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

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."

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.
     

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