1894 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

1894

n/a Frank Bonner 1894 Baltimore Orioles 04-26-1894 24
n/a Jack Horner 1894 Baltimore Orioles 05-07-1894 30
n/a Frank Connaughton 1894 Boston Beaneaters 05-28-1894 25
n/a Scott Hawley 1894 Boston Beaneaters 09-22-1894 19
n/a George Hodson 1894 Boston Beaneaters 08-09-1894 0
n/a Henry Lampe 1894 Boston Beaneaters 05-14-1894 21
n/a Tom Smith 1894 Boston Beaneaters 06-06-1894 22
n/a George Stultz 1894 Boston Beaneaters 09-22-1894 21
n/a Fred Tenney 1894 Boston Beaneaters 06-16-1894 22
n/a Frank West 1894 Boston Beaneaters 07-11-1894 21
n/a John Anderson 1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 09-08-1894 20
n/a Jim Korwan 1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 04-24-1894 20
n/a Andy Sommerville 1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 08-08-1894 18
n/a Fred Underwood 1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 07-18-1894 25
n/a John Houseman 1894 Chicago Colts 09-11-1894 24
n/a Fred Blank 1894 Cincinnati Reds 06-20-1894 20
n/a Carney Flynn 1894 Cincinnati Reds 07-17-1894 19
n/a Henry Fournier 1894 Cincinnati Reds 08-22-1894 29
n/a Marty Hogan 1894 Cincinnati Reds 08-06-1894 24
n/a Bill Massey 1894 Cincinnati Reds 09-18-1894 0
n/a Unknown McGuire 1894 Cincinnati Reds 06-16-1894 0
n/a Bill Pfann 1894 Cincinnati Reds 06-16-1894 0
n/a Jesse Tannehill 1894 Cincinnati Reds 06-17-1894 19
n/a Harry Blake 1894 Cleveland Spiders 07-07-1894 20
n/a Tom Thomas 1894 Cleveland Spiders 09-20-1894 20
n/a Bobby Wallace 1894 Cleveland Spiders 09-15-1894 20
n/a Fred Clarke 1894 Louisville Colonels 06-30-1894 21
n/a Henry Cote 1894 Louisville Colonels 09-16-1894 30
n/a Pat Flaherty 1894 Louisville Colonels 07-11-1894 28
n/a Luke Lutenberg 1894 Louisville Colonels 07-07-1894 29
n/a Harrison Peppers 1894 Louisville Colonels 06-30-1894 0
n/a Ollie Smith 1894 Louisville Colonels 07-11-1894 28
n/a Fred Zahner 1894 Louisville Colonels 07-23-1894 24
n/a Yale Murphy 1894 New York Giants 04-19-1894 24
n/a Huyler Westervelt 1894 New York Giants 04-21-1894 24
n/a Al Burris 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 06-22-1894 20
n/a Nixey Callahan 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 05-12-1894 20
n/a Tom Delahanty 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 09-29-1894 22
n/a Frank Figgemeier 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 09-25-1894 21
n/a Mike Grady 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 04-24-1894 24
n/a George Harper 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 07-11-1894 27
n/a John Johnson 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 09-11-1894 24
n/a Al Lukens 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 06-23-1894 0
n/a Tom Murray 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 06-20-1894 0
n/a Charles Yingling 1894 Philadelphia Phillies 06-22-1894 28
n/a Gene DeMontreville 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-20-1894 21
n/a Fred Hartman 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-26-1894 26
n/a Harry Jordan 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-25-1894 21
n/a Jim Ritz 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-20-1894 0
n/a Gene Steere 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-29-1894 22
n/a Art Ball 1894 St. Louis Browns 08-01-1894 18
n/a Ernie Mason 1894 St. Louis Browns 07-17-1894 0
n/a George Paynter 1894 St. Louis Browns 08-12-1894 23
n/a Joe Peitz 1894 St. Louis Browns 07-05-1894 24
n/a Paul Russell 1894 St. Louis Browns 07-29-1894 23
n/a Jake Boyd 1894 Washington Senators 09-20-1894 20
n/a Rip Egan 1894 Washington Senators 04-30-1894 22
n/a Bill Hassamaer 1894 Washington Senators 04-19-1894 29
n/a John Malarkey 1894 Washington Senators 09-21-1894 22
n/a Win Mercer 1894 Washington Senators 04-21-1894 19
n/a Kid Mohler 1894 Washington Senators 09-29-1894 19
n/a Kip Selbach 1894 Washington Senators 04-24-1894 22
n/a Bill Wynne 1894 Washington Senators 08-31-1894 25
1894 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 1894 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

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."

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.
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