1992 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."
"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
National League Debuts

1992

51 Pedro Borbon 1992 Atlanta Braves 10-02-1992 24
18 Ryan Klesko 1992 Atlanta Braves 09-12-1992 21
8 Javy Lopez 1992 Atlanta Braves 09-18-1992 21
38 David Nied 1992 Atlanta Braves 09-01-1992 23
7 Melvin Nieves 1992 Atlanta Braves 09-01-1992 20
51 Ben Rivera 1992 Atlanta Braves 04-09-1992 24
24, 50 Alex Arias 1992 Chicago Cubs 05-12-1992 24
52 Jim Bullinger 1992 Chicago Cubs 05-27-1992 26
44 Jeff Hartsock 1992 Chicago Cubs 09-12-1992 25
32 Jessie Hollins 1992 Chicago Cubs 09-19-1992 22
40 Fernando Ramsey 1992 Chicago Cubs 09-07-1992 26
59 Bobby Ayala 1992 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-1992 23
20, 58 Jeff Branson 1992 Cincinnati Reds 04-12-1992 25
46 Jacob Brumfield 1992 Cincinnati Reds 04-06-1992 26
57 Tim Costo 1992 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1992 23
56 Willie Greene 1992 Cincinnati Reds 09-01-1992 20
58 Cesar Hernandez 1992 Cincinnati Reds 07-19-1992 25
52 Tony Menendez 1992 Cincinnati Reds 06-22-1992 27
55 Tim Pugh 1992 Cincinnati Reds 09-01-1992 25
6 Dan Wilson 1992 Cincinnati Reds 09-07-1992 23
19 Juan Guerrero 1992 Houston Astros 04-09-1992 25
50 Butch Henry 1992 Houston Astros 04-09-1992 23
38 Shane Reynolds 1992 Houston Astros 07-20-1992 24
49 Rich Scheid 1992 Houston Astros 09-11-1992 27
20 Eddie Tucker 1992 Houston Astros 06-14-1992 25
7 Billy Ashley 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-01-1992 22
56 Pedro Astacio 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 07-03-1992 22
28 Rafael Bournigal 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-01-1992 26
45 Pedro Martinez 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-24-1992 20
25 Mike Piazza 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-01-1992 23
26 Henry Rodriguez 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 07-05-1992 24
21 Eric Young 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 07-30-1992 25
46 Kent Bottenfield 1992 Montreal Expos 07-06-1992 23
14, 61 Archi Cianfrocco 1992 Montreal Expos 04-08-1992 25
15 Greg Colbrunn 1992 Montreal Expos 07-09-1992 22
12 Wil Cordero 1992 Montreal Expos 07-24-1992 20
1 Todd Haney 1992 Montreal Expos 09-09-1992 27
37, 56 Jonathan Hurst 1992 Montreal Expos 06-09-1992 25
53 Tim Laker 1992 Montreal Expos 08-18-1992 22
36 Matt Maysey 1992 Montreal Expos 07-08-1992 25
13 Bob Natal 1992 Montreal Expos 07-18-1992 26
50 Bill Risley 1992 Montreal Expos 07-08-1992 25
3 Matt Stairs 1992 Montreal Expos 05-29-1992 24
20 Pete Young 1992 Montreal Expos 06-05-1992 24
7 D.J. Dozier 1992 New York Mets 05-06-1992 26
53 Eric Hillman 1992 New York Mets 05-18-1992 26
38 Pat Howell 1992 New York Mets 07-10-1992 23
44 Ryan Thompson 1992 New York Mets 09-01-1992 24
49 Joe Vitko 1992 New York Mets 09-18-1992 22
55 Bob Ayrault 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 06-07-1992 26
31 Brad Brink 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 05-17-1992 27
48 Jeff Grotewold 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 04-12-1992 26
9 Tom Marsh 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 06-05-1992 26
27 Joe Millette 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 07-16-1992 25
37 Julio Peguero 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 04-08-1992 23
23 Todd Pratt 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 07-29-1992 25
31 Steve Scarsone 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 05-15-1992 26
52 Keith Shepherd 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 09-06-1992 24
41 Mike Williams 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 06-30-1992 22
53 Miguel Batista 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-11-1992 21
61 Victor Cole 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-06-1992 24
26 Steve Cooke 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-28-1992 22
28 Al Martin 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-28-1992 24
66 Blas Minor 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-28-1992 26
25 Will Pennyfeather 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-27-1992 24
43 Paul Wagner 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-26-1992 24
49 Tim Wakefield 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-31-1992 25
36 Kevin Young 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-12-1992 23
49 Doug Brocail 1992 San Diego Padres 09-08-1992 25
44 Frank Seminara 1992 San Diego Padres 06-02-1992 25
43 Guillermo Velasquez 1992 San Diego Padres 09-14-1992 24
58 Dan Walters 1992 San Diego Padres 06-01-1992 25
21, 52 Larry Carter 1992 San Francisco Giants 09-06-1992 27
46 Craig Colbert 1992 San Francisco Giants 04-06-1992 27
29 Steve Hosey 1992 San Francisco Giants 08-29-1992 23
30 Jim McNamara 1992 San Francisco Giants 04-09-1992 26
7 John Patterson 1992 San Francisco Giants 04-06-1992 25
31 Jim Pena 1992 San Francisco Giants 07-07-1992 27
48 Pat Rapp 1992 San Francisco Giants 07-10-1992 24
36 Steve Reed 1992 San Francisco Giants 08-30-1992 27
21, 52 Kevin Rogers 1992 San Francisco Giants 09-04-1992 24
50 Bien Figueroa 1992 St. Louis Cardinals 05-17-1992 28
3 Brian Jordan 1992 St. Louis Cardinals 04-08-1992 25
31 Donovan Osborne 1992 St. Louis Cardinals 04-09-1992 22
1992 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1992 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.

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.
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