Bryce Harper & The Under-20 Crew At Dodger Stadium

As you may have heard, Washington Nationals super prospect Bryce Harper will make his major league debut on Saturday night against Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers in the second game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Harper, the number one overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, doesn't turn 20 years old until October 16, and was by far the youngest player in Triple A this season. In fact, with a hat tip to the Youngest Player feature on Minor League Central, there is currently only one player younger than Harper in Double A (Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar) and just one player younger than Harper in advanced Class A (Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert).

The Dodgers are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium this season, and in its history has seen its share of great young players. Harper on Saturday will become the 44th player under 20 years old to play at Dodger Stadium, and the 16th player under 20 to make his debut here.

Remember, the Angels played their home games at Dodger Stadium from 1962-1965, and the 1960s were a time when 18 and 19-year olds were given room to succeed. Former Halos outfielder and catcher Ed Kirkpatrick is the youngest to play at Dodger Stadium, at 17 years, 340 days in 1962.

A whopping 31 of the 43 players under 20 to play at Dodger Stadium did so in the first eight years of the stadium, including poor Don Young, who went 0-for-3 in his major league debut against Sandy Koufax on September 9, 1965. But Young had company, as his Cubs teammates combined to go 0-for-24, and the leadoff man Young didn't get a fourth plate appearance even though he played the entire game.

Here's a look at the 15 players under 20 to make their debut at Dodger Stadium, and how they fared, to see what Harper is up against:

Of the 15 debuts, only three were pitchers. Valenzuela (three innings) and Calmus (one inning) each pitched scoreless ball, and while Moeller allowed three runs in four innings he picked up the first save by a Dodger at Dodger Stadium.

Of the remaining 12 debuts, just four of the position players started their MLB debut at Dodger Stadium: Adrian Beltre, Ted Simmons, Don Young, Tony Horton. Harper really is entering rarefied air.