1967 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."
"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve
American League Debuts

1967

17 Mike Adamson 1967 Baltimore Orioles 07-01-1967 19
36 Ken Brett 1967 Boston Red Sox 09-27-1967 19
17 Ken Poulsen 1967 Boston Red Sox 07-03-1967 19
12 Aurelio Rodriguez 1967 California Angels 09-01-1967 19
49 Charlie Sands 1967 New York Yankees 06-21-1967 19
47 Frank Tepedino 1967 New York Yankees 05-12-1967 19
8 Ray Fosse 1967 Cleveland Indians 09-08-1967 20
28 George Lauzerique 1967 Kansas City Athletics 09-17-1967 20
15 Joe Rudi 1967 Kansas City Athletics 04-11-1967 20
29 Rod Carew 1967 Minnesota Twins 04-11-1967 21
44 Rickey Clark 1967 California Angels 04-22-1967 21
45 Bill Dillman 1967 Baltimore Orioles 04-14-1967 21
42 Ed Herrmann 1967 Chicago White Sox 09-01-1967 21
31 Reggie Jackson 1967 Kansas City Athletics 06-09-1967 21
32 Tony Pierce 1967 Kansas City Athletics 04-14-1967 21
15 Billy Rohr 1967 Boston Red Sox 04-14-1967 21
33 Paul Gilliford 1967 Baltimore Orioles 09-20-1967 22
47 Jim Hibbs 1967 California Angels 04-12-1967 22
14 Jerry Kenney 1967 New York Yankees 09-05-1967 22
15, 28 Sparky Lyle 1967 Boston Red Sox 07-04-1967 22
17, 27 Tom Shopay 1967 New York Yankees 09-17-1967 22
30 Frank Coggins 1967 Washington Senators 09-10-1967 23
39 Wayne Comer 1967 Detroit Tigers 09-17-1967 23
44 Jim Hardin 1967 Baltimore Orioles 06-23-1967 23
25 Pat Kelly 1967 Minnesota Twins 09-06-1967 23
43 Tom Matchick 1967 Detroit Tigers 09-02-1967 23
12 Dave May 1967 Baltimore Orioles 07-28-1967 23
17 Rich Morales 1967 Chicago White Sox 08-08-1967 23
48 Roger Nelson 1967 Chicago White Sox 09-09-1967 23
35 Graig Nettles 1967 Minnesota Twins 09-06-1967 23
39 Ken Turner 1967 California Angels 06-11-1967 23
38 Frank Fernandez 1967 New York Yankees 09-12-1967 24
14 Ted Kubiak 1967 Kansas City Athletics 04-14-1967 24
28 Mike Marshall 1967 Detroit Tigers 05-31-1967 24
22 Dick Nold 1967 Washington Senators 08-19-1967 24
34 Ray Webster 1967 Kansas City Athletics 04-11-1967 24
37 Steve Bailey 1967 Cleveland Indians 04-14-1967 25
33 Dave Campbell 1967 Detroit Tigers 09-17-1967 25
40 Pat Dobson 1967 Detroit Tigers 05-31-1967 25
29, 46 Tom Fisher 1967 Baltimore Orioles 09-20-1967 25
10 Allan Lewis 1967 Kansas City Athletics 04-11-1967 25
50 Cotton Nash 1967 Chicago White Sox 09-01-1967 25
34 Jim Price 1967 Detroit Tigers 04-11-1967 25
43 Dale Roberts 1967 New York Yankees 09-09-1967 25
19 Gary Waslewski 1967 Boston Red Sox 06-11-1967 25
10 Weldon Bowlin 1967 Kansas City Athletics 09-16-1967 26
30 Cisco Carlos 1967 Chicago White Sox 08-25-1967 26
39 Steve Jones 1967 Chicago White Sox 08-15-1967 26
24, 40 Dave Leonhard 1967 Baltimore Orioles 09-21-1967 26
22 Gordy Lund 1967 Cleveland Indians 08-01-1967 26
21 Curt Motton 1967 Baltimore Orioles 07-05-1967 26
48 Cecil Perkins 1967 New York Yankees 07-05-1967 26
16, 17 Roberto Rodriguez 1967 Kansas City Athletics 05-13-1967 26
54 Thad Tillotson 1967 New York Yankees 04-14-1967 26
34 Don Wallace 1967 California Angels 04-12-1967 26
35 Russ Gibson 1967 Boston Red Sox 04-14-1967 27
18 Gus Gil 1967 Cleveland Indians 04-11-1967 27
35 Jim Weaver 1967 California Angels 08-13-1967 28
26 Moose Stubing 1967 California Angels 08-14-1967 29
21 Hank Izquierdo 1967 Minnesota Twins 08-09-1967 36
1967 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1967 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.

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