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.

NAME GSC DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
119
9/21/1901
CHO CHO
vs
BSN BSN
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
17.0
8
0
0
0
5
0
0
60
0
2 Rob Gardner
R. Gardner
112
10/2/1965
NYM NYM
vs
PHI PHI
1
0.00
7
0
0
0
15.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
53
0
3 Les Mueller
L. Mueller
112
7/21/1945
DET DET
@
PHA PHA
1
0.00
6
0
0
0
19.2
13
0
1
0
5
0
0
74
0
4 Eric Erickson
E. Erickson
112
5/24/1918
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
1
0.56
12
1
0
0
16.0
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
55
0
5 Jerry Walker
J. Walker
111
9/11/1959
BAL BAL
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
4
1
1
0
16.0
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
55
0
6 Jack Harshman
J. Harshman
109
8/13/1954
CWS CWS
vs
DET DET
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
16.0
9
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
65
0
7 Bob Turley
B. Turley
106
9/5/1953
SLA SLA
vs
DET DET
W
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
12.0
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
45
0
8 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
105
5/6/1998
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
20
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
9 Pat Caraway
P. Caraway
104
8/29/1930
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
W
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
13.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
44
0
10 Dick Fowler
D. Fowler
101
6/5/1942
PHA PHA
vs
SLA SLA
L
1
0.56
6
1
0
0
16.0
9
1
1
0
5
0
0
61
0
11 George Baumgardner
G. Baumgardner
101
4/20/1912
SLA SLA
vs
CWS CWS
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
8
0
0
59
0
12 Jesse Flores
J. Flores
100
4/27/1943
PHA PHA
@
WSH WSH
W
1
0.57
3
0
0
0
15.2
6
1
1
0
6
0
0
56
0
13 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
99
6/18/1967
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
15
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
14 Bob Buhl
B. Buhl
99
8/22/1953
MIL MIL
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
0.64
7
1
0
0
14.0
5
1
1
0
6
1
0
53
0
15 Chris Heston
C. Heston
98
6/9/2015
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
0
16 Shelby Miller
S. Miller
98
5/10/2013
STL STL
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
17 Ken Forsch
K. Forsch
98
9/24/1971
HOU HOU
@
SDP SDP
1
0.69
8
0
0
0
13.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
45
0
18 Gary Peters
G. Peters
98
7/15/1963
CWS CWS
vs
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
19 Jesse Haines
J. Haines
97
10/1/1920
SLN SLN
@
CHC CHC
L
1
1.10
8
1
0
0
16.1
10
2
3
0
4
1
0
59
0
20 Dick Selma
D. Selma
96
9/12/1965
NYM NYM
vs
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
10.0
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
36
0
21 Al Jackson
A. Jackson
96
8/14/1962
NYM NYM
vs
PHI PHI
L
1
1.20
6
1
0
0
15.0
6
2
3
0
5
1
0
1
57
0
22 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
96
7/19/1960
SFG SFG
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
30
1
23 Jack Urban
J. Urban
96
9/8/1957
KCA KCA
@
CWS CWS
W
1
0.69
8
1
0
0
13.0
5
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
45
0
24 Jim Winford
J. Winford
96
9/9/1936
SLN SLN
@
BSN BSN
W
1
0.60
6
1
0
0
15.0
11
1
1
0
1
0
0
55
1
25 Jon Gray
J. Gray
95
9/17/2016
COL COL
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
16
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
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