2005 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

2005

50 Jason Bulger 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks 08-26-2005 26
16 Conor Jackson 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks 07-28-2005 23
52 Brandon Medders 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks 06-20-2005 25
57 Dustin Nippert 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks 09-08-2005 24
48 Blaine Boyer 2005 Atlanta Braves 06-12-2005 23
26 Kyle Davies 2005 Atlanta Braves 05-21-2005 21
28 Joey Devine 2005 Atlanta Braves 08-20-2005 21
7 Jeff Francoeur 2005 Atlanta Braves 07-07-2005 21
36 Chuck James 2005 Atlanta Braves 09-28-2005 23
27 Kelly Johnson 2005 Atlanta Braves 05-29-2005 23
50 Anthony Lerew 2005 Atlanta Braves 09-04-2005 22
11 Andy Marte 2005 Atlanta Braves 06-07-2005 21
49 Macay McBride 2005 Atlanta Braves 07-22-2005 22
16 Brian McCann 2005 Atlanta Braves 06-10-2005 21
4 Pete Orr 2005 Atlanta Braves 04-05-2005 25
8 Brayan Pena 2005 Atlanta Braves 05-23-2005 23
11 Ronny Cedeno 2005 Chicago Cubs 04-23-2005 22
29 Mike Fontenot 2005 Chicago Cubs 04-13-2005 24
17 Adam Greenberg 2005 Chicago Cubs 07-09-2005 24
53 Rich Hill 2005 Chicago Cubs 06-15-2005 25
49 John Koronka 2005 Chicago Cubs 06-01-2005 24
19 Matt Murton 2005 Chicago Cubs 07-08-2005 23
58 Geovany Soto 2005 Chicago Cubs 09-23-2005 22
55 Ryan Theriot 2005 Chicago Cubs 09-13-2005 25
37 Jermaine Van Buren 2005 Chicago Cubs 08-31-2005 25
27 William Bergolla 2005 Cincinnati Reds 05-09-2005 22
52 Chris Booker 2005 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-2005 27
56 Todd Coffey 2005 Cincinnati Reds 04-20-2005 24
19 Chris Denorfia 2005 Cincinnati Reds 09-07-2005 24
12 Edwin Encarnacion 2005 Cincinnati Reds 06-24-2005 22
29 Miguel Perez 2005 Cincinnati Reds 09-07-2005 21
37 Brian Shackelford 2005 Cincinnati Reds 06-26-2005 28
10 Jeff Baker 2005 Colorado Rockies 04-04-2005 23
62 Marcos Carvajal 2005 Colorado Rockies 04-06-2005 20
35 Mike Esposito 2005 Colorado Rockies 09-21-2005 23
25 Eddy Garabito 2005 Colorado Rockies 05-27-2005 27
8 Omar Quintanilla 2005 Colorado Rockies 07-31-2005 23
38 Ryan Shealy 2005 Colorado Rockies 06-14-2005 25
23 Ryan Speier 2005 Colorado Rockies 04-04-2005 25
19 Ryan Spilborghs 2005 Colorado Rockies 07-16-2005 25
31 Cory Sullivan 2005 Colorado Rockies 04-04-2005 25
4 Robert Andino 2005 Florida Marlins 09-04-2005 20
49 Yorman Bazardo 2005 Florida Marlins 05-26-2005 21
29 Joe Dillon 2005 Florida Marlins 05-18-2005 29
27 Jeremy Hermida 2005 Florida Marlins 08-31-2005 21
55 Josh Johnson 2005 Florida Marlins 09-10-2005 21
22 Ryan Jorgensen 2005 Florida Marlins 08-08-2005 26
23 Randy Messenger 2005 Florida Marlins 06-22-2005 23
48 Scott Olsen 2005 Florida Marlins 06-25-2005 21
51 Chris Resop 2005 Florida Marlins 06-28-2005 22
56 Jason Vargas 2005 Florida Marlins 07-14-2005 22
20 Josh Wilson 2005 Florida Marlins 09-07-2005 24
38 Ezequiel Astacio 2005 Houston Astros 05-03-2005 26
53 Mike Burns 2005 Houston Astros 05-13-2005 26
52 Charlton Jimerson 2005 Houston Astros 09-14-2005 25
51 Wandy Rodriguez 2005 Houston Astros 05-23-2005 26
30 Luke Scott 2005 Houston Astros 04-05-2005 26
37 Todd Self 2005 Houston Astros 05-12-2005 26
49 Willy Aybar 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 08-31-2005 22
51 Jonathan Broxton 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 07-29-2005 21
27 D.J. Houlton 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-09-2005 25
56 Hong-Chih Kuo 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-02-2005 23
52 Brian Myrow 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 09-06-2005 28
66 Norihiro Nakamura 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-10-2005 31
57 Franquelis Osoria 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 06-07-2005 23
17 Jason Repko 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-06-2005 24
13 Oscar Robles 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 05-10-2005 29
40 Steve Schmoll 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 04-06-2005 25
56 Derek Thompson 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 05-28-2005 24
8 Nelson Cruz 2005 Milwaukee Brewers 09-17-2005 24
37 Dana Eveland 2005 Milwaukee Brewers 07-16-2005 21
28 Prince Fielder 2005 Milwaukee Brewers 06-13-2005 21
7 J.J. Hardy 2005 Milwaukee Brewers 04-04-2005 22
46 Tim Hamulack 2005 New York Mets 09-02-2005 28
1 Anderson Hernandez 2005 New York Mets 09-18-2005 22
27 Mike Jacobs 2005 New York Mets 08-21-2005 24
17 Dae-Sung Koo 2005 New York Mets 04-04-2005 35
22 Royce Ring 2005 New York Mets 04-29-2005 24
58 Eude Brito 2005 Philadelphia Phillies 08-21-2005 27
29 Danny Sandoval 2005 Philadelphia Phillies 07-17-2005 25
50 Robinson Tejeda 2005 Philadelphia Phillies 05-10-2005 22
60 Bryan Bullington 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-18-2005 24
62 Matt Capps 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-16-2005 22
41 Ryan Doumit 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-05-2005 24
26 Chris Duffy 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-07-2005 24
57 Zach Duke 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-02-2005 22
35 Brad Eldred 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-22-2005 25
66 J.J. Furmaniak 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-13-2005 26
61 Tom Gorzelanny 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-20-2005 23
30 Paul Maholm 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-30-2005 23
59 Nate McLouth 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-29-2005 23
56 Ronny Paulino 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-25-2005 24
43 Ray Sadler 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-08-2005 24
49 Craig Breslow 2005 San Diego Padres 07-23-2005 25
52 Clay Hensley 2005 San Diego Padres 07-20-2005 25
4 Ben Johnson 2005 San Diego Padres 06-26-2005 24
18 Paul McAnulty 2005 San Diego Padres 06-22-2005 24
58 Chris Oxspring 2005 San Diego Padres 09-02-2005 28
47 Tim Stauffer 2005 San Diego Padres 05-11-2005 22
59 Jeremy Accardo 2005 San Francisco Giants 05-04-2005 23
43 Matt Cain 2005 San Francisco Giants 08-29-2005 20
1 Angel Chavez 2005 San Francisco Giants 08-30-2005 24
40 Doug Clark 2005 San Francisco Giants 09-14-2005 29
54 Scott Munter 2005 San Francisco Giants 05-11-2005 25
34 Daniel Ortmeier 2005 San Francisco Giants 09-05-2005 23
1 Adam Shabala 2005 San Francisco Giants 06-16-2005 27
37 Jack Taschner 2005 San Francisco Giants 06-11-2005 27
62 Chris Duncan 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 09-10-2005 24
43 John Gall 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 07-26-2005 27
61 Tyler Johnson 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 09-06-2005 24
26 Anthony Reyes 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 08-09-2005 23
53 John Rodriguez 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 07-18-2005 27
55 Skip Schumaker 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 06-08-2005 25
48 Brad Thompson 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 05-08-2005 23
60 Adam Wainwright 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 09-11-2005 24
57 Jason Bergmann 2005 Washington Nationals 08-28-2005 23
28 Tony Blanco 2005 Washington Nationals 04-04-2005 23
1 Tyrell Godwin 2005 Washington Nationals 05-27-2005 25
31 Darrell Rasner 2005 Washington Nationals 09-06-2005 24
35 Rick Short 2005 Washington Nationals 06-10-2005 32
00 Brandon Watson 2005 Washington Nationals 08-09-2005 23
25 Ryan Zimmerman 2005 Washington Nationals 09-01-2005 20
2005 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 2005 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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