oldest pitcher to start and win a world series game

Kenny Rogers is the oldest in starts that he has won in a World Series. He was 41 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest pitcher to start in a season and win a world series game
NAME AGE GS W SEASON SERIES TM L W% G ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
41
1
1
2006
World Series
DET DET
0
1.000
1
0.00
5
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
28
0
5.63
3.38
1.67
0.00
17.9
10.7
0.63
.100
0.00
2.25
2 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
40
1
1
2007
World Series
BOS BOS
0
1.000
1
1.69
4
0
0
0
5.1
4
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
22
0
6.75
3.38
2.00
0.00
18.2
9.1
1.13
.267
1.69
6.75
3 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
39
1
1
2022
World Series
HOU HOU
0
1.000
1
1.80
6
0
0
0
5.0
4
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
23
0
10.80
7.20
1.50
1.80
26.1
17.4
1.60
.250
1.80
7.20
4 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
39
1
1
1959
World Series
CWS CWS
0
1.000
1
0.00
6
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
7.71
1.29
6.00
0.00
21.4
3.6
1.00
.286
0.00
7.71
5 Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
39
1
1
1956
World Series
BKN BKN
0
1.000
1
3.00
10
1
0
0
9.0
9
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
39
0
10.00
4.00
2.50
2.00
25.6
10.3
1.44
.304
3.00
9.00
6 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
39
2
2
1926
World Series
SLN SLN
0
1.000
2
1.50
16
2
0
0
18.0
12
3
4
0
3
0
0
0
69
0
8.00
1.50
5.33
0.00
23.2
4.3
0.83
.240
2.00
6.00
7 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
38
1
1
2001
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
1.29
9
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
27
0
11.57
3.86
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
0.86
.214
1.29
3.86
8 Tommy John
T. John
38
1
1
1981
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
0.00
4
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
5.14
0.00
0.00
16.0
0.0
0.43
.143
0.00
3.86
9 Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
37
2
2
2009
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
2
5.40
10
0
0
0
11.2
9
7
7
3
8
0
0
0
51
1
7.71
6.17
1.25
2.31
19.6
15.7
1.46
.200
5.40
6.94
10 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
37
1
1
2004
World Series
BOS BOS
0
1.000
1
0.00
4
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
6.00
1.50
4.00
0.00
16.7
4.2
0.83
.211
1.50
6.00
11 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
37
2
2
2001
World Series
ARI ARI
0
1.000
2
1.13
18
1
1
0
16.0
9
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
59
0
10.13
1.69
6.00
0.00
30.5
5.1
0.75
.237
1.13
5.06
12 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
37
1
1
2000
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
0.00
9
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
1
10.13
0.00
0.00
32.1
0.0
0.25
.111
0.00
2.25
13 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
37
2
2
1958
World Series
MIL MIL
0
1.000
2
1.42
13
2
1
0
19.0
10
3
3
2
6
0
0
0
71
1
6.16
2.84
2.17
0.95
18.3
8.5
0.84
.160
1.42
4.74
14 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
37
1
1
1942
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
4.15
8
0
0
0
8.2
5
4
4
0
6
0
0
0
37
0
8.31
6.23
1.33
0.00
21.6
16.2
1.27
.217
4.15
5.19
15 Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
37
2
2
1931
World Series
SLN SLN
0
1.000
2
2.04
11
1
0
0
17.2
9
4
4
1
9
0
0
0
68
0
5.60
4.58
1.22
0.51
16.2
13.2
1.02
.170
2.04
4.58
16 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
37
2
2
1925
World Series
WSH WSH
0
1.000
2
0.50
12
2
1
0
18.0
11
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
66
0
6.00
1.50
4.00
0.50
18.2
4.5
0.78
.208
0.50
5.50
17 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
37
1
1
1913
World Series
PHA PHA
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
3.4
3.4
0.33
.074
1.00
2.00
18 Chris Carpenter
C. Carpenter
36
2
2
2011
World Series
STL STL
0
1.000
2
3.00
9
0
0
0
12.0
11
4
4
1
3
1
0
0
48
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.75
18.8
6.3
1.17
.294
3.00
8.25
19 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
36
1
1
1999
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
1.17
4
0
0
0
7.2
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
28
0
4.70
2.35
2.00
0.00
14.3
7.1
0.78
.182
1.17
4.70
20 David Cone
D. Cone
36
1
1
1999
World Series
NYY NYY
0
1.000
1
0.00
4
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
26
0
5.14
6.43
0.80
0.00
15.4
19.2
0.86
.059
0.00
1.29
21 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
36
1
1
1995
World Series
CLE CLE
0
1.000
1
1.13
6
0
0
0
8.0
5
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
29
0
6.75
1.13
6.00
1.13
20.7
3.4
0.75
.190
2.25
5.63
22 Jack Morris
J. Morris
36
2
2
1991
World Series
MIN MIN
0
1.000
2
1.06
11
1
1
0
17.0
12
2
2
0
6
0
0
1
67
0
5.82
3.18
1.83
0.00
16.4
9.0
1.06
.240
1.06
6.35
23 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
36
1
1
1987
World Series
MIN MIN
0
1.000
1
2.57
8
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
10.29
1.29
8.00
0.00
29.6
3.7
1.00
.333
2.57
7.71
24 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
36
1
1
1957
World Series
MIL MIL
0
1.000
1
4.50
2
1
0
0
10.0
11
5
5
1
1
0
0
0
39
0
1.80
0.90
2.00
0.90
5.1
2.6
1.20
.286
4.50
9.90
25 Preacher Roe
P. Roe
36
1
1
1952
World Series
BKN BKN
0
1.000
1
3.00
5
1
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
2
5
1
0
1
38
0
5.00
5.00
1.00
2.00
13.2
13.2
1.22
.160
3.00
6.00
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
50
31
.617
Guardians Guardians
40
38
.513
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Twins Twins
38
42
.475
11.5
Royals Royals
38
42
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26
55
.321
24.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/26
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
6/27
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
6/28
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sun
6/29
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Tue
7/1
DET DET
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Last Game
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ATH Athletics

33 - 49

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.575
Rays Rays
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
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Astros Astros
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
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31
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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CIN CIN
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CLE CLE
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Tue
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PIT PIT
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Tue
6/10
CHC CHC
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PHI PHI
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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Thu
6/26
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CLE CLE
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Thu
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DET DET
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