1930 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."
"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
American League Debuts

1930

n/a Jim Galvin 1930 Boston Red Sox 09-27-1930 23
n/a Bob Kline 1930 Boston Red Sox 09-17-1930 20
n/a Frank Mulroney 1930 Boston Red Sox 04-15-1930 27
n/a Tom Oliver 1930 Boston Red Sox 04-14-1930 27
n/a Charlie Small 1930 Boston Red Sox 07-07-1930 24
n/a Rabbit Warstler 1930 Boston Red Sox 07-24-1930 26
n/a Tom Winsett 1930 Boston Red Sox 04-20-1930 20
n/a Luke Appling 1930 Chicago White Sox 09-10-1930 23
n/a Bruce Campbell 1930 Chicago White Sox 09-12-1930 20
n/a Pat Caraway 1930 Chicago White Sox 04-19-1930 24
n/a Irv Jeffries 1930 Chicago White Sox 04-30-1930 24
n/a Smead Jolley 1930 Chicago White Sox 04-17-1930 28
n/a Jimmy Moore 1930 Chicago White Sox 08-31-1930 27
n/a Greg Mulleavy 1930 Chicago White Sox 07-04-1930 24
n/a Johnny Riddle 1930 Chicago White Sox 04-17-1930 24
n/a Blondy Ryan 1930 Chicago White Sox 07-13-1930 24
n/a Ernie Smith 1930 Chicago White Sox 04-17-1930 30
n/a Biggs Wehde 1930 Chicago White Sox 09-15-1930 23
n/a Hugh Willingham 1930 Chicago White Sox 09-13-1930 24
22 Belve Bean 1930 Cleveland Indians 05-30-1930 25
- George DeTore 1930 Cleveland Indians 09-14-1930 23
24 Sal Gliatto 1930 Cleveland Indians 04-19-1930 27
39 Roxie Lawson 1930 Cleveland Indians 08-03-1930 24
56 Bob Seeds 1930 Cleveland Indians 04-19-1930 23
21 Joe Sprinz 1930 Cleveland Indians 07-16-1930 27
- Joe Vosmik 1930 Cleveland Indians 09-13-1930 20
- Ralph Winegarner 1930 Cleveland Indians 09-20-1930 20
n/a Tommy Bridges 1930 Detroit Tigers 08-13-1930 23
n/a Gene Desautels 1930 Detroit Tigers 06-22-1930 23
n/a Frank Doljack 1930 Detroit Tigers 09-04-1930 22
n/a Hank Greenberg 1930 Detroit Tigers 09-14-1930 19
n/a Tom Hughes 1930 Detroit Tigers 09-09-1930 23
n/a Tony Rensa 1930 Detroit Tigers 05-05-1930 28
n/a Joe Samuels 1930 Detroit Tigers 04-23-1930 25
n/a Jimmy Shevlin 1930 Detroit Tigers 06-29-1930 20
n/a Johnny Watson 1930 Detroit Tigers 09-26-1930 22
n/a Hughie Wise 1930 Detroit Tigers 09-26-1930 24
7 Ben Chapman 1930 New York Yankees 04-15-1930 21
6 Dusty Cooke 1930 New York Yankees 04-15-1930 22
22 Lefty Gomez 1930 New York Yankees 04-29-1930 21
18 Bill Henderson 1930 New York Yankees 06-20-1930 28
32 Bill Karlon 1930 New York Yankees 04-28-1930 21
18, 29 Lou McEvoy 1930 New York Yankees 04-28-1930 27
25 Jimmie Reese 1930 New York Yankees 04-19-1930 28
20 Bill Werber 1930 New York Yankees 06-25-1930 22
n/a Pinky Higgins 1930 Philadelphia Athletics 06-25-1930 21
n/a Glenn Liebhardt 1930 Philadelphia Athletics 04-22-1930 19
n/a Al Mahon 1930 Philadelphia Athletics 04-22-1930 20
n/a Charlie Perkins 1930 Philadelphia Athletics 06-27-1930 24
n/a Dib Williams 1930 Philadelphia Athletics 04-27-1930 20
n/a Jack Burns 1930 St. Louis Browns 09-17-1930 23
n/a Jack Crouch 1930 St. Louis Browns 09-18-1930 26
n/a Ted Gullic 1930 St. Louis Browns 04-15-1930 23
n/a Herm Holshouser 1930 St. Louis Browns 04-15-1930 23
n/a Jim Levey 1930 St. Louis Browns 09-17-1930 24
n/a Rollie Stiles 1930 St. Louis Browns 06-19-1930 23
n/a Lin Storti 1930 St. Louis Browns 09-18-1930 23
n/a Harry Child 1930 Washington Senators 07-16-1930 25
n/a Carl Fischer 1930 Washington Senators 07-19-1930 24
n/a Joe Kuhel 1930 Washington Senators 07-31-1930 24
n/a Jim McLeod 1930 Washington Senators 05-22-1930 21
n/a Carlos Moore 1930 Washington Senators 05-04-1930 23
n/a Jake Powell 1930 Washington Senators 08-03-1930 22
n/a Ray Treadaway 1930 Washington Senators 09-17-1930 22
1930 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1930 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

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."
     

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