1890 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."
"Baseball is the sport that cackles back at can't-miss kids. Baseball humbles every player sooner or later. Baseball confers greatness stingily, in its own sweet time. At least that's what the bow-tied essayists and sandlot scouts solemnly tell us." - Johnette Howard in Sports Illustrated
National League Debuts

1890

n/a Steve Brodie 1890 Boston Beaneaters 04-21-1890 21
n/a Patsy Donovan 1890 Boston Beaneaters 04-19-1890 25
n/a Al Lawson 1890 Boston Beaneaters 05-13-1890 21
n/a Bobby Lowe 1890 Boston Beaneaters 04-19-1890 24
n/a Kid Nichols 1890 Boston Beaneaters 04-23-1890 20
n/a Al Schellhase 1890 Boston Beaneaters 05-07-1890 25
n/a John Taber 1890 Boston Beaneaters 04-30-1890 21
n/a Tony Von Fricken 1890 Boston Beaneaters 05-09-1890 20
n/a George Stallings 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 05-22-1890 22
n/a Jim Andrews 1890 Chicago Colts 04-19-1890 24
n/a Jimmy Cooney 1890 Chicago Colts 04-19-1890 24
n/a Roscoe Coughlin 1890 Chicago Colts 04-22-1890 22
n/a Fred Demarais 1890 Chicago Colts 07-26-1890 23
n/a Howard Earl 1890 Chicago Colts 04-19-1890 21
n/a Ed Eiteljorge 1890 Chicago Colts 05-02-1890 18
n/a Ossie France 1890 Chicago Colts 07-14-1890 31
n/a Robert Gibson 1890 Chicago Colts 06-04-1890 20
n/a Bob Glenalvin 1890 Chicago Colts 07-12-1890 23
n/a Marty Honan 1890 Chicago Colts 10-03-1890 21
n/a Ed Hutchinson 1890 Chicago Colts 06-17-1890 23
n/a Malachi Kittridge 1890 Chicago Colts 04-19-1890 20
n/a Pat Luby 1890 Chicago Colts 06-16-1890 0
n/a Dad Lytle 1890 Chicago Colts 08-11-1890 28
n/a Tom Nagle 1890 Chicago Colts 04-22-1890 24
n/a Ed Stein 1890 Chicago Colts 07-24-1890 20
n/a Jake Stenzel 1890 Chicago Colts 06-16-1890 22
n/a Pat Wright 1890 Chicago Colts 07-11-1890 25
n/a Billy Clingman 1890 Cincinnati Reds 09-09-1890 20
n/a John Dolan 1890 Cincinnati Reds 09-05-1890 22
n/a Jerry Harrington 1890 Cincinnati Reds 04-30-1890 21
n/a Billy Rhines 1890 Cincinnati Reds 04-22-1890 21
n/a Vince Dailey 1890 Cleveland Spiders 04-21-1890 25
n/a George Davis 1890 Cleveland Spiders 04-19-1890 19
n/a Bill Delaney 1890 Cleveland Spiders 08-21-1890 27
n/a Tom Dowse 1890 Cleveland Spiders 04-21-1890 23
n/a Ezra Lincoln 1890 Cleveland Spiders 05-02-1890 21
n/a Pat Lyons 1890 Cleveland Spiders 07-21-1890 0
n/a Will Smalley 1890 Cleveland Spiders 04-19-1890 18
n/a Jake Virtue 1890 Cleveland Spiders 07-21-1890 25
n/a Jack Wadsworth 1890 Cleveland Spiders 05-01-1890 22
n/a Cy Young 1890 Cleveland Spiders 08-06-1890 23
n/a Jesse Burkett 1890 New York Giants 04-22-1890 21
n/a Artie Clarke 1890 New York Giants 04-19-1890 24
n/a Shorty Howe 1890 New York Giants 06-17-1890 0
n/a George McMillan 1890 New York Giants 08-11-1890 26
n/a Bob Murphy 1890 New York Giants 05-27-1890 23
n/a Mort Scanlan 1890 New York Giants 04-21-1890 29
n/a Jack Sharrott 1890 New York Giants 04-22-1890 20
n/a Lew Whistler 1890 New York Giants 08-07-1890 22
n/a Bob Allen 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1890 22
n/a Sumner Bowman 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 06-11-1890 23
n/a Eddie Burke 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1890 23
n/a John Coleman 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 06-23-1890 30
n/a Bill Grey 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 05-14-1890 19
n/a Ed Mayer 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1890 24
n/a Jack McFetridge 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 06-07-1890 20
n/a Frank Motz 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 08-27-1890 21
n/a Tom Vickery 1890 Philadelphia Phillies 04-21-1890 22
n/a Kirtley Baker 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 05-07-1890 20
n/a Tun Berger 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 05-09-1890 22
n/a Fred Clement 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-24-1890 23
n/a Pete Daniels 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-19-1890 26
n/a Duke Esper 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-18-1890 21
n/a Harry Gilbert 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-23-1890 21
n/a John Gilbert 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-23-1890 26
n/a Charlie Gray 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-23-1890 25
n/a Billy Gumbert 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-19-1890 24
n/a John Hayner 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 08-19-1890 18
n/a Charlie Heard 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 07-14-1890 18
n/a Henry Jones 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-22-1890 0
n/a Mike Jordan 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 08-21-1890 27
n/a John Kelty 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-19-1890 19
n/a Frank McGinn 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-09-1890 0
n/a Fred Osborne 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 07-14-1890 0
n/a Bill Phillips 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 08-11-1890 21
n/a Fred Roat 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 05-10-1890 22
n/a Phil Routcliffe 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-21-1890 19
n/a Ed Sales 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 07-15-1890 0
n/a Crazy Schmit 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-21-1890 24
n/a Fred Truax 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 08-18-1890 0
n/a Bill Wilson 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-30-1890 22
n/a Henry Youngman 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 04-19-1890 25
n/a George Ziegler 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 06-19-1890 18
1890 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1890 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."

On the final day of the 1930 season, Dizzy Dean was called up and pitched a three-hitter. In Spring Training the following year, Dean had a fight with catcher Gabby Street and the franchise left him in the Minor Leagues all season long.
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