1922 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."
"You never forget your first hit in the Major Leagues. It was in my third at bat. That was kind of a relief. You could start off 0-for-34." - Ralph Kiner
National League Debuts

1922

n/a Gil Gallagher 1922 Boston Braves 09-13-1922 26
n/a Joe Genewich 1922 Boston Braves 09-03-1922 25
n/a Snake Henry 1922 Boston Braves 09-15-1922 27
n/a Harry Hulihan 1922 Boston Braves 08-16-1922 23
n/a Gene Lansing 1922 Boston Braves 04-27-1922 24
n/a Joe Matthews 1922 Boston Braves 09-18-1922 23
n/a Tim McNamara 1922 Boston Braves 04-27-1922 23
n/a Bunny Roser 1922 Boston Braves 08-24-1922 20
n/a Al Yeargin 1922 Boston Braves 10-01-1922 20
n/a Art Decatur 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-15-1922 28
n/a Bert Griffith 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-13-1922 26
n/a Andy High 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-12-1922 24
n/a Bernie Hungling 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-14-1922 26
n/a Jim Murray 1922 Brooklyn Robins 07-03-1922 21
n/a Sam Post 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-22-1922 25
n/a Paul Schreiber 1922 Brooklyn Robins 09-02-1922 19
n/a Harry Shriver 1922 Brooklyn Robins 04-14-1922 25
n/a Sparky Adams 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-18-1922 28
n/a Marty Callaghan 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-13-1922 21
n/a Hooks Cotter 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 21
n/a Uel Eubanks 1922 Chicago Cubs 07-20-1922 19
n/a Howie Fitzgerald 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-17-1922 20
n/a Fred Fussell 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-23-1922 26
n/a Walt Golvin 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 28
n/a George Grantham 1922 Chicago Cubs 09-20-1922 22
n/a Gabby Hartnett 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-12-1922 21
n/a Ed Morris 1922 Chicago Cubs 08-05-1922 22
n/a Tiny Osborne 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 29
n/a Butch Weis 1922 Chicago Cubs 04-15-1922 21
n/a Ike Caveney 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-12-1922 27
n/a Duke Gillespie 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-12-1922 22
n/a Cactus Keck 1922 Cincinnati Reds 05-26-1922 23
n/a Red Lutz 1922 Cincinnati Reds 05-31-1922 23
n/a Karl Schnell 1922 Cincinnati Reds 04-24-1922 22
n/a Clint Blume 1922 New York Giants 09-30-1922 23
n/a Ike Boone 1922 New York Giants 04-22-1922 25
n/a Mike Cvengros 1922 New York Giants 09-30-1922 21
n/a Mahlon Higbee 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 21
n/a Travis Jackson 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 18
n/a Fred Johnson 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 28
n/a Waddy Macphee 1922 New York Giants 09-27-1922 22
n/a Freddie Maguire 1922 New York Giants 09-22-1922 23
n/a Ralph Shinners 1922 New York Giants 04-12-1922 26
n/a Rabbit Benton 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 09-13-1922 20
n/a Lerton Pinto 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 05-23-1922 23
n/a John Singleton 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 06-08-1922 25
n/a Tom Sullivan 1922 Philadelphia Phillies 05-15-1922 26
n/a Myrl Brown 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 08-19-1922 27
n/a Jewel Ens 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-28-1922 32
n/a Bonnie Hollingsworth 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-30-1922 26
n/a Tom Lovelace 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-23-1922 24
n/a Jim Mattox 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-30-1922 25
n/a Tom McNamara 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 06-25-1922 26
n/a Art Merewether 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-10-1922 20
n/a Jake Miller 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 07-16-1922 26
n/a Walter Mueller 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-07-1922 27
n/a Clyde Barfoot 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 04-13-1922 30
n/a Sid Benton 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 04-18-1922 27
n/a Ray Blades 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 08-19-1922 26
n/a Jim Bottomley 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 08-18-1922 22
n/a Eddie Dyer 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-08-1922 22
n/a Howard Freigau 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-13-1922 20
n/a Jack Knight 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-20-1922 27
n/a Harry McCurdy 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-01-1922 22
n/a Epp Sell 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 09-01-1922 25
n/a Johnny Stuart 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 07-27-1922 21
n/a Ernie Vick 1922 St. Louis Cardinals 06-29-1922 21
1922 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1922 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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