1993 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

1993

28, 55 Frank Bolick 1993 Montreal Expos 04-05-1993 26
2 Scott Pose 1993 Florida Marlins 04-05-1993 26
39 Pat Gomez 1993 San Diego Padres 04-06-1993 25
51 Trevor Hoffman 1993 Florida Marlins 04-06-1993 25
3, 59 Mike Lansing 1993 Montreal Expos 04-07-1993 25
9 Matt Walbeck 1993 Chicago Cubs 04-07-1993 23
7 Lou Frazier 1993 Montreal Expos 04-08-1993 28
3 Darrell Sherman 1993 San Diego Padres 04-08-1993 25
43 Rene Arocha 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 04-09-1993 27
28 Tyler Green 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 04-09-1993 23
47 Mike Draper 1993 New York Mets 04-10-1993 26
38 Greg McMichael 1993 Atlanta Braves 04-12-1993 26
7 Ricky Gutierrez 1993 San Diego Padres 04-13-1993 22
37 Kerry Taylor 1993 San Diego Padres 04-13-1993 22
23 Tim Bogar 1993 New York Mets 04-21-1993 26
41, 34 Tom Urbani 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 04-21-1993 25
54 Omar Daal 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-23-1993 21
54 Matt Turner 1993 Florida Marlins 04-23-1993 26
49 Scott Fredrickson 1993 Colorado Rockies 04-29-1993 25
58 Rich Robertson 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-30-1993 24
26 Tony Tarasco 1993 Atlanta Braves 04-30-1993 22
37 Jay Gainer 1993 Colorado Rockies 05-14-1993 26
44 John Roper 1993 Cincinnati Reds 05-16-1993 21
28 Lance Painter 1993 Colorado Rockies 05-19-1993 25
50 Greg Brummett 1993 San Francisco Giants 05-29-1993 26
25 Kevin Higgins 1993 San Diego Padres 05-29-1993 26
15 Pedro Castellano 1993 Colorado Rockies 05-30-1993 23
50 Mark Ettles 1993 San Diego Padres 06-05-1993 26
32 Jayhawk Owens 1993 Colorado Rockies 06-06-1993 24
38 Dave Telgheder 1993 New York Mets 06-12-1993 26
2 Doug Saunders 1993 New York Mets 06-13-1993 23
52 Mitch Lyden 1993 Florida Marlins 06-16-1993 28
44, 66 Ben Shelton 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-16-1993 23
13 Turk Wendell 1993 Chicago Cubs 06-17-1993 26
5 Jeromy Burnitz 1993 New York Mets 06-21-1993 24
17 Darrell Whitmore 1993 Florida Marlins 06-25-1993 24
58 Tim Worrell 1993 San Diego Padres 06-25-1993 25
45 Curtis Leskanic 1993 Colorado Rockies 06-27-1993 25
42 Pedro Martinez 1993 San Diego Padres 06-29-1993 24
3 Carl Everett 1993 Florida Marlins 07-01-1993 22
48 Jerry Spradlin 1993 Cincinnati Reds 07-02-1993 26
52 Larry Luebbers 1993 Cincinnati Reds 07-03-1993 23
59 Todd Jones 1993 Houston Astros 07-07-1993 25
42 Kirk Rueter 1993 Montreal Expos 07-07-1993 22
19 Kevin Stocker 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 07-07-1993 23
36 Erik Johnson 1993 San Francisco Giants 07-08-1993 27
38 Allen Watson 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 07-08-1993 22
50 Keith Gordon 1993 Cincinnati Reds 07-09-1993 24
54 Marcus Moore 1993 Colorado Rockies 07-09-1993 22
58 Paul Fletcher 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 07-11-1993 26
8 Roberto Mejia 1993 Colorado Rockies 07-15-1993 21
19 Kevin Roberson 1993 Chicago Cubs 07-15-1993 25
43 Raul Mondesi 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers 07-19-1993 22
14 Derrick White 1993 Montreal Expos 07-22-1993 23
11 Brad Ausmus 1993 San Diego Padres 07-28-1993 24
26 Joe Siddall 1993 Montreal Expos 07-28-1993 25
42 Brian Shouse 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-31-1993 24
51 Greg Tubbs 1993 Cincinnati Reds 08-01-1993 30
27 Scott Sanders 1993 San Diego Padres 08-06-1993 24
58 Johnny Ruffin 1993 Cincinnati Reds 08-08-1993 22
46 Oreste Marrero 1993 Montreal Expos 08-12-1993 23
59 Andy Tomberlin 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-12-1993 26
28 Bobby Jones 1993 New York Mets 08-14-1993 23
60 Brian Koelling 1993 Cincinnati Reds 08-21-1993 24
38 Rikkert Faneyte 1993 San Francisco Giants 08-29-1993 24
56 John Hope 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-29-1993 22
35 Salomon Torres 1993 San Francisco Giants 08-29-1993 21
37 Rondell White 1993 Montreal Expos 09-01-1993 21
47, 48 Rich Batchelor 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 09-03-1993 26
61 Chris Bushing 1993 Cincinnati Reds 09-03-1993 25
40 John Johnstone 1993 Florida Marlins 09-03-1993 24
16 Tony Longmire 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 09-03-1993 25
31 J.R. Phillips 1993 San Francisco Giants 09-03-1993 23
55 Ross Powell 1993 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-1993 25
64 Jerry Brooks 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-06-1993 26
36 Tito Navarro 1993 New York Mets 09-06-1993 22
56 Mike Anderson 1993 Cincinnati Reds 09-07-1993 27
44 Tripp Cromer 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 09-07-1993 25
35 Steve Dixon 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 09-07-1993 24
1 Luis Lopez 1993 San Diego Padres 09-07-1993 23
51, 55 Lonnie Maclin 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 09-07-1993 26
25 Charlie Montoyo 1993 Montreal Expos 09-07-1993 27
10 Butch Huskey 1993 New York Mets 09-08-1993 21
28 Dave Staton 1993 San Diego Padres 09-08-1993 25
30 Nigel Wilson 1993 Florida Marlins 09-08-1993 23
48 Rich Aude 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-09-1993 22
15 Ramon Caraballo 1993 Atlanta Braves 09-09-1993 24
32 Dan Miceli 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-09-1993 23
30 Midre Cummings 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-10-1993 21
51 Tony Womack 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-10-1993 23
16 Chipper Jones 1993 Atlanta Braves 09-11-1993 21
57 Kevin Foster 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 09-12-1993 24
16 Curtis Pride 1993 Montreal Expos 09-14-1993 24
62 Keith Kessinger 1993 Cincinnati Reds 09-15-1993 26
30 Cliff Floyd 1993 Montreal Expos 09-18-1993 20
46 Steve Trachsel 1993 Chicago Cubs 09-19-1993 22
39 Eduardo Zambrano 1993 Chicago Cubs 09-19-1993 27
29 Marc Ronan 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 09-21-1993 24
53 Brian Looney 1993 Montreal Expos 09-26-1993 24
34, 35 Kenny Greer 1993 New York Mets 09-29-1993 26
1993 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1993 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Did you know that Future hall of famer Addie Joss made his Major League pitching debut on April 26, 1902 and tossed a one hitter?

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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