Charley Gehringer's First Game September 22, 1924 Detroit Tigers

Widely regarded as one of the greatest second basemen of all time, Gehringer was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. During his career, Gehringer compiled a .320 batting average and had seven seasons with more than 200 hits -- a hit total never reached in a season by Ted Williams or Mickey Mantle and reached only once by Willie Mays. He was the American League batting champion in 1937 with a .371 average and was also named the American League’s Most Valuable Player. He was among the Top 10 vote recipients in the Most Valuable Player voting for seven straight years from 1932-1938.

Gabby Hartnett's First Game April 12, 1922

Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett was a National Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs in 1922.

On October 1, 1932, Gabby was behind the plate during Babe Ruth's infamous Called Shot. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.

Burleigh Grimes' First Game September 10, 1916

Burleigh Grimes was the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates and then played most of his career with the Brooklyn Robins (who would become the Brooklyn Dodgers). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.

Bob Gibson's First Game April 15, 1959

Bob Gibson makes his debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in a game in Los Angeles. Don Drysdale was the pitcher for the Dodgers who won the game, 5-0, with Don Demeter and Jim Baxes hitting home runs. Gibson would go on to be one of the most dominant pitchers of the 1960's and become one of baseball's best pitchers ever.