1895 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

1895

n/a Frank Bowerman 1895 Baltimore Orioles 08-24-1895 26
n/a Scoops Carey 1895 Baltimore Orioles 04-26-1895 24
n/a Bill Hoffer 1895 Baltimore Orioles 04-26-1895 24
n/a Bill Kissinger 1895 Baltimore Orioles 05-30-1895 23
n/a Arlie Pond 1895 Baltimore Orioles 07-04-1895 22
n/a Jimmy Collins 1895 Boston Beaneaters 04-19-1895 25
n/a Cozy Dolan 1895 Boston Beaneaters 04-26-1895 22
n/a Joe Harrington 1895 Boston Beaneaters 09-10-1895 25
n/a Charlie Nyce 1895 Boston Beaneaters 05-28-1895 24
n/a Frank Sexton 1895 Boston Beaneaters 06-21-1895 22
n/a John Warner 1895 Boston Beaneaters 04-23-1895 22
n/a Zeke Wilson 1895 Boston Beaneaters 04-23-1895 25
n/a Bill Yerrick 1895 Boston Beaneaters 09-27-1895 21
n/a Jack Cronin 1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 08-24-1895 21
n/a Hunkey Hines 1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 05-16-1895 27
n/a Sandy McDougal 1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 06-12-1895 21
n/a Bill Everitt 1895 Chicago Colts 04-18-1895 26
n/a Danny Friend 1895 Chicago Colts 09-10-1895 22
n/a Monte McFarland 1895 Chicago Colts 09-14-1895 22
n/a Ace Stewart 1895 Chicago Colts 04-18-1895 26
n/a Walter Thornton 1895 Chicago Colts 07-01-1895 20
n/a Harry Truby 1895 Chicago Colts 08-21-1895 25
n/a King Bailey 1895 Cincinnati Reds 09-21-1895 24
n/a George Hogriever 1895 Cincinnati Reds 04-24-1895 26
n/a Mike Kahoe 1895 Cincinnati Reds 09-22-1895 22
n/a Harry Spies 1895 Cincinnati Reds 04-20-1895 28
n/a Fred Donovan 1895 Cleveland Spiders 06-23-1895 20
n/a Ed Gremminger 1895 Cleveland Spiders 04-21-1895 21
n/a Tom O'Meara 1895 Cleveland Spiders 09-29-1895 22
n/a Pussy Tebeau 1895 Cleveland Spiders 07-22-1895 25
n/a Bill Childers 1895 Louisville Colonels 07-27-1895 0
n/a Ducky Holmes 1895 Louisville Colonels 08-08-1895 26
n/a Bill Kemmer 1895 Louisville Colonels 06-03-1895 21
n/a Barry McCormick 1895 Louisville Colonels 09-25-1895 20
n/a Tom McCreery 1895 Louisville Colonels 06-08-1895 20
n/a Mike McDermott 1895 Louisville Colonels 04-20-1895 32
n/a Dan McFarlan 1895 Louisville Colonels 09-02-1895 21
n/a Ambrose McGann 1895 Louisville Colonels 05-02-1895 27
n/a Dan Minnehan 1895 Louisville Colonels 09-20-1895 29
n/a Tom Morrison 1895 Louisville Colonels 09-18-1895 26
n/a Walt Preston 1895 Louisville Colonels 04-18-1895 27
n/a Dan Sweeney 1895 Louisville Colonels 04-18-1895 27
n/a Joe Wright 1895 Louisville Colonels 07-14-1895 26
n/a Tom Bannon 1895 New York Giants 05-10-1895 26
n/a Larry Battam 1895 New York Giants 09-28-1895 19
n/a Andy Boswell 1895 New York Giants 05-10-1895 21
n/a Frank Butler 1895 New York Giants 07-30-1895 35
n/a Willie Clark 1895 New York Giants 06-20-1895 22
n/a Harry Davis 1895 New York Giants 09-21-1895 22
n/a Ed Doheny 1895 New York Giants 09-16-1895 21
n/a Ernie Beam 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 05-02-1895 28
n/a Art Madison 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 09-09-1895 24
n/a Al Orth 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 08-15-1895 22
n/a Deke White 1895 Philadelphia Phillies 09-14-1895 23
n/a John Corcoran 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-17-1895 0
n/a Brownie Foreman 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-18-1895 19
n/a Gussie Gannon 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-15-1895 21
n/a Jim Gardner 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-20-1895 20
n/a Jake Hewitt 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-06-1895 25
n/a Sam Moran 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-28-1895 24
n/a Bill Niles 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-13-1895 28
n/a Bill Stuart 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-15-1895 21
n/a Dave Wright 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-22-1895 19
n/a Henry Adkinson 1895 St. Louis Browns 09-25-1895 21
n/a Walter Coleman 1895 St. Louis Browns 09-25-1895 22
n/a Joe Connor 1895 St. Louis Browns 09-09-1895 20
n/a Fred Fagin 1895 St. Louis Browns 06-25-1895 0
n/a Billy Kinloch 1895 St. Louis Browns 08-01-1895 21
n/a Dewey McDougal 1895 St. Louis Browns 04-24-1895 23
n/a Guy McFadden 1895 St. Louis Browns 08-24-1895 22
n/a John Otten 1895 St. Louis Browns 07-05-1895 24
n/a Mike Ryan 1895 St. Louis Browns 07-25-1895 27
n/a Ike Samuels 1895 St. Louis Browns 08-03-1895 21
n/a Biff Sheehan 1895 St. Louis Browns 07-22-1895 27
n/a Ed Buckingham 1895 Washington Senators 08-30-1895 19
n/a Dan Coogan 1895 Washington Senators 04-25-1895 20
n/a Joe Corbett 1895 Washington Senators 08-23-1895 19
n/a John Gilroy 1895 Washington Senators 08-30-1895 25
n/a Billy Lush 1895 Washington Senators 09-03-1895 21
n/a Bill McCauley 1895 Washington Senators 08-31-1895 25
n/a Doc McJames 1895 Washington Senators 09-24-1895 21
n/a Carlton Molesworth 1895 Washington Senators 09-14-1895 19
n/a Oscar Purner 1895 Washington Senators 09-02-1895 0
n/a Phil Wisner 1895 Washington Senators 08-30-1895 0
n/a Joe Woerlin 1895 Washington Senators 07-21-1895 30
1895 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 1895 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Five-for-five debuts? Believe it or not it has happened twice: On June 30, 1894 Fred Clarke of the Louisville Colonels and on May 16, 1933, Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators made their Major League debuts and both went five-for-five at the plate.

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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