 1929 Boston Braves 09-11-1929 21
n/a Larry French 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-18-1929 21
n/a George Susce 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 04-23-1929 21
n/a Earl Grace 1929 Chicago Cubs 04-23-1929 22
n/a Bobo Newsom 1929 Brooklyn Robins 09-11-1929 22
n/a Roy Parmelee 1929 New York Giants 09-28-1929 22
n/a Ben Sankey 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 10-05-1929 22
n/a Jim Tennant 1929 New York Giants 09-28-1929 22
n/a Stu Clarke 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-12-1929 23
n/a Bruce Cunningham 1929 Boston Braves 05-07-1929 23
n/a Eddie Delker 1929 St. Louis Cardinals 04-28-1929 23
n/a Benny Frey 1929 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1929 23
n/a Charlie Gelbert 1929 St. Louis Cardinals 04-16-1929 23
n/a Bernie James 1929 Boston Braves 04-24-1929 23
n/a Doc Marshall 1929 New York Giants 09-28-1929 23
n/a Al Weston 1929 Boston Braves 06-29-1929 23
n/a Tom Angley 1929 Chicago Cubs 04-23-1929 24
n/a Sam Leslie 1929 New York Giants 10-06-1929 24
n/a Cy Moore 1929 Brooklyn Robins 06-07-1929 24
n/a Jim Mosolf 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-09-1929 24
n/a Joe O'Rourke 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1929 24
n/a Henry Peploski 1929 Boston Braves 09-19-1929 24
n/a Harry Smythe 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 07-21-1929 24
n/a Estel Crabtree 1929 Cincinnati Reds 04-18-1929 25
n/a Sam Dailey 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 07-04-1929 25
n/a Clise Dudley 1929 Brooklyn Robins 04-18-1929 25
n/a Marv Gudat 1929 Cincinnati Reds 05-21-1929 25
n/a Mel Ingram 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-24-1929 25
n/a Steve Swetonic 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-17-1929 25
n/a Elmer Miller 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 06-21-1929 26
n/a Evar Swanson 1929 Cincinnati Reds 04-18-1929 26
n/a Leon Chagnon 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 10-05-1929 27
n/a Pat Crawford 1929 New York Giants 04-18-1929 27
n/a Ralph Erickson 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-11-1929 27
n/a Johnny Frederick 1929 Brooklyn Robins 04-18-1929 27
n/a Lou Legett 1929 Boston Braves 05-08-1929 27
n/a Bob Linton 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-26-1929 27
n/a Carey Selph 1929 St. Louis Cardinals 05-25-1929 27
n/a Jim Stroner 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-01-1929 27
n/a Red Barron 1929 Boston Braves 06-10-1929 28
n/a Footsie Blair 1929 Chicago Cubs 04-28-1929 28
n/a Al Grabowski 1929 St. Louis Cardinals 09-11-1929 28
n/a Billy Rhiel 1929 Brooklyn Robins 04-20-1929 28
n/a Hal Elliott 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1929 29
n/a Phil Voyles 1929 Boston Braves 09-04-1929 29
n/a Trader Horne 1929 Chicago Cubs 04-24-1929 30
n/a Dutch Kemner 1929 Cincinnati Reds 04-19-1929 30
n/a Tripp Sigman 1929 Philadelphia Phillies 09-18-1929 30
n/a Joe Bradshaw 1929 Brooklyn Robins 05-09-1929 31
1929 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1929 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

On April 13, 1954, Hank Aaron made his Major League debut and went 0-for-5. However, in his own autobiography Aaron wrote that he went 0-for-4.
     

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