During his rookie season, he played in two games where he amassed a record of 5 passing attempts with 0 receptions and 2 interceptions.

Matt Ryan started all 16 games in his rookie season and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year.

After his lowest point output since his rookie season, Federko decided to retire after the 1989 – 90 season, having played exactly 1, 000 NHL games.

This nickname was commonly used during that season, perhaps because the team had a new manager and several rookie players.

In his first season, Brown was the NFL's leading rusher with 942 yards in a 12-game regular season and was voted rookie of the year in a United Press poll.

By the end of the season, the rookie quarterback had rewritten the record book in Charlotte and many more in the NFL ( including most passing yards by a rookie with 4, 051, previously held by Peyton Manning with 3, 739 ; and most rushing touchdowns by a QB with 14 ).

In their second match up of the 2011 season, Newton set the record for most passing yards in a season for a rookie QB and converted a 91 yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon LaFell to set a Carolina Panther records for longest pass.

The Cardinals defeated the Panthers in the 2011 season opener on September 11 despite rookie QB Cam Newton's 422 yard debut.

joined car owner Rod Osterlund Racing, in a season that included a rookie class of future stars – Earnhardt, Harry Gant and Terry Labonte.

In his rookie season, Earnhardt won one race at Bristol, captured four poles, had 11 Top 5 finishes, 17 Top 10 finishes, and finished 7th in the points standings, in spite of missing four races because of a broken collarbone, winning Rookie of the Year honors.

For the 2010 season, number 88 was issued to rookie Dez Bryant.

Brown's place was taken in Game 5 by rookie pitcher Liván Hernández, who had earned a spot in the rotation in the second half of the season, but was not in the rotation during the postseason.

* Livan Hernandez ( 1996 – 1998 ) — Hernandez's rookie season coincided with the 1997 World Series.

* Anibal Sanchez ( 2006 – 2012 )-Also acquired in the Josh Beckett & Mike Lowell in the 2005 off-season, Sanchez threw a no-hitter in his rookie season and threw three one-hitters during his tenure.

One of the main priorities of the new leadership was to improve the team's struggling receiving corps and see improvement from quarterback Blaine Gabbert after a disappointing rookie season.

After playing his rookie season at first base, Robinson spent most of his career as a second baseman.

In 1992, reminiscent of the resurgence which greeted Trebelhorn's arrival in 1987, the Brewers rallied behind the leadership of rookie manager Phil Garner and posted their best record since their World Series year in 1982, finishing the season 92 – 70 and in second place, four games behind that year's eventual World Champion Toronto Blue Jays.

The 1977 season featured a roster that included three rookie quarterbacks.

It did not take long for Smith to earn recognition in the major leagues, making what some consider his greatest fielding play only ten games into his rookie season.

With Clemente fast becoming a fan favorite, there would seem little not to like about the early progress of his highly touted rookie season, but the transition from Puerto Rico to Pittsburgh was, in fact, anything but smooth.

After his fast start, Clemente finished his rookie season with an average of. 255, owing at least in part to the recurrence, or perhaps persistence, of the counterproductive batting tics noticed three years before by Dodger scout Al Campanis-and, more to the point, the fact that National League pitchers were noticing as well.

Debuting with the Yankees in 1982 after three seasons in minor league baseball, Mattingly emerged as the Yankees ' starting first baseman after a successful rookie season in 1983.

It started again in 1969 and continued until 1982, then abandoned the market for another decade, missing out on printing the prized rookie cards of Michael Jordan and other mid-and late-1980s National Basketball Association stars.

As a rookie, Crawford was a part of Vancouver's 1982 run to the Stanley Cup finals in which the Canucks were defeated by the New York Islanders.

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with 22 wins in his rookie year in 1980 ; won MVP, Rookie of the Year the same year ), Mikio Kudo ( 20 wins in 1982 ), Hiroshi Tsuno ( recorded double-digit win totals in several years throughout the mid-eighties ) and Yasumitsu Shibata ( three-time All Star ; recorded no-hitter in 1990 ).

But in 1987, for 3rd season, they created this episode (" Requiem ") where now, supposedly still just 5 years before ( which now would be around 1982 instead of 1979 ), Steven was an actual homicide detective ( while Dee Dee was still just a rookie ) and he was working on a big murder case that ended up getting him killed.

After the 1982 season, the Dodgers traded Cey to the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers so that Pedro Guerrero could move to third base and rookie Mike Marshall could get in the Dodgers ' outfield.

McGee became the third rookie to hit two home runs in a World Series game, joining two New York Yankees: Charlie Keller and one of the announcers for the 1982 Series, Tony Kubek ( Andruw Jones joined them in Game 1 of the 1996 World Series ).

Before the 1982 season, the Dodgers sent Lopes to the Oakland Athletics to make room for rookie second baseman Steve Sax, breaking up the longest playing infield in history who had been starters since 1974.

The 1982 first round draft pick ( 16th Pick ) of the Boston Red Sox, Horn hit. 278 with 14 home runs in just 158 at-bats as a rookie in 1987.

As a rookie with the Giants in 1982 Morris scored a touchdown on his very first rushing attempt ; a prelude of what was to come for this powerful running back.

Bailey returned to Edmonton to play with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association in 1978 – 79, where he took rookie Wayne Gretzky under his wing.

The contributions of the other starters-Brandon Backe ( 10 – 8, 4. 76 ) and rookie starters Ezequiel Astacio ( 3 – 6, 5. 67 ) and Wandy Rodríguez ( 10 – 10, 5. 53 )-were less remarkable, but enough to push the Astros into position for a playoff run.

The Vikings proceeded to upset the dynamic Eagles offense, led by a resurgent Michael Vick, 24 – 14 with rookie Joe Webb at the helm.

Clemens made his return on June 22, 2006, against the Minnesota Twins, losing to their rookie phenom, Francisco Liriano, 4 – 2.

Marion Butts set a club record with 39 carries and a team rookie record with 176 yards in Chargers ' 20 – 13 win in Kansas City.

* 1984 – Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 246, previously set by Herb Score in 1954.

Desperately needing a win against the Dodgers in the final game of the year to force a one-game playoff with the Braves in San Francisco, the controversial choice of Giants rookie pitcher Salomon Torres proved disastrous as he gave up three runs in the first four innings and the Giants went on to lose the game 12 – 1.

The Giants went on to lose Game 3 in Arlington, Texas 4 – 2 after a 3-run home run from Ranger's rookie Mitch Moreland in the second inning, and a solo home run by Josh Hamilton in the fifth.

Then on the next play, running back Timmy Smith, a rookie in his first NFL start, took off for a 58-yard touchdown run, making the score 21 – 10.

Bill Walsh retired as head coach after San Francisco's 20 – 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the previous year's Super Bowl XXIII but rookie head coach George Seifert did not miss a beat as he guided the 49ers to a league best 14 – 2 regular season record.

Under Lemaire, the team roared through the 1993 – 94 regular season with a lineup including defensemen Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, and Ken Daneyko, forwards Stephane Richer, John MacLean, Bobby Holik, and Claude Lemieux, and goaltenders Chris Terreri and Martin Brodeur, the latter goaltender being honored as the league's top rookie with the Calder Memorial Trophy .< ref name =" Calder ">

Though the Islanders ' bid for a record-tying fifth championship was ended, Game Five was noted for rookie Pat LaFontaine's emergence, as he scored two third period goals in 38 seconds to cut the Oilers ' lead to 4 – 2.

Brian Boucher, who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers ' playoff run the previous season, couldn't duplicate his performance in 2000 – 01 and therefore lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic.

With the help of rookie Smith, Rony Seikaly, and a more experienced Glen Rice, the Heat finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 38 – 44 record even with a shocking defeat against the Cleveland Cavaliers 148 – 80 and made the playoffs for the first time in their history, becoming the first of the four late 80's expansion teams to do so.

After finishing the 2010 pre-season with a 6 – 2 record, the Cavs decided to waive Danny Green and sign with the undrafted rookie Manny Harris, the Cavs also decided to exercise the fourth-year option with J. J. Hickson.

The 29-game improvement was by far the best in league history — a record which would stand for 10 years until the Boston Celtics jumped from 29 wins in 1978 – 79 to 61 in 1979 – 80 ( the difference again being a highly-touted rookie, Larry Bird ).