we'll start with dave hansen, pinch hitter extraordinaire:
september 16, 1990 against the reds. pinch hit for rick dempsey and went 0 for 1 with a strikeout against rob dibble.
yawn. how about darren holmes?
september 1, 1990 against the expos. relieved don aase and pitched 2 innings, giving up 1 hit, two walks with two strikeouts. received no decision. first batter faced was oil can boyd (he grounded out). first strikeout victim was dave martinez. not too bad.
luis lopez?
september 14, 1990 against the reds. pinch hit for mike sharperson and went 0 for 1 against tim birtsas. his fly ball was caught by glenn braggs who then threw home to get fernando valenzuela for a 9-2 double play. alomst an rbi!
how about jim neidlinger?
august 1, 1990 against the giants. started the game and went 6 innings, giving up 7 hits and one run (earned) with a walk and three strikeouts and was not involved in the decision. first batter faced was brett butler (he grounded out) and first strikeout victim was jose uribe. that's pretty good for a debut.
how did jose offerman fare?
august 19, 1990 against the expos. started the game batting leadoff and playing shortstop and went 3 for 5 (3 for 4 against dennis martinez, 0 for 1 against steve frey). hit a homerun in his first at bat, leading off the bottom of the first. singled in the third and fifth innings, before grounding out in his final two at bats. he also stole a base, turned a double play and didn't make an error. well done, jose!
jim poole, olympian:
june 15, 1990 against the padres. relieved jay howell in the 11th inning and struck out the first and only batter he faced - tony gwynn. now that is making a debut!
brian traxler?
april 24, 1990 against the cardinals. pinch hit for eddie murray and went 0 for 1 with a strikeout against bob tewksbury. pretty memorable for traxler, i am sure, as he hit for a hall of famer.
dave walsh?
august 13, 1990 against the braves. relieved fernando valenzuela and pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 runs (both earned). gave up 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2 with no decision. first batter faced was jeff blauser (he flew out) and first strikeout victim was john smoltz. meh.
terry wells?
july 3, 1990 against the cubs. started the game, going 6 innings and gave up 6 runs (4 earned) and 8 hits. walked 1 and struck out 6 and got no decision. first batter faced was doug dascenzo (he popped out) and first strikeout victim was the second batter he faced, ryne sandberg. not a bad start to the game, but not a great overall debut.
carlos hernandez was also in this set, although i can't find his card to scan. we'll assess his debut anyway:
april 20, 1990 against the astros. started the game at catcher and went 1 for 3 against jim deshaies. flew out in his first at bat, doubled and scored his second time up, and grounded out his last time up.
i give the nod to offerman, although i contend that homering in his first at bat was the worst thing that could have happened as he seemed to fancy himself a power hitter after that and flew out all the time, rather than hit ground balls and use his speed. regardless, no strasburg-esque debuts in this lot!
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