1935 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 no Major League record held by a rookie. It's revealing to see just how far the rookie marks are below the single season marks. This is a testament to how difficult the game is to learn and play." - Luke Salisbury in The Answer is Baseball (1989)
National League Debuts

1935

- Al Blanche 1935 Boston Braves 08-23-1935 25
26 Joe Coscarart 1935 Boston Braves 04-26-1935 25
30 Art Doll 1935 Boston Braves 09-21-1935 22
- Ed Moriarty 1935 Boston Braves 06-21-1935 22
22 Ray Mueller 1935 Boston Braves 05-11-1935 23
15 Tom Baker 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 08-15-1935 22
30 Bob Barr 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-11-1935 27
- Rod Dedeaux 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-28-1935 21
20 Harry Eisenstat 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 05-19-1935 19
29 Harvey Green 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-12-1935 20
14 Frank Lamanske 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-27-1935 28
15 Bob Logan 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-18-1935 25
- Whitey Ock 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-29-1935 23
22 Ralph Onis 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 04-27-1935 26
22 Vince Sherlock 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-18-1935 25
14 Frank Skaff 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 09-11-1935 24
18 Clay Bryant 1935 Chicago Cubs 04-19-1935 23
21 Hugh Casey 1935 Chicago Cubs 04-29-1935 21
41 Ken O'Dea 1935 Chicago Cubs 04-21-1935 22
23 Clyde Shoun 1935 Chicago Cubs 08-07-1935 23
42 Walter Stephenson 1935 Chicago Cubs 04-29-1935 24
- Calvin Chapman 1935 Cincinnati Reds 09-10-1935 24
18 Hank Erickson 1935 Cincinnati Reds 04-17-1935 27
25 Lee Gamble 1935 Cincinnati Reds 09-15-1935 25
10 Ival Goodman 1935 Cincinnati Reds 04-16-1935 26
26 Al Hollingsworth 1935 Cincinnati Reds 04-16-1935 27
5 Billy Myers 1935 Cincinnati Reds 04-16-1935 24
29 Emmett Nelson 1935 Cincinnati Reds 06-24-1935 30
24 Les Scarsella 1935 Cincinnati Reds 09-15-1935 21
27 Gene Schott 1935 Cincinnati Reds 04-16-1935 21
22 Al Cuccinello 1935 New York Giants 05-17-1935 20
23 Frank Gabler 1935 New York Giants 04-19-1935 23
1 Harry Gumbert 1935 New York Giants 09-12-1935 25
48 Jim Bivin 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 04-16-1935 25
25 Art Bramhall 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 04-18-1935 26
25 Dino Chiozza 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 07-14-1935 23
22 Chile Gomez 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 07-27-1935 26
32, 44 Orville Jorgens 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 04-19-1935 26
11 Hal Kelleher 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 09-17-1935 22
34 Fred Lucas 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 07-15-1935 32
40 Hugh Mulcahy 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 07-24-1935 21
41 Pretzel Pezzullo 1935 Philadelphia Phillies 04-18-1935 24
50 Mace Brown 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 05-21-1935 26
- Earl Browne 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-12-1935 24
37 Aubrey Epps 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-29-1935 23
52 Wayne Osborne 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 04-18-1935 22
- Claude Passeau 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 09-29-1935 26
15 Mays Copeland 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 04-27-1935 21
20 Ray Harrell 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 04-16-1935 23
32 Ed Heusser 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 04-25-1935 25
10 Lyle Judy 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 09-17-1935 21
24 Lynn King 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 09-21-1935 27
24 Nub Kleinke 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 04-25-1935 23
19 Bill McGee 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 09-29-1935 25
11 Terry Moore 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 04-16-1935 22
33 Sam Narron 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 09-15-1935 22
19 Mike Ryba 1935 St. Louis Cardinals 09-22-1935 32
1935 National League Debuts


 

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the National League during the 1935 season as this group of players made their Major League debut!

Rich Amaral spent nine seasons in the Minor Leagues and upon his callup he commented, "I've been to every baseball park in America, except those in the American and National League."

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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