oldest pitcher to start a world series game

Jack Quinn is the oldest in a start in a World Series game. He was 46 years and 103 days old against the Cubs on October 12, 1929.

NAMEAGEGSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
46-103
1
10/12/1929
1929
World Series
PHA PHA
vs
CHC CHC
9.00
2
0
0
0
5.0
7
5
6
1
2
0
0
0
24
0
2Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
45-342
1
10/25/2008
2008
World Series
PHI PHI
vs
TBR TBR
4.26
5
0
0
0
6.1
5
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
43-079
1
10/22/2005
2005
World Series
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
13.50
1
0
0
0
2.0
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
10
0
4Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
41-346
1
10/22/2006
2006
World Series
DET DET
vs
STL STL
W
0.00
5
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
5Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
41-222
1
10/5/1928
1928
World Series
SLN SLN
@
NYY NYY
L
30.86
1
0
0
0
2.1
6
8
8
1
4
0
0
0
17
0
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
41-079
1
10/22/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
3.86
5
0
0
0
7.0
8
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
40-345
1
10/25/2007
2007
World Series
BOS BOS
vs
COL COL
W
1.69
4
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
22
0
8Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
40-167
1
10/28/1995
1995
World Series
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
0.00
2
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
21
0
9Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
40-161
1
10/22/1995
1995
World Series
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
L
6.35
3
0
0
0
5.2
8
4
4
1
3
1
0
0
28
0
10David Wells
D. Wells
40-156
1
10/23/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
@
FLA FLA
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
11Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
40-152
1
10/15/1989
1989
World Series
SFG SFG
@
OAK OAK
L
11.25
2
0
0
0
4.0
5
5
5
1
4
0
0
0
20
0
12David Wells
D. Wells
40-151
1
10/18/2003
2003
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
FLA FLA
L
3.86
1
0
0
0
7.0
6
3
3
0
2
1
0
0
29
0
13Freddie Fitzsimmons
F. Fitzsimmons
40-068
1
10/4/1941
1941
World Series
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
0.00
1
0
0
0
7.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
27
0
14Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
40-052
1
10/2/1947
1947
World Series
NYY NYY
@
BKN BKN
L
27.00
0
0
0
0
1.2
5
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
10
0
15Early Wynn
E. Wynn
39-275
1
10/8/1959
1959
World Series
CWS CWS
vs
LAD LAD
L
13.50
2
0
0
0
3.1
5
5
5
1
3
0
0
0
18
0
16Early Wynn
E. Wynn
39-272
1
10/5/1959
1959
World Series
CWS CWS
@
LAD LAD
10.13
2
0
0
0
2.2
8
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
17Early Wynn
E. Wynn
39-268
1
10/1/1959
1959
World Series
CWS CWS
vs
LAD LAD
W
0.00
6
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
18Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
39-256
1
11/3/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
W
1.80
6
0
0
0
5.0
4
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
23
0
19Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
39-250
1
10/28/2022
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
9.00
5
0
0
0
5.0
6
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
20Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
39-225
1
10/9/1926
1926
World Series
SLN SLN
@
NYY NYY
W
2.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
8
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
38
0
21Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
39-219
1
10/3/1926
1926
World Series
SLN SLN
@
NYY NYY
W
1.00
10
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
22Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
39-165
1
10/8/1956
1956
World Series
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
L
2.25
5
1
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
29
0
23Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
39-160
1
10/3/1956
1956
World Series
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
W
3.00
10
1
0
0
9.0
9
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
39
0
24Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-107
1
10/29/2014
2014
World Series
SFG SFG
@
KCR KCR
10.80
1
0
0
0
1.2
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
10
0
25Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
39-102
1
10/24/2014
2014
World Series
SFG SFG
vs
KCR KCR
L
4.76
2
0
0
0
5.2
4
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
21
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for player age and starts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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TOR TOR
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LAD LAD
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10/29
TOR TOR
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LAD LAD
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