1994 American League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac

1994 American 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 a certain amount of fascination to the big league debut of any athlete. Sometimes they are incredible successes. Sometimes they are frenetic failures." - Sportswriter Arthur Daley

American League Debuts 1994
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
49	Armando Benitez	1994 Baltimore Orioles	07-28-1994	21
55	Scott Klingenbeck	1994 Baltimore Orioles	06-02-1994	23
34	Mark Smith	1994 Baltimore Orioles	05-14-1994	24
46	Gar Finnvold	1994 Boston Red Sox	05-10-1994	26
53	Tim Van Egmond	1994 Boston Red Sox	06-26-1994	25
16	Garret Anderson	1994 California Angels	07-27-1994	22
7	Mark Dalesandro	1994 California Angels	06-06-1994	26
14	Jorge Fabregas	1994 California Angels	04-24-1994	24
35	Andrew Lorraine	1994 California Angels	07-17-1994	21
26	Joe Hall	1994 Chicago White Sox	04-05-1994	28
38	Dane Johnson	1994 Chicago White Sox	05-30-1994	31
8	Olmedo Saenz	1994 Chicago White Sox	05-28-1994	23
37	Chad Ogea	1994 Cleveland Indians	05-03-1994	23
36	Herbert Perry	1994 Cleveland Indians	05-03-1994	24
53	Paul Shuey	1994 Cleveland Indians	05-08-1994	23
17	Riccardo Ingram	1994 Detroit Tigers	06-26-1994	27
32	Jose Lima	1994 Detroit Tigers	04-20-1994	21
10	Phil Stidham	1994 Detroit Tigers	06-04-1994	25
26	Jeff Cirillo	1994 Milwaukee Brewers	05-11-1994	24
15, 22	Mike Matheny	1994 Milwaukee Brewers	04-07-1994	23
41	Jose Mercedes	1994 Milwaukee Brewers	05-31-1994	23
18	Duane Singleton	1994 Milwaukee Brewers	08-04-1994	21
39	Steve Dunn	1994 Minnesota Twins	05-03-1994	24
54	Keith Garagozzo	1994 Minnesota Twins	04-05-1994	24
22	Carlos Pulido	1994 Minnesota Twins	04-09-1994	22
58	Erik Schullstrom	1994 Minnesota Twins	07-18-1994	25
41	Dave Stevens	1994 Minnesota Twins	05-20-1994	24
54	Joe Ausanio	1994 New York Yankees	07-14-1994	28
24	Russ Davis	1994 New York Yankees	07-06-1994	24
50	Robert Eenhoorn	1994 New York Yankees	04-27-1994	26
55	Mark Acre	1994 Oakland Athletics	05-13-1994	25
19	Jim Bowie	1994 Oakland Athletics	08-03-1994	29
41	Fausto Cruz	1994 Oakland Athletics	04-10-1994	21
37	Francisco Matos	1994 Oakland Athletics	07-17-1994	24
38	Steve Phoenix	1994 Oakland Athletics	07-30-1994	26
40	Carlos Reyes	1994 Oakland Athletics	04-07-1994	25
22	Billy Taylor	1994 Oakland Athletics	04-05-1994	32
9	Ernie Young	1994 Oakland Athletics	05-17-1994	24
40	Darren Bragg	1994 Seattle Mariners	04-12-1994	24
42	Jeff Darwin	1994 Seattle Mariners	06-13-1994	24
47	Tim Davis	1994 Seattle Mariners	04-04-1994	23
26	George Glinatsis	1994 Seattle Mariners	07-18-1994	25
34	Quinn Mack	1994 Seattle Mariners	06-16-1994	28
3	Alex Rodriguez	1994 Seattle Mariners	07-08-1994	18
39	Duff Brumley	1994 Texas Rangers	06-01-1994	23
38	Terry Burrows	1994 Texas Rangers	06-12-1994	25
21	John Dettmer	1994 Texas Rangers	06-16-1994	24
29	Rusty Greer	1994 Texas Rangers	05-16-1994	25
32	Rick Helling	1994 Texas Rangers	04-10-1994	23
25	James Hurst	1994 Texas Rangers	04-04-1994	26
58	Brad Cornett	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	06-08-1994	25
8	Alex Gonzalez	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	04-04-1994	20
36	Darren Hall	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	04-30-1994	29
17	Robert Perez	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	07-20-1994	25
38	Aaron Small	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	06-11-1994	22
45	Paul Spoljaric	1994 Toronto Blue Jays	04-06-1994	23
#	Name (sort)	Team (sort)	Debut (sort)	Age (sort)
1994 American League Debuts

1994 N.L. Debuts

Find out which players bid farewell to their field's of dreams in the American League during the 1994 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 Future hall of famer Addie Joss made his Major League pitching debut on April 26, 1902 and tossed a one hitter?

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