2011 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."
"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
American League Debuts

2011

27 Mike Trout 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 07-08-2011 19
50 Jacob Turner 2011 Detroit Tigers 07-30-2011 20
37 Henderson Alvarez 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 08-10-2011 21
52 Tyler Chatwood 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 04-11-2011 21
40 Kelvin Herrera 2011 Kansas City Royals 09-21-2011 21
35 Eric Hosmer 2011 Kansas City Royals 05-06-2011 21
68, 76 Jose Iglesias 2011 Boston Red Sox 05-08-2011 21
13 Brett Lawrie 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 08-05-2011 21
63 Jesus Montero 2011 New York Yankees 09-01-2011 21
13 Salvador Perez 2011 Kansas City Royals 08-10-2011 21
28 Alexi Amarista 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 04-26-2011 22
49 Blake Beavan 2011 Seattle Mariners 07-03-2011 22
55 Tim Collins 2011 Kansas City Royals 03-31-2011 22
23 Danny Duffy 2011 Kansas City Royals 05-18-2011 22
62 Eduardo Escobar 2011 Chicago White Sox 09-02-2011 22
62 Liam Hendriks 2011 Minnesota Twins 09-06-2011 22
55 Matt Moore 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 09-14-2011 22
36 Michael Pineda 2011 Seattle Mariners 04-05-2011 22
43 Addison Reed 2011 Chicago White Sox 09-04-2011 22
71 Austin Romine 2011 New York Yankees 09-11-2011 22
13 Dustin Ackley 2011 Seattle Mariners 06-17-2011 23
47 Nathan Adcock 2011 Kansas City Royals 03-31-2011 23
63 Joe Benson 2011 Minnesota Twins 09-06-2011 23
68 Dellin Betances 2011 New York Yankees 09-22-2011 23
53 Zach Britton 2011 Baltimore Orioles 04-03-2011 23
27 Lonnie Chisenhall 2011 Cleveland Indians 06-27-2011 23
16 Alex Liddi 2011 Seattle Mariners 09-07-2011 23
27 Leonys Martin 2011 Texas Rangers 09-02-2011 23
57 Zach McAllister 2011 Cleveland Indians 07-07-2011 23
8 Mike Moustakas 2011 Kansas City Royals 06-10-2011 23
44 Lester Oliveros 2011 Detroit Tigers 07-01-2011 23
64 Chris Parmelee 2011 Minnesota Twins 09-06-2011 23
43 Garrett Richards 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 08-10-2011 23
52 Chance Ruffin 2011 Detroit Tigers 07-25-2011 23
60 Hector Santiago 2011 Chicago White Sox 07-06-2011 23
15 Kyle Seager 2011 Seattle Mariners 07-07-2011 23
56 Alexander Torres 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 07-18-2011 23
32 Alex White 2011 Cleveland Indians 04-30-2011 23
58 Adam Wilk 2011 Detroit Tigers 05-26-2011 23
6 Ryan Adams 2011 Baltimore Orioles 05-20-2011 24
34 Joel Carreno 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 08-23-2011 24
12 Ezequiel Carrera 2011 Cleveland Indians 05-20-2011 24
53 Alex Cobb 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 05-01-2011 24
40, 30 David Cooper 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 04-29-2011 24
43 Aaron Crow 2011 Kansas City Royals 03-31-2011 24
49 Danny Farquhar 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 09-13-2011 24
61 Pedro Florimon 2011 Baltimore Orioles 09-10-2011 24
9 Johnny Giavotella 2011 Kansas City Royals 08-05-2011 24
58 Mark Hamburger 2011 Texas Rangers 08-31-2011 24
51 Kyle Hudson 2011 Baltimore Orioles 09-04-2011 24
22 Jason Kipnis 2011 Cleveland Indians 07-22-2011 24
60 Brandon Laird 2011 New York Yankees 07-22-2011 24
60 Ryan Lavarnway 2011 Boston Red Sox 08-18-2011 24
55 Jeremy Moore 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 09-02-2011 24
45, 64 Hector Noesi 2011 New York Yankees 05-18-2011 24
8 Carlos Peguero 2011 Seattle Mariners 04-19-2011 24
35 Cord Phelps 2011 Cleveland Indians 06-08-2011 24
28 Manny Pina 2011 Kansas City Royals 08-03-2011 24
44 Zach Putnam 2011 Cleveland Indians 09-13-2011 24
12 Trayvon Robinson 2011 Seattle Mariners 08-05-2011 24
46 Eric Thames 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 05-18-2011 24
55 Mason Tobin 2011 Texas Rangers 04-02-2011 24
60 Brayan Villarreal 2011 Detroit Tigers 04-02-2011 24
19 Jemile Weeks 2011 Oakland Athletics 06-07-2011 24
62 Al Alburquerque 2011 Detroit Tigers 04-15-2011 25
64 Duane Below 2011 Detroit Tigers 07-20-2011 25
66 Andrew Brackman 2011 New York Yankees 09-22-2011 25
45 Russ Canzler 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 09-15-2011 25
67 Andrew Carignan 2011 Oakland Athletics 09-02-2011 25
46 Louis Coleman 2011 Kansas City Royals 04-21-2011 25
60 Fautino De Los Santos 2011 Oakland Athletics 06-04-2011 25
58 Scott Diamond 2011 Minnesota Twins 07-18-2011 25
12 Andy Dirks 2011 Detroit Tigers 05-16-2011 25
49 Charlie Furbush 2011 Detroit Tigers 05-23-2011 25
61 Steve Garrison 2011 New York Yankees 07-25-2011 25
30 Brandon Guyer 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 05-06-2011 25
50 Nick Hagadone 2011 Cleveland Indians 09-01-2011 25
45 Josh Judy 2011 Cleveland Indians 05-22-2011 25
34 Corey Kluber 2011 Cleveland Indians 09-01-2011 25
49 Luis Marte 2011 Detroit Tigers 09-01-2011 25
19 Efren Navarro 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 09-02-2011 25
58 Zach Phillips 2011 Baltimore Orioles 08-31-2011 25
56 Zach Stewart 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 06-16-2011 25
23 Michael Taylor 2011 Oakland Athletics 09-02-2011 25
23 Rene Tosoni 2011 Minnesota Twins 04-28-2011 25
59 Anthony Vasquez 2011 Seattle Mariners 08-23-2011 25
57 Kyle Waldrop 2011 Minnesota Twins 09-05-2011 25
70 Kyle Weiland 2011 Boston Red Sox 07-10-2011 25
38 Matt Angle 2011 Baltimore Orioles 07-17-2011 26
39 Dylan Axelrod 2011 Chicago White Sox 09-07-2011 26
58 Chad Beck 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 09-13-2011 26
50 Cody Eppley 2011 Texas Rangers 04-23-2011 26
70 George Kontos 2011 New York Yankees 09-10-2011 26
66 Shane Lindsay 2011 Chicago White Sox 09-02-2011 26
31 Josh Lueke 2011 Seattle Mariners 04-03-2011 26
64 Trystan Magnuson 2011 Oakland Athletics 05-17-2011 26
1 Darin Mastroianni 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 08-24-2011 26
47 Luis Perez 2011 Toronto Blue Jays 04-16-2011 26
71 Nate Spears 2011 Boston Red Sox 09-06-2011 26
38 Robinson Chirinos 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 07-18-2011 27
28 Blake Davis 2011 Baltimore Orioles 06-22-2011 27
26 Brian Dinkelman 2011 Minnesota Twins 06-04-2011 27
65 Graham Godfrey 2011 Oakland Athletics 06-10-2011 27
47 Brandon Gomes 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 05-03-2011 27
1 Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2011 Minnesota Twins 04-01-2011 27
61 Everett Teaford 2011 Kansas City Royals 05-17-2011 27
62 Neil Wagner 2011 Oakland Athletics 08-30-2011 27
45, 53 Kevin Whelan 2011 New York Yankees 06-10-2011 27
54 Tom Wilhelmsen 2011 Seattle Mariners 04-03-2011 27
49 Dane De La Rosa 2011 Tampa Bay Rays 07-20-2011 28
35 Steve Delabar 2011 Seattle Mariners 09-11-2011 28
32 Jerad Head 2011 Cleveland Indians 08-28-2011 28
39 Lance Pendleton 2011 New York Yankees 04-15-2011 28
26 Anthony Recker 2011 Oakland Athletics 08-25-2011 28
44 Mike Wilson 2011 Seattle Mariners 05-10-2011 28
68 Tommy Hottovy 2011 Boston Red Sox 06-03-2011 30
39, 53 Amauri Sanit 2011 New York Yankees 05-12-2011 32
22 Yoshinori Tateyama 2011 Texas Rangers 05-24-2011 35
2011 American League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 2011 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Rich Amaral spent nine seasons in the Minor Leagues and upon his callup he commented, "I've been to every baseball park in America, except those in the American and National League."

Ted Cox made his Major League debut in 1977 with the Boston Red Sox and over two games on September 18 and 19, Cox went six for six before he made an out.
     

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