1995 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 no Major League record held by a rookie. It's revealing to see just how far the rookie marks are below the single season marks. This is a testament to how difficult the game is to learn and play." - Luke Salisbury in The Answer is Baseball (1989)
National League Debuts

1995

49 Juan Acevedo 1995 Colorado Rockies 04-30-1995 24
51 Terry Adams 1995 Chicago Cubs 08-10-1995 22
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 1995 New York Mets 04-26-1995 21
48 Tavo Alvarez 1995 Montreal Expos 08-21-1995 23
11 Shane Andrews 1995 Montreal Expos 04-26-1995 23
57 Rich Aurilia 1995 San Francisco Giants 09-06-1995 24
38 Roger Bailey 1995 Colorado Rockies 04-27-1995 24
52 Brian Barber 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 08-12-1995 22
18 Jeff Barry 1995 New York Mets 06-09-1995 25
6 Jason Bates 1995 Colorado Rockies 04-26-1995 24
35 Allen Battle 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 04-26-1995 26
56 Marvin Benard 1995 San Francisco Giants 09-05-1995 25
41 Alan Benes 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 09-19-1995 23
1 Yamil Benitez 1995 Montreal Expos 09-16-1995 22
15 Gary Bennett 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 09-24-1995 23
55 Andres Berumen 1995 San Diego Padres 04-27-1995 24
45 Doug Bochtler 1995 San Diego Padres 05-05-1995 24
55 Terry Bradshaw 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 05-04-1995 26
30 Jamie Brewington 1995 San Francisco Giants 07-24-1995 23
27 Jorge Brito 1995 Colorado Rockies 04-30-1995 28
45 Jim Bruske 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 08-25-1995 30
25 Mike Busch 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 08-30-1995 27
43 Paul Byrd 1995 New York Mets 07-28-1995 24
30 Alberto Castillo 1995 New York Mets 05-28-1995 25
60 Juan Castro 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-02-1995 23
27 Roger Cedeno 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 06-20-1995 20
41 Jason Christiansen 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-26-1995 25
52 Brad Clontz 1995 Atlanta Braves 04-26-1995 24
49 Reid Cornelius 1995 Montreal Expos 04-29-1995 24
4 Craig Counsell 1995 Colorado Rockies 09-17-1995 25
62 John Courtright 1995 Cincinnati Reds 05-06-1995 24
72 Doug Creek 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 09-17-1995 26
33 Glenn Dishman 1995 San Diego Padres 06-22-1995 24
49 Jim Dougherty 1995 Houston Astros 04-27-1995 27
27 Matt Dunbar 1995 Florida Marlins 04-25-1995 26
2 Angelo Encarnacion 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-02-1995 26
57 John Ericks 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-24-1995 28
36 Shawn Estes 1995 San Francisco Giants 09-16-1995 22
36 Don Florence 1995 New York Mets 08-08-1995 28
15 Chad Fonville 1995 Montreal Expos 04-28-1995 24
5 Brook Fordyce 1995 New York Mets 04-26-1995 24
15 Matt Franco 1995 Chicago Cubs 09-06-1995 26
22 Freddy Garcia 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-02-1995 22
12 Karim Garcia 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-02-1995 19
61 Steve Gibralter 1995 Cincinnati Reds 06-01-1995 22
30 Ed Giovanola 1995 Atlanta Braves 09-10-1995 26
44 Mike Grace 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 09-01-1995 25
65 Matt Grott 1995 Cincinnati Reds 05-04-1995 27
4 Mark Grudzielanek 1995 Montreal Expos 04-28-1995 24
21 Dave Hajek 1995 Houston Astros 09-15-1995 27
42 Lee Hancock 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-03-1995 28
52 Greg Hansell 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-28-1995 24
58 Dean Hartgraves 1995 Houston Astros 05-03-1995 28
48 Dustin Hermanson 1995 San Diego Padres 05-08-1995 22
28 Todd Hollandsworth 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-25-1995 22
37 Chris Hook 1995 San Francisco Giants 04-30-1995 26
6 Mike Hubbard 1995 Chicago Cubs 07-13-1995 24
29, 44 Jason Isringhausen 1995 New York Mets 07-17-1995 22
36 Mark Johnson 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-26-1995 27
23 Kevin Jordan 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 08-08-1995 25
52 Ryan Karp 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 06-23-1995 25
50 Dennis Konuszewski 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-04-1995 24
15 Brian Kowitz 1995 Atlanta Braves 06-04-1995 25
54 Marc Kroon 1995 San Diego Padres 07-07-1995 22
11 Aaron Ledesma 1995 New York Mets 07-02-1995 24
34 Esteban Loaiza 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-29-1995 23
44 Kevin Lomon 1995 New York Mets 04-27-1995 23
18 Matt Mantei 1995 Florida Marlins 06-18-1995 21
51 T.J. Mathews 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 07-28-1995 25
34 Darrell May 1995 Atlanta Braves 09-10-1995 23
3 Quinton McCracken 1995 Colorado Rockies 09-17-1995 25
53 Jeff McCurry 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-06-1995 25
45 Mike Mimbs 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 05-06-1995 26
26 Steve Mintz 1995 San Francisco Giants 05-18-1995 26
55 Ramon Morel 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-06-1995 20
36, 45 Noe Munoz 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-30-1995 27
34 Matt Murray 1995 Atlanta Braves 08-12-1995 24
27, 32 Mike Myers 1995 Florida Marlins 04-25-1995 25
21 Phil Nevin 1995 Houston Astros 06-11-1995 24
49 C.J. Nitkowski 1995 Cincinnati Reds 06-03-1995 22
16 Hideo Nomo 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 05-02-1995 26
22 Alex Ochoa 1995 New York Mets 09-18-1995 23
13, 50 Antonio Osuna 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-25-1995 22
1 Ricky Otero 1995 New York Mets 04-26-1995 23
51 Eric Owens 1995 Cincinnati Reds 06-06-1995 24
45, 65 Jose Parra 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 05-07-1995 22
60 Steve Parris 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-21-1995 27
33 Carlos Perez 1995 Montreal Expos 04-27-1995 24
12 Eddie Perez 1995 Atlanta Braves 09-10-1995 27
29 Robert Person 1995 New York Mets 09-18-1995 25
59 Jay Powell 1995 Florida Marlins 09-10-1995 23
21 Bill Pulsipher 1995 New York Mets 06-17-1995 21
56 Bryan Rekar 1995 Colorado Rockies 07-19-1995 23
37 Chuck Ricci 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 09-08-1995 26
41 Roberto Rivera 1995 Chicago Cubs 09-03-1995 26
50 Felix Rodriguez 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 05-13-1995 22
53 Joe Rosselli 1995 San Francisco Giants 04-30-1995 22
7 F.P. Santangelo 1995 Montreal Expos 08-02-1995 27
6 Gene Schall 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 06-16-1995 25
43, 63 Curt Schmidt 1995 Montreal Expos 04-28-1995 25
46 Jason Schmidt 1995 Atlanta Braves 04-28-1995 22
31 Kevin Sefcik 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 09-08-1995 24
47 Dennis Springer 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 09-13-1995 30
34 Tanyon Sturtze 1995 Chicago Cubs 05-03-1995 24
47 Scott Sullivan 1995 Cincinnati Reds 05-06-1995 24
36 Dave Swartzbaugh 1995 Chicago Cubs 09-03-1995 27
23 Mark Sweeney 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 08-04-1995 25
39 J.J. Thobe 1995 Montreal Expos 09-18-1995 24
49 Tom Thobe 1995 Atlanta Braves 09-12-1995 26
30 Ozzie Timmons 1995 Chicago Cubs 04-26-1995 24
59 Ugueth Urbina 1995 Montreal Expos 05-09-1995 21
44 Marc Valdes 1995 Florida Marlins 08-28-1995 23
35 Carlos Valdez 1995 San Francisco Giants 07-18-1995 23
3 Quilvio Veras 1995 Florida Marlins 04-25-1995 24
36 Terrell Wade 1995 Atlanta Braves 09-12-1995 22
13 Billy Wagner 1995 Houston Astros 09-13-1995 24
49 Pete Walker 1995 New York Mets 06-07-1995 26
56 Donne Wall 1995 Houston Astros 09-02-1995 28
36, 66 Todd Williams 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-29-1995 24
46 Gary Wilson 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-28-1995 25
1995 National League Debuts


 

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

When Christy Mathewson made his Major League debut the newspaper wrote, "The untried semi-professional possessed great speed and plenty of confidence in himself, but could not control his curves."
     

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