2007 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

2007

52 Cory Doyne 2007 Baltimore Orioles 06-16-2007 25
2 Luis Hernandez 2007 Baltimore Orioles 07-08-2007 23
58 Radhames Liz 2007 Baltimore Orioles 08-25-2007 24
57 Garrett Olson 2007 Baltimore Orioles 07-04-2007 23
55 Jeff Bailey 2007 Boston Red Sox 07-06-2007 28
61 Clay Buchholz 2007 Boston Red Sox 08-17-2007 23
46 Jacoby Ellsbury 2007 Boston Red Sox 06-30-2007 23
18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2007 Boston Red Sox 04-05-2007 26
44 Brandon Moss 2007 Boston Red Sox 08-06-2007 23
37 Hideki Okajima 2007 Boston Red Sox 04-02-2007 31
41 Lance Broadway 2007 Chicago White Sox 09-07-2007 24
50 John Danks 2007 Chicago White Sox 04-08-2007 21
60 Dewon Day 2007 Chicago White Sox 05-28-2007 26
26 Andy Gonzalez 2007 Chicago White Sox 04-25-2007 25
55 Donny Lucy 2007 Chicago White Sox 09-05-2007 25
55 Gustavo Molina 2007 Chicago White Sox 04-02-2007 25
43 Heath Phillips 2007 Chicago White Sox 09-05-2007 25
1 Danny Richar 2007 Chicago White Sox 07-28-2007 24
62 Ehren Wassermann 2007 Chicago White Sox 07-20-2007 26
13, 14, 13 Asdrubal Cabrera 2007 Cleveland Indians 08-08-2007 21
12 Ben Francisco 2007 Cleveland Indians 05-01-2007 25
32 Aaron Laffey 2007 Cleveland Indians 08-04-2007 22
50, 14, 50 Jensen Lewis 2007 Cleveland Indians 07-16-2007 23
36 Eulogio de la Cruz 2007 Detroit Tigers 06-18-2007 23
46 Jair Jurrjens 2007 Detroit Tigers 08-15-2007 21
4 Cameron Maybin 2007 Detroit Tigers 08-17-2007 20
32 Virgil Vasquez 2007 Detroit Tigers 05-13-2007 24
38 Billy Buckner 2007 Kansas City Royals 08-25-2007 23
21 Billy Butler 2007 Kansas City Royals 05-01-2007 21
7 Alex Gordon 2007 Kansas City Royals 04-02-2007 23
44 Luke Hochevar 2007 Kansas City Royals 09-08-2007 23
58 Neal Musser 2007 Kansas City Royals 04-21-2007 26
48 Joakim Soria 2007 Kansas City Royals 04-04-2007 22
43 Matt Brown 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 05-10-2007 24
48 Ryan Budde 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 07-31-2007 27
64 Terry Evans 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 06-17-2007 25
25 Nick Gorneault 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 06-30-2007 28
59 Marc Gwyn 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 07-29-2007 29
13 Nathan Haynes 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 05-28-2007 27
63 Rich Thompson 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 09-01-2007 23
3 Brandon Wood 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 04-26-2007 22
53 Nick Blackburn 2007 Minnesota Twins 09-03-2007 25
32 Brian Buscher 2007 Minnesota Twins 07-27-2007 26
51 Julio DePaula 2007 Minnesota Twins 05-16-2007 24
50 Garrett Jones 2007 Minnesota Twins 05-15-2007 25
49 Jason Miller 2007 Minnesota Twins 05-26-2007 24
58 Jose Morales 2007 Minnesota Twins 09-08-2007 24
59 Kevin Slowey 2007 Minnesota Twins 06-01-2007 23
61 Tommy Watkins 2007 Minnesota Twins 08-10-2007 27
19 Chris Basak 2007 New York Yankees 06-09-2007 28
62 Joba Chamberlain 2007 New York Yankees 08-07-2007 21
19 Tyler Clippard 2007 New York Yankees 05-20-2007 22
61, 14 Matt DeSalvo 2007 New York Yankees 05-07-2007 26
17 Shelley Duncan 2007 New York Yankees 07-20-2007 27
63 Alberto Gonzalez 2007 New York Yankees 09-01-2007 24
65 Phil Hughes 2007 New York Yankees 04-26-2007 20
29 Kei Igawa 2007 New York Yankees 04-07-2007 27
36 Ian Kennedy 2007 New York Yankees 09-01-2007 22
60 Ross Ohlendorf 2007 New York Yankees 09-11-2007 25
31 Edwar Ramirez 2007 New York Yankees 07-03-2007 26
64 Bronson Sardinha 2007 New York Yankees 09-15-2007 24
38 Chase Wright 2007 New York Yankees 04-17-2007 24
10 Daric Barton 2007 Oakland Athletics 09-10-2007 22
64 Jerry Blevins 2007 Oakland Athletics 09-16-2007 24
61 Dallas Braden 2007 Oakland Athletics 04-24-2007 23
6 Travis Buck 2007 Oakland Athletics 04-02-2007 23
52 Jay Marshall 2007 Oakland Athletics 04-02-2007 24
8 Kevin Melillo 2007 Oakland Athletics 06-24-2007 25
26 Danny Putnam 2007 Oakland Athletics 04-23-2007 24
62 Connor Robertson 2007 Oakland Athletics 05-17-2007 25
28 Kurt Suzuki 2007 Oakland Athletics 06-12-2007 24
50 Wladimir Balentien 2007 Seattle Mariners 09-04-2007 23
9 Jeff Clement 2007 Seattle Mariners 09-04-2007 24
32 Rob Johnson 2007 Seattle Mariners 09-04-2007 25
35 Brandon Morrow 2007 Seattle Mariners 04-03-2007 22
18 Ryan Rowland-Smith 2007 Seattle Mariners 06-22-2007 24
46 Sean White 2007 Seattle Mariners 04-04-2007 25
35 Elijah Dukes 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 04-02-2007 22
1 Akinori Iwamura 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 04-02-2007 28
46 Jeff Ridgway 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 09-17-2007 27
10 Justin Ruggiano 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 09-19-2007 25
38 Andy Sonnanstine 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 06-05-2007 24
70 Armando Galarraga 2007 Texas Rangers 09-15-2007 25
57 Kevin Mahar 2007 Texas Rangers 05-16-2007 25
32 Luis Mendoza 2007 Texas Rangers 09-08-2007 23
30 Travis Metcalf 2007 Texas Rangers 05-19-2007 24
47 A.J. Murray 2007 Texas Rangers 05-16-2007 25
35 Bill White 2007 Texas Rangers 09-05-2007 28
58 Josh Banks 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 09-11-2007 25
57 Jordan De Jong 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 06-06-2007 28
62 Lee Gronkiewicz 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 06-19-2007 28
51 Jesse Litsch 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 05-15-2007 22
59 Curtis Thigpen 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 06-06-2007 24
36 Jamie Vermilyea 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 04-22-2007 25
40 Brian Wolfe 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 05-30-2007 26
2007 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 2007 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Did you know that on September 27, 1963 the Houston Colt .45s fielded an all-rookie lineup that included future stars Joe Morgan, Jerry Grote, and Rusty Staub?

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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