ROBERTO CLEMENTE DEBUT APRIL 18, 1955 PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Roberto Clemente played his entire 18-year baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972).  He won the National League MVP in 1966. Clemente participated in 12 All-Star games and also wwon 12 Gold Glove awards.  He also led the league in batting average in four different seasons.  He died in an airplane crash on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.  He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973, thus becoming the first Latin American to be selected and the only current Hall of Famer for whom the mandatory five-year waiting period has been waived since the wait was instituted in 1954.

RALPH KINER DEBUT APRIL 16, 1946 PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Ralph Kiner makes his debut with the Pirates on April 16, 1946.  He would go on to slug 369 home runs in 10 seasons before injuries derailed him at age 32.  He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

SATCHEL PAIGE DEBUT GAME JULY 9, 1948 CLEVELAND INDIANS

SATCHEL PAIGE MAKES HIS DEBUT ON JULY 9, 1948 FOR THE CLEVELAND INDIANS AGAINST THE DETROIT TIGERS. HE IS 48 YEARS OLD.

NELLIE FOX 1ST GAME, JUNE 8, 1947 PHILADELPHIA A'S

Most people rightfully associate Nellie Fox with the Chicago White Sox.  Rightfully so.  But he made his quiet debut against Bob Feller and the Cleveland A's on June 8, 1947 when he was with the Philadelphia Athletics

LARRY DOBY 1ST GAME JULY 5, 1947 CLEVELAND INDIANS

Larry Doby was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League. A center fielder, Doby appeared in seven All-Star games and finished second in the 1954 American League MVP voting. Appointed manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1978, Doby was the second African-American to lead a Major League club. He was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.  He made his debut with the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1947

DUKE SNIDER 1ST GAME APRIL 17, 1947 BROOKLYN DODGERS

Duke Snider was the centerfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing with them from 1947 to 1962, and a key figure in their NL Pennant winning seasons.   He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980. In Snider's 18-year career, he batted .295 with 407 home runs and 1,333 RBI in 2,143 games.

TED WILLIAMS 1ST GAME (AGAIN) HISTORIC BOX SCORE APRIL 20, 1939

HERE IS ANOTHER PAPER WITH THE TED WILLIAMS BOX SCORE. IT IS THE ONLY TIME LOU GEHRIG, TED WILLIAMS, AND JOE DIMAGGIO APPEARED IN THE SAME GAME