1994 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."
"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve
American League Debuts

1994

3 Alex Rodriguez 1994 Seattle Mariners 07-08-1994 18
8 Alex Gonzalez 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 04-04-1994 20
49 Armando Benitez 1994 Baltimore Orioles 07-28-1994 21
41 Fausto Cruz 1994 Oakland Athletics 04-10-1994 21
32 Jose Lima 1994 Detroit Tigers 04-20-1994 21
35 Andrew Lorraine 1994 California Angels 07-17-1994 21
18 Duane Singleton 1994 Milwaukee Brewers 08-04-1994 21
16 Garret Anderson 1994 California Angels 07-27-1994 22
22 Carlos Pulido 1994 Minnesota Twins 04-09-1994 22
38 Aaron Small 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 06-11-1994 22
39 Duff Brumley 1994 Texas Rangers 06-01-1994 23
47 Tim Davis 1994 Seattle Mariners 04-04-1994 23
32 Rick Helling 1994 Texas Rangers 04-10-1994 23
55 Scott Klingenbeck 1994 Baltimore Orioles 06-02-1994 23
15, 22 Mike Matheny 1994 Milwaukee Brewers 04-07-1994 23
41 Jose Mercedes 1994 Milwaukee Brewers 05-31-1994 23
37 Chad Ogea 1994 Cleveland Indians 05-03-1994 23
8 Olmedo Saenz 1994 Chicago White Sox 05-28-1994 23
53 Paul Shuey 1994 Cleveland Indians 05-08-1994 23
45 Paul Spoljaric 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 04-06-1994 23
40 Darren Bragg 1994 Seattle Mariners 04-12-1994 24
26 Jeff Cirillo 1994 Milwaukee Brewers 05-11-1994 24
42 Jeff Darwin 1994 Seattle Mariners 06-13-1994 24
24 Russ Davis 1994 New York Yankees 07-06-1994 24
21 John Dettmer 1994 Texas Rangers 06-16-1994 24
39 Steve Dunn 1994 Minnesota Twins 05-03-1994 24
14 Jorge Fabregas 1994 California Angels 04-24-1994 24
54 Keith Garagozzo 1994 Minnesota Twins 04-05-1994 24
37 Francisco Matos 1994 Oakland Athletics 07-17-1994 24
36 Herbert Perry 1994 Cleveland Indians 05-03-1994 24
34 Mark Smith 1994 Baltimore Orioles 05-14-1994 24
41 Dave Stevens 1994 Minnesota Twins 05-20-1994 24
9 Ernie Young 1994 Oakland Athletics 05-17-1994 24
55 Mark Acre 1994 Oakland Athletics 05-13-1994 25
38 Terry Burrows 1994 Texas Rangers 06-12-1994 25
58 Brad Cornett 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 06-08-1994 25
26 George Glinatsis 1994 Seattle Mariners 07-18-1994 25
29 Rusty Greer 1994 Texas Rangers 05-16-1994 25
17 Robert Perez 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 07-20-1994 25
40 Carlos Reyes 1994 Oakland Athletics 04-07-1994 25
58 Erik Schullstrom 1994 Minnesota Twins 07-18-1994 25
10 Phil Stidham 1994 Detroit Tigers 06-04-1994 25
53 Tim Van Egmond 1994 Boston Red Sox 06-26-1994 25
7 Mark Dalesandro 1994 California Angels 06-06-1994 26
50 Robert Eenhoorn 1994 New York Yankees 04-27-1994 26
46 Gar Finnvold 1994 Boston Red Sox 05-10-1994 26
25 James Hurst 1994 Texas Rangers 04-04-1994 26
38 Steve Phoenix 1994 Oakland Athletics 07-30-1994 26
17 Riccardo Ingram 1994 Detroit Tigers 06-26-1994 27
54 Joe Ausanio 1994 New York Yankees 07-14-1994 28
26 Joe Hall 1994 Chicago White Sox 04-05-1994 28
34 Quinn Mack 1994 Seattle Mariners 06-16-1994 28
19 Jim Bowie 1994 Oakland Athletics 08-03-1994 29
36 Darren Hall 1994 Toronto Blue Jays 04-30-1994 29
38 Dane Johnson 1994 Chicago White Sox 05-30-1994 31
22 Billy Taylor 1994 Oakland Athletics 04-05-1994 32
1994 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1994 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.

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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