highest game score in a rookie debut game

Tom Hughes has the highest Game Score by a rookie, with a Game Score of 119 versus the Boston Beaneaters on September 21, 1901.

NAMEGScDATETMOPPDECGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
119
9/21/1901
vs
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
17.0
8
0
0
0
5
0
0
60
0
2Rob Gardner
R. Gardner
112
10/2/1965
vs
1
0.00
7
0
0
0
15.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
53
0
3Les Mueller
L. Mueller
112
7/21/1945
@
1
0.00
6
0
0
0
19.2
13
0
1
0
5
0
0
74
0
4Eric Erickson
E. Erickson
112
5/24/1918
@
1
0.56
12
1
0
0
16.0
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
55
0
5Jerry Walker
J. Walker
111
9/11/1959
vs
W
1
0.00
4
1
1
0
16.0
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
55
0
6Jack Harshman
J. Harshman
109
8/13/1954
vs
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
16.0
9
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
65
0
7Bob Turley
B. Turley
106
9/5/1953
vs
W
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
12.0
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
45
0
8Kerry Wood
K. Wood
105
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
20
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
9Pat Caraway
P. Caraway
104
8/29/1930
@
W
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
13.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
44
0
10Dick Fowler
D. Fowler
101
6/5/1942
vs
L
1
0.56
6
1
0
0
16.0
9
1
1
0
5
0
0
61
0
11George Baumgardner
G. Baumgardner
101
4/20/1912
vs
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
8
0
0
59
0
12Jesse Flores
J. Flores
100
4/27/1943
@
W
1
0.57
3
0
0
0
15.2
6
1
1
0
6
0
0
56
0
13Don Wilson
D. Wilson
99
6/18/1967
vs
W
1
0.00
15
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
14Bob Buhl
B. Buhl
99
8/22/1953
vs
W
1
0.64
7
1
0
0
14.0
5
1
1
0
6
1
0
53
0
15Chris Heston
C. Heston
98
6/9/2015
@
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
0
16Shelby Miller
S. Miller
98
5/10/2013
vs
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
17Ken Forsch
K. Forsch
98
9/24/1971
@
1
0.69
8
0
0
0
13.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
45
0
18Gary Peters
G. Peters
98
7/15/1963
vs
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
19Jesse Haines
J. Haines
97
10/1/1920
@
L
1
1.10
8
1
0
0
16.1
10
2
3
0
4
1
0
59
0
20Dick Selma
D. Selma
96
9/12/1965
vs
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
10.0
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
36
0
21Al Jackson
A. Jackson
96
8/14/1962
vs
L
1
1.20
6
1
0
0
15.0
6
2
3
0
5
1
0
1
57
0
22Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
96
7/19/1960
vs
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
1
23Jack Urban
J. Urban
96
9/8/1957
@
W
1
0.69
8
1
0
0
13.0
5
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
45
0
24Jim Winford
J. Winford
96
9/9/1936
@
W
1
0.60
6
1
0
0
15.0
11
1
1
0
1
0
0
55
1
25Jon Gray
J. Gray
95
9/17/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
16
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
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