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

1967

39 Jim Britton 1967 Atlanta Braves 09-20-1967 23
32 Glen Clark 1967 Atlanta Braves 06-03-1967 26
25 Cito Gaston 1967 Atlanta Braves 09-14-1967 23
49 Remy Hermoso 1967 Atlanta Braves 09-14-1967 20
24 Ramon Hernandez 1967 Atlanta Braves 04-11-1967 26
42 Mike Lum 1967 Atlanta Braves 09-12-1967 21
32 George Stone 1967 Atlanta Braves 09-15-1967 21
25 Joe Campbell 1967 Chicago Cubs 05-03-1967 23
34 Jim Ellis 1967 Chicago Cubs 08-11-1967 22
15 Norm Gigon 1967 Chicago Cubs 04-12-1967 28
38 Rick James 1967 Chicago Cubs 09-20-1967 19
27 Clarence Jones 1967 Chicago Cubs 04-20-1967 25
48 Joe Niekro 1967 Chicago Cubs 04-16-1967 22
36 Bill Stoneman 1967 Chicago Cubs 07-16-1967 23
45 John Upham 1967 Chicago Cubs 04-16-1967 25
5 Johnny Bench 1967 Cincinnati Reds 08-28-1967 19
40 Len Boehmer 1967 Cincinnati Reds 06-18-1967 25
38 Gary Nolan 1967 Cincinnati Reds 04-15-1967 18
44 Tom Dukes 1967 Houston Astros 08-15-1967 24
29 Candy Harris 1967 Houston Astros 04-13-1967 19
34 Jose Herrera 1967 Houston Astros 06-03-1967 25
43 Pat House 1967 Houston Astros 09-06-1967 27
60 Hal King 1967 Houston Astros 09-06-1967 23
12, 19 Doug Rader 1967 Houston Astros 07-31-1967 23
34 Luis Alcaraz 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-13-1967 26
46 Bruce Brubaker 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-15-1967 25
11 Tommy Dean 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-17-1967 22
29 John Duffie 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-18-1967 21
44 Alan Foster 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-25-1967 20
12, 24 Ken Boswell 1967 New York Mets 09-18-1967 21
44 Bill Denehy 1967 New York Mets 04-16-1967 21
29 Danny Frisella 1967 New York Mets 07-27-1967 21
11 Bob Heise 1967 New York Mets 09-12-1967 20
36 Jerry Koosman 1967 New York Mets 04-14-1967 24
18 Joe Moock 1967 New York Mets 09-01-1967 23
25 Amos Otis 1967 New York Mets 09-06-1967 20
31 Les Rohr 1967 New York Mets 09-19-1967 21
44 Al Schmelz 1967 New York Mets 09-07-1967 23
41 Tom Seaver 1967 New York Mets 04-13-1967 22
35 Don Shaw 1967 New York Mets 04-11-1967 23
35 Billy Wynne 1967 New York Mets 08-06-1967 24
34 Terry Harmon 1967 Philadelphia Phillies 07-23-1967 23
30 Larry Loughlin 1967 Philadelphia Phillies 05-27-1967 25
26 Dick Thoenen 1967 Philadelphia Phillies 09-16-1967 23
19 Bruce Dal Canton 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-03-1967 65535
38 Bob Moose 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-19-1967 19
3, 24 Bob Robertson 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-18-1967 20
35 Manny Sanguillen 1967 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-23-1967 23
49 Ron Bryant 1967 San Francisco Giants 09-29-1967 19
50 Nestor Chavez 1967 San Francisco Giants 09-09-1967 20
17 Bobby Etheridge 1967 San Francisco Giants 07-16-1967 24
17, 31 Cesar Gutierrez 1967 San Francisco Giants 04-16-1967 24
18 Dave Marshall 1967 San Francisco Giants 09-07-1967 24
14 Steve Huntz 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 09-19-1967 21
48 Mike Torrez 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 09-10-1967 21
1967 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1967 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Ray Jansen (four for five in his first game), Aubrey Epps (three for four in his first game) and Ed Irvin (two for three in his first game) all finished their career with lifetime batting averages which were greater than their career fielding percentages.

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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