1995 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

1995

27 Pat Ahearne 1995 Detroit Tigers 06-14-1995 25
48 Jose Alberro 1995 Texas Rangers 04-27-1995 25
49 Luis Andujar 1995 Chicago White Sox 09-08-1995 22
38 Scott Baker 1995 Oakland Athletics 07-17-1995 25
37 James Baldwin 1995 Chicago White Sox 04-30-1995 23
57 Brian Bark 1995 Boston Red Sox 07-06-1995 26
14 Howard Battle 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 09-05-1995 23
4 David Bell 1995 Cleveland Indians 05-03-1995 22
54 Erik Bennett 1995 California Angels 05-15-1995 26
51 Mike Bertotti 1995 Chicago White Sox 07-29-1995 25
26 Ben Blomdahl 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-28-1995 24
31 Brian Boehringer 1995 New York Yankees 04-30-1995 26
77 Joe Borowski 1995 Baltimore Orioles 07-09-1995 24
33 Doug Brady 1995 Chicago White Sox 09-05-1995 25
51 Mark Brandenburg 1995 Texas Rangers 07-20-1995 25
50 Melvin Bunch 1995 Kansas City Royals 05-06-1995 23
46 Edgar Caceres 1995 Kansas City Royals 06-08-1995 31
24 Mike Cameron 1995 Chicago White Sox 08-27-1995 22
22 Rafael Carmona 1995 Seattle Mariners 05-18-1995 22
38 Giovanni Carrara 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 07-29-1995 27
17 Tony Clark 1995 Detroit Tigers 09-03-1995 23
48 Brent Cookson 1995 Kansas City Royals 08-12-1995 25
15 Ron Coomer 1995 Minnesota Twins 08-01-1995 28
40 Marty Cordova 1995 Minnesota Twins 04-26-1995 25
37 Tim Crabtree 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 06-23-1995 25
51 Johnny Damon 1995 Kansas City Royals 08-12-1995 21
35 Scott Davison 1995 Seattle Mariners 09-04-1995 24
55 Jim Dedrick 1995 Baltimore Orioles 08-12-1995 27
59 Cesar Devarez 1995 Baltimore Orioles 06-03-1995 25
5 Ray Durham 1995 Chicago White Sox 04-26-1995 23
26 Chris Eddy 1995 Oakland Athletics 04-26-1995 25
48 Ken Edenfield 1995 California Angels 05-11-1995 28
52 Vaughn Eshelman 1995 Boston Red Sox 05-02-1995 25
52 Ramon Fermin 1995 Oakland Athletics 08-06-1995 22
16 Jason Giambi 1995 Oakland Athletics 05-08-1995 24
58 Brian Giles 1995 Cleveland Indians 09-16-1995 24
13 Brian Givens 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 06-24-1995 29
28 Curtis Goodwin 1995 Baltimore Orioles 06-02-1995 22
39 Tim Harikkala 1995 Seattle Mariners 05-27-1995 23
30 Scott Hatteberg 1995 Boston Red Sox 09-08-1995 25
32 LaTroy Hawkins 1995 Minnesota Twins 04-29-1995 22
60 Jimmy Haynes 1995 Baltimore Orioles 09-13-1995 23
55 Wilson Heredia 1995 Texas Rangers 04-27-1995 23
44 Jose Herrera 1995 Oakland Athletics 08-12-1995 22
4 Bobby Higginson 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-26-1995 24
46 Dwayne Hosey 1995 Boston Red Sox 09-01-1995 28
54 Joe Hudson 1995 Boston Red Sox 06-10-1995 24
37 Rick Huisman 1995 Kansas City Royals 09-04-1995 26
32 Edwin Hurtado 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 05-22-1995 25
46 Mike James 1995 California Angels 04-29-1995 27
2 Derek Jeter 1995 New York Yankees 05-29-1995 20
51 Doug Johns 1995 Oakland Athletics 07-08-1995 27
49 Ricardo Jordan 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 06-23-1995 24
60 Matt Karchner 1995 Chicago White Sox 07-18-1995 28
42 Scott Karl 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 05-04-1995 23
26 Brian Keyser 1995 Chicago White Sox 06-02-1995 28
37 Rick Krivda 1995 Baltimore Orioles 07-07-1995 25
50 Matt Lawton 1995 Minnesota Twins 09-05-1995 23
40 Felipe Lira 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-27-1995 23
8 Mark Loretta 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 09-04-1995 24
46 Ron Mahay 1995 Boston Red Sox 05-21-1995 23
47 Isidro Marquez 1995 Chicago White Sox 04-26-1995 29
53 Sandy Martinez 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 06-24-1995 24
16 Dan Masteller 1995 Minnesota Twins 06-23-1995 27
15 Brian Maxcy 1995 Detroit Tigers 05-26-1995 24
31 Jamie McAndrew 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 07-17-1995 27
42 Jim Mecir 1995 Seattle Mariners 09-04-1995 25
55 Paul Menhart 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 04-27-1995 26
28 Lyle Mouton 1995 Chicago White Sox 06-07-1995 26
55 Oscar Munoz 1995 Minnesota Twins 08-06-1995 25
54 Chris Nichting 1995 Texas Rangers 05-15-1995 29
36 C.J. Nitkowski 1995 Detroit Tigers 06-03-1995 22
16 Les Norman 1995 Kansas City Royals 05-29-1995 26
22 Jon Nunnally 1995 Kansas City Royals 04-26-1995 23
3 Orlando Palmeiro 1995 California Angels 07-01-1995 26
38 Jeff Patterson 1995 New York Yankees 04-30-1995 26
18 Rudy Pemberton 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-26-1995 25
7 Shannon Penn 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-28-1995 25
40 Troy Percival 1995 California Angels 04-26-1995 25
1 Tomas Perez 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 05-03-1995 21
46 Andy Pettitte 1995 New York Yankees 04-29-1995 22
56 Jeff Pierce 1995 Boston Red Sox 04-26-1995 25
51 Jim Pittsley 1995 Kansas City Royals 05-23-1995 21
62 Jorge Posada 1995 New York Yankees 09-04-1995 24
41 Arquimedez Pozo 1995 Seattle Mariners 09-12-1995 22
48 Ariel Prieto 1995 Oakland Athletics 07-02-1995 25
26 Brian Raabe 1995 Minnesota Twins 09-17-1995 27
59 Brad Radke 1995 Minnesota Twins 04-29-1995 22
18 Joe Randa 1995 Kansas City Royals 04-30-1995 25
47 Al Reyes 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 04-27-1995 24
33 Ron Rightnowar 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 05-20-1995 30
42 Mariano Rivera 1995 New York Yankees 05-23-1995 25
17 Ruben Rivera 1995 New York Yankees 09-03-1995 21
47 Joe Roa 1995 Cleveland Indians 09-20-1995 23
51 Sid Roberson 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 05-20-1995 23
44 Kenny Robinson 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 07-20-1995 25
30 Frankie Rodriguez 1995 Boston Red Sox 04-26-1995 22
7 Steve Rodriguez 1995 Boston Red Sox 04-30-1995 24
47 Jimmy Rogers 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 07-30-1995 28
41 Bill Simas 1995 Chicago White Sox 08-15-1995 23
38 Mike Sirotka 1995 Chicago White Sox 07-19-1995 24
27 Chris Snopek 1995 Chicago White Sox 07-31-1995 24
46 Clint Sodowsky 1995 Detroit Tigers 09-04-1995 23
50 Steve Sparks 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 04-28-1995 29
13 Todd Steverson 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-28-1995 23
7 Shannon Stewart 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 09-02-1995 21
38 Chris Stynes 1995 Kansas City Royals 05-19-1995 22
55 Jeff Suppan 1995 Boston Red Sox 07-17-1995 20
29 Mike Sweeney 1995 Kansas City Royals 09-04-1995 22
57 Scott Taylor 1995 Texas Rangers 07-28-1995 28
50 Larry Thomas 1995 Chicago White Sox 08-11-1995 25
53 Mike Thomas 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 07-12-1995 25
52 Dilson Torres 1995 Kansas City Royals 04-29-1995 24
53 Chris Tremie 1995 Chicago White Sox 07-01-1995 25
31 Michael Tucker 1995 Kansas City Royals 04-26-1995 23
8 Tim Unroe 1995 Milwaukee Brewers 05-30-1995 24
33 Ron Villone 1995 Seattle Mariners 04-28-1995 25
44 Joe Vitiello 1995 Kansas City Royals 04-29-1995 25
52 Jeff Ware 1995 Toronto Blue Jays 09-02-1995 24
31 John Wasdin 1995 Oakland Athletics 08-24-1995 23
51 Scott Watkins 1995 Minnesota Twins 08-01-1995 25
56 Don Wengert 1995 Oakland Athletics 04-30-1995 25
30 Sean Whiteside 1995 Detroit Tigers 04-29-1995 24
36 Chris Widger 1995 Seattle Mariners 06-23-1995 24
19 George Williams 1995 Oakland Athletics 07-14-1995 26
39 Steve Wojciechowski 1995 Oakland Athletics 07-18-1995 24
33 Bob Wolcott 1995 Seattle Mariners 08-18-1995 21
24, 48 Gregg Zaun 1995 Baltimore Orioles 06-24-1995 24
1995 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1995 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.

Ray Jansen (four for five in his first game), Aubrey Epps (three for four in his first game) and Ed Irvin (two for three in his first game) all finished their career with lifetime batting averages which were greater than their career fielding percentages.
     

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