1992 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."
"You never forget your first hit in the Major Leagues. It was in my third at bat. That was kind of a relief. You could start off 0-for-34." - Ralph Kiner
American League Debuts

1992

17 Chad Curtis 1992 California Angels 04-08-1992 23
44 John Doherty 1992 Detroit Tigers 04-08-1992 24
16 Pat Listach 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 04-08-1992 24
35 Ricky Trlicek 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 04-08-1992 22
2 William Suero 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 04-09-1992 25
31 Peter Hoy 1992 Boston Red Sox 04-11-1992 25
17 Andy Stankiewicz 1992 New York Yankees 04-11-1992 27
15 John Flaherty 1992 Boston Red Sox 04-12-1992 24
11 Jeff Kent 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 04-12-1992 24
20 Pat Mahomes 1992 Minnesota Twins 04-12-1992 21
40 Jeff Nelson 1992 Seattle Mariners 04-16-1992 25
36 Russ Springer 1992 New York Yankees 04-17-1992 23
58 Hipolito Pichardo 1992 Kansas City Royals 04-21-1992 22
39 Henry Mercedes 1992 Oakland Athletics 04-22-1992 22
14 Jesse Levis 1992 Cleveland Indians 04-24-1992 24
56 Dave Silvestri 1992 New York Yankees 04-27-1992 24
59 Roger Pavlik 1992 Texas Rangers 05-02-1992 24
17 Jeff Reboulet 1992 Minnesota Twins 05-12-1992 28
6 Bert Heffernan 1992 Seattle Mariners 05-13-1992 27
27 Kurt Knudsen 1992 Detroit Tigers 05-16-1992 25
11 Dave Nilsson 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 05-18-1992 22
40 Phil Clark 1992 Detroit Tigers 05-27-1992 24
16 Troy Neel 1992 Oakland Athletics 05-30-1992 26
26 J.T. Bruett 1992 Minnesota Twins 06-03-1992 24
20 Russ McGinnis 1992 Texas Rangers 06-03-1992 28
49 Danilo Leon 1992 Texas Rangers 06-06-1992 25
10 Shawn Jeter 1992 Chicago White Sox 06-13-1992 25
44 Mike Walker 1992 Seattle Mariners 06-16-1992 26
42 Buddy Groom 1992 Detroit Tigers 06-20-1992 26
53 Dan Peltier 1992 Texas Rangers 06-26-1992 23
40 Kevin Koslofski 1992 Kansas City Royals 06-28-1992 25
49 Steve Shifflett 1992 Kansas City Royals 07-03-1992 26
23 Mike Butcher 1992 California Angels 07-06-1992 27
28 Eric Fox 1992 Oakland Athletics 07-07-1992 28
1 Jeff Frye 1992 Texas Rangers 07-09-1992 25
32 John Jaha 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 07-09-1992 26
34 Jerry Nielsen 1992 New York Yankees 07-12-1992 25
42 Kerry Woodson 1992 Seattle Mariners 07-19-1992 23
40 Tim Fortugno 1992 California Angels 07-20-1992 30
49 Paul Quantrill 1992 Boston Red Sox 07-20-1992 23
18 Alex Diaz 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 07-25-1992 23
1 Tommy Shields 1992 Baltimore Orioles 07-25-1992 27
13 John Valentin 1992 Boston Red Sox 07-27-1992 25
53 Dennis Moeller 1992 Kansas City Royals 07-28-1992 24
55 Richie Lewis 1992 Baltimore Orioles 07-31-1992 26
26 Doug Linton 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 08-03-1992 27
28 Jack Voigt 1992 Baltimore Orioles 08-03-1992 26
46 Matt Whiteside 1992 Texas Rangers 08-05-1992 24
53 Shawn Barton 1992 Seattle Mariners 08-06-1992 29
13 Rico Brogna 1992 Detroit Tigers 08-08-1992 22
43 Sam Militello 1992 New York Yankees 08-09-1992 22
15 David Hulse 1992 Texas Rangers 08-11-1992 24
46 Damion Easley 1992 California Angels 08-13-1992 22
52 Mike Raczka 1992 Oakland Athletics 08-15-1992 29
34 Bret Boone 1992 Seattle Mariners 08-19-1992 23
21 Mike Trombley 1992 Minnesota Twins 08-19-1992 25
15 Tim Salmon 1992 California Angels 08-21-1992 23
56 Todd Revenig 1992 Oakland Athletics 08-24-1992 23
31 Bob Wickman 1992 New York Yankees 08-24-1992 23
50 Ken Ryan 1992 Boston Red Sox 08-31-1992 23
21 Mike Maksudian 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 09-02-1992 26
54 Ed Pierce 1992 Kansas City Royals 09-06-1992 23
48 Hilly Hathaway 1992 California Angels 09-08-1992 22
11 Reggie Williams 1992 California Angels 09-08-1992 26
54 Sterling Hitchcock 1992 New York Yankees 09-11-1992 21
19 Domingo Martinez 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 09-11-1992 25
16 Derek Parks 1992 Minnesota Twins 09-11-1992 23
36 Dave Mlicki 1992 Cleveland Indians 09-12-1992 24
42 Dan Smith 1992 Texas Rangers 09-12-1992 23
33 Bernardo Brito 1992 Minnesota Twins 09-15-1992 28
56 Alan Embree 1992 Cleveland Indians 09-15-1992 22
13 Gerald Williams 1992 New York Yankees 09-15-1992 26
56 Scott Taylor 1992 Boston Red Sox 09-17-1992 25
54 Jose Valentin 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 09-17-1992 22
48 Manny Alexander 1992 Baltimore Orioles 09-18-1992 21
54 Cris Colon 1992 Texas Rangers 09-18-1992 23
39 Jim Tatum 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 09-18-1992 24
60 J.T. Snow 1992 New York Yankees 09-20-1992 24
1992 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1992 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

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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