1990 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."
"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
American League Debuts

1990

11 Leo Gomez 1990 Baltimore Orioles 09-17-1990 24
21 David Segui 1990 Baltimore Orioles 05-08-1990 23
50 Anthony Telford 1990 Baltimore Orioles 08-19-1990 24
45 Scott Cooper 1990 Boston Red Sox 09-05-1990 22
59 Daryl Irvine 1990 Boston Red Sox 04-28-1990 25
19 Dana Kiecker 1990 Boston Red Sox 04-12-1990 29
11 Tim Naehring 1990 Boston Red Sox 07-15-1990 23
7 Phil Plantier 1990 Boston Red Sox 08-21-1990 21
10 Pete Coachman 1990 California Angels 08-18-1990 28
44 Joe Grahe 1990 California Angels 08-04-1990 22
46 Scott Lewis 1990 California Angels 09-25-1990 24
37 Jeff Richardson 1990 California Angels 09-19-1990 27
9 Lee Stevens 1990 California Angels 07-16-1990 23
35 Cliff Young 1990 California Angels 07-14-1990 25
32 Alex Fernandez 1990 Chicago White Sox 08-02-1990 20
14 Craig Grebeck 1990 Chicago White Sox 04-13-1990 25
52 Jerry Kutzler 1990 Chicago White Sox 04-28-1990 25
28 Rodney McCray 1990 Chicago White Sox 04-30-1990 26
31 Scott Radinsky 1990 Chicago White Sox 04-09-1990 22
15, 35 Frank Thomas 1990 Chicago White Sox 08-02-1990 22
9 Carlos Baerga 1990 Cleveland Indians 04-14-1990 21
34 Kevin Bearse 1990 Cleveland Indians 04-15-1990 24
2 Alex Cole 1990 Cleveland Indians 07-27-1990 24
45 Jeff Manto 1990 Cleveland Indians 06-07-1990 25
41 Charles Nagy 1990 Cleveland Indians 06-29-1990 23
57 Jeff Shaw 1990 Cleveland Indians 04-30-1990 23
2 Steve Springer 1990 Cleveland Indians 05-22-1990 29
33 Efrain Valdez 1990 Cleveland Indians 08-13-1990 24
50 Colby Ward 1990 Cleveland Indians 07-27-1990 26
68 Turner Ward 1990 Cleveland Indians 09-10-1990 25
30 Scott Aldred 1990 Detroit Tigers 09-09-1990 22
22 Milt Cuyler 1990 Detroit Tigers 09-06-1990 21
24 Travis Fryman 1990 Detroit Tigers 07-07-1990 21
12 Rich Rowland 1990 Detroit Tigers 09-07-1990 26
43 Steve Wapnick 1990 Detroit Tigers 04-14-1990 24
47 Sean Berry 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-17-1990 24
57 Jim Campbell 1990 Kansas City Royals 08-21-1990 24
19 Jeff Conine 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-16-1990 24
54 Luis Encarnacion 1990 Kansas City Royals 07-27-1990 26
59 Carlos Maldonado 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-16-1990 23
49 Brent Mayne 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-18-1990 22
56 Brian McRae 1990 Kansas City Royals 08-07-1990 22
50 Terry Shumpert 1990 Kansas City Royals 05-01-1990 23
40 Daryl Smith 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-18-1990 30
52 Mel Stottlemyre 1990 Kansas City Royals 07-17-1990 26
58 Hector Wagner 1990 Kansas City Royals 09-10-1990 21
35 Narciso Elvira 1990 Milwaukee Brewers 09-09-1990 22
26 Tim McIntosh 1990 Milwaukee Brewers 09-03-1990 25
37 Paul Abbott 1990 Minnesota Twins 08-21-1990 22
19 Larry Casian 1990 Minnesota Twins 09-09-1990 24
46 Scott Erickson 1990 Minnesota Twins 06-25-1990 22
41 Rich Garces 1990 Minnesota Twins 09-18-1990 19
31 Scott Leius 1990 Minnesota Twins 09-03-1990 24
5 Pedro Munoz 1990 Minnesota Twins 09-01-1990 21
59 Steve Adkins 1990 New York Yankees 09-12-1990 25
50 Oscar Azocar 1990 New York Yankees 07-17-1990 25
56 Mark Leiter 1990 New York Yankees 07-24-1990 27
12 Jim Leyritz 1990 New York Yankees 06-08-1990 26
24 Kevin Maas 1990 New York Yankees 06-29-1990 25
28, 69 Alan Mills 1990 New York Yankees 04-14-1990 23
59 Joe Bitker 1990 Oakland Athletics 07-31-1990 26
46 Mike Bordick 1990 Oakland Athletics 04-11-1990 24
55 Ozzie Canseco 1990 Oakland Athletics 07-18-1990 26
49 Steve Chitren 1990 Oakland Athletics 09-05-1990 23
57 Reggie Harris 1990 Oakland Athletics 07-04-1990 21
48 Steve Howard 1990 Oakland Athletics 06-16-1990 26
16 Darren Lewis 1990 Oakland Athletics 08-21-1990 22
34 Dave Burba 1990 Seattle Mariners 09-08-1990 24
55 Rich DeLucia 1990 Seattle Mariners 09-08-1990 25
23 Mike Gardiner 1990 Seattle Mariners 09-08-1990 24
27 Brent Knackert 1990 Seattle Mariners 04-10-1990 20
14 Tino Martinez 1990 Seattle Mariners 08-20-1990 22
54 Jose Melendez 1990 Seattle Mariners 09-11-1990 25
48 Gerald Alexander 1990 Texas Rangers 09-09-1990 22
18 Kevin Belcher 1990 Texas Rangers 09-03-1990 23
45 Brian Bohanon 1990 Texas Rangers 04-10-1990 21
43 Scott Chiamparino 1990 Texas Rangers 09-05-1990 24
33 Bill Haselman 1990 Texas Rangers 09-03-1990 24
44 John Hoover 1990 Texas Rangers 05-23-1990 27
51 Ramon Manon 1990 Texas Rangers 04-19-1990 22
27 Willie Blair 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 04-11-1990 24
59 Carlos Diaz 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 05-08-1990 25
46 Tom Gilles 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 06-07-1990 27
45 Rob MacDonald 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 08-14-1990 25
16 Tom Quinlan 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 09-04-1990 22
6 Luis Sojo 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 07-14-1990 25
40 Mark Whiten 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 07-12-1990 23
1990 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1990 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Did you know that on September 27, 1963 the Houston Colt .45s fielded an all-rookie lineup that included future stars Joe Morgan, Jerry Grote, and Rusty Staub?

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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