1893 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."
"Always be cautious about rookie performances in September. They don't indicate what will happen in April." - Texas Rangers General Manager Tom Grieve
National League Debuts

1893

n/a Stub Brown 1893 Baltimore Orioles 08-15-1893 23
n/a Boileryard Clarke 1893 Baltimore Orioles 05-01-1893 24
n/a Edgar McNabb 1893 Baltimore Orioles 05-12-1893 27
n/a Heinie Reitz 1893 Baltimore Orioles 04-27-1893 25
n/a George Treadway 1893 Baltimore Orioles 04-27-1893 26
n/a Bill Coyle 1893 Boston Beaneaters 07-07-1893 21
n/a Jim Garry 1893 Boston Beaneaters 05-02-1893 23
n/a Candy LaChance 1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 08-15-1893 23
n/a George Sharrott 1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 07-27-1893 23
n/a Frank Donnelly 1893 Chicago Colts 08-15-1893 23
n/a Charlie Irwin 1893 Chicago Colts 09-03-1893 24
n/a Abe Johnson 1893 Chicago Colts 07-16-1893 0
n/a Bill Lange 1893 Chicago Colts 04-27-1893 21
n/a Henry Lynch 1893 Chicago Colts 09-21-1893 27
n/a Hal Mauck 1893 Chicago Colts 04-29-1893 24
n/a Gus McGinnis 1893 Chicago Colts 04-27-1893 22
n/a Doc Parker 1893 Chicago Colts 07-11-1893 21
n/a Tom Parrott 1893 Chicago Colts 06-18-1893 25
n/a Gus Yost 1893 Chicago Colts 06-12-1893 0
n/a Lem Cross 1893 Cincinnati Reds 08-06-1893 21
n/a George Darby 1893 Cincinnati Reds 04-28-1893 24
n/a George Henry 1893 Cincinnati Reds 04-27-1893 29
n/a Jack McCarthy 1893 Cincinnati Reds 08-03-1893 24
n/a Connie Murphy 1893 Cincinnati Reds 09-17-1893 22
n/a Jud Smith 1893 Cincinnati Reds 05-21-1893 24
n/a Pete Allen 1893 Cleveland Spiders 08-04-1893 25
n/a Frank Boyd 1893 Cleveland Spiders 05-18-1893 25
n/a Chauncey Fisher 1893 Cleveland Spiders 09-20-1893 21
n/a Jim Gilman 1893 Cleveland Spiders 07-10-1893 23
n/a Charlie Hastings 1893 Cleveland Spiders 05-03-1893 22
n/a Ed McFarland 1893 Cleveland Spiders 07-07-1893 18
n/a Jack Scheible 1893 Cleveland Spiders 09-08-1893 27
n/a John Stafford 1893 Cleveland Spiders 06-15-1893 23
n/a Con Lucid 1893 Louisville Colonels 05-01-1893 19
n/a Bill Rhodes 1893 Louisville Colonels 06-14-1893 0
n/a Red Donahue 1893 New York Giants 05-06-1893 20
n/a Bill Kinsler 1893 New York Giants 06-08-1893 25
n/a Seth Sigsby 1893 New York Giants 06-27-1893 19
n/a Parke Wilson 1893 New York Giants 07-19-1893 25
n/a Frank O'Connor 1893 Philadelphia Phillies 08-03-1893 24
n/a Tuck Turner 1893 Philadelphia Phillies 08-18-1893 20
n/a Tom Colcolough 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-01-1893 22
n/a Sam Gillen 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-19-1893 25
n/a Joe Sugden 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-20-1893 22
n/a Jimmy Bannon 1893 St. Louis Browns 06-15-1893 22
n/a Duff Cooley 1893 St. Louis Browns 07-27-1893 20
n/a Charlie Frank 1893 St. Louis Browns 08-18-1893 23
n/a Bill Goodenough 1893 St. Louis Browns 08-31-1893 30
n/a Pat McCauley 1893 St. Louis Browns 09-05-1893 23
n/a Denny O'Neil 1893 St. Louis Browns 06-18-1893 26
n/a Kid Summers 1893 St. Louis Browns 08-05-1893 25
n/a Art Twineham 1893 St. Louis Browns 09-11-1893 26
n/a Charlie Abbey 1893 Washington Senators 08-16-1893 26
n/a John Graff 1893 Washington Senators 07-19-1893 26
n/a Otis Stocksdale 1893 Washington Senators 07-24-1893 21
n/a Joe Sullivan 1893 Washington Senators 04-27-1893 23
1893 National League Debuts


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Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1893 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Ray Jansen (four for five in his first game), Aubrey Epps (three for four in his first game) and Ed Irvin (two for three in his first game) all finished their career with lifetime batting averages which were greater than their career fielding percentages.

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?
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