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1891 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 1891
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
n/a	Joe Kelley	1891 Boston Beaneaters	07-27-1891	19
n/a	Fred Lake	1891 Boston Beaneaters	05-07-1891	24
n/a	George Rooks	1891 Boston Beaneaters	05-12-1891	27
n/a	Jim Sullivan	1891 Boston Beaneaters	04-22-1891	23
n/a	Bert Inks	1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms	09-02-1891	20
n/a	John O'Brien	1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms	04-22-1891	24
n/a	Bill Bowman	1891 Chicago Colts	06-18-1891	24
n/a	Bill Dahlen	1891 Chicago Colts	04-22-1891	21
n/a	Bill Merritt	1891 Chicago Colts	08-08-1891	21
n/a	Ervin Curtis	1891 Cincinnati Reds	07-15-1891	29
n/a	Henry Killeen	1891 Cleveland Spiders	09-11-1891	19
n/a	John Shearon	1891 Cleveland Spiders	07-28-1891	20
n/a	Buster Burrell	1891 New York Giants	08-01-1891	24
n/a	Dad Clarkson	1891 New York Giants	08-20-1891	24
n/a	Jack Taylor	1891 New York Giants	09-16-1891	18
n/a	Ed Cassian	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	06-26-1891	23
n/a	Alexander Donoghue	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	08-24-1891	27
n/a	Joe Gormley	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	06-16-1891	24
n/a	Lew Graulich	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	09-17-1891	29
n/a	Bill Kling	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	08-13-1891	24
n/a	Harry Morelock	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	08-21-1891	0
n/a	Walter Plock	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	08-21-1891	22
n/a	Phil Saylor	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	07-11-1891	20
n/a	John Schultze	1891 Philadelphia Phillies	05-06-1891	0
n/a	Dan Lally	1891 Pittsburgh Pirates	08-19-1891	24
n/a	John Newell	1891 Pittsburgh Pirates	07-22-1891	23
n/a	Ed Spurney	1891 Pittsburgh Pirates	06-26-1891	19
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
1891 National League Debuts

1891 A.A. Debuts

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1891 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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.

On April 13, 1954, Hank Aaron made his Major League debut and went 0-for-5. However, in his own autobiography Aaron wrote that he went 0-for-4.

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