oldest player to start

Satchel Paige is the oldest in a start. He was 59 years and 80 days old against the Red Sox on September 25, 1965.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to regular-season start
NAMEAgeGSDATETMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Satchel Paige
S. Paige
59-080
1
9/25/1965
vs
0.00
1
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
2Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-191
1
5/27/2012
@
L
12.60
2
0
0
0
5.0
7
7
7
4
1
1
0
0
23
0
3Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-185
1
5/21/2012
@
L
14.73
5
0
0
0
3.2
9
6
6
1
4
0
0
0
24
0
4Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-180
1
5/16/2012
vs
W
1.42
5
0
0
0
6.1
6
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
5Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-175
1
5/11/2012
@
L
9.00
7
0
0
0
5.0
7
5
5
1
1
0
0
1
23
0
6Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-169
1
5/5/2012
vs
9.00
1
0
0
0
5.0
10
5
6
2
1
0
0
0
26
0
7Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-163
1
4/29/2012
vs
7.20
7
0
0
0
5.0
11
4
4
1
2
0
0
1
27
0
8Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-158
1
4/24/2012
@
1.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
9Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-151
1
4/17/2012
vs
W
0.00
1
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
10Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-146
1
4/12/2012
vs
L
3.18
3
0
0
0
5.2
8
2
4
0
1
1
0
0
29
0
11Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
49-141
1
4/7/2012
@
L
5.40
2
0
0
0
5.0
5
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
21
0
12Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-179
1
9/27/1987
vs
15.00
0
0
0
0
3.0
6
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
20
0
13Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-150
1
8/29/1987
vs
67.50
1
0
0
0
0.2
4
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
8
0
14Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-142
1
8/21/1987
@
L
4.76
3
0
0
0
5.2
6
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
23
0
15Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-134
1
8/13/1987
vs
L
4.76
3
0
0
0
5.2
5
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
25
1
16Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-126
1
8/5/1987
vs
L
6.14
3
0
0
0
7.1
11
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
35
0
17Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-121
1
7/31/1987
@
1.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
18Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-115
1
7/25/1987
vs
L
7.50
1
0
0
0
6.0
9
5
5
1
1
0
0
0
28
0
19Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-110
1
7/20/1987
@
W
9.00
0
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
5
0
4
0
0
0
26
0
20Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-100
1
7/10/1987
@
L
12.60
2
0
0
0
5.0
9
7
7
0
3
0
0
0
27
0
21Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-095
1
7/5/1987
vs
L
24.00
1
0
0
0
3.0
7
8
8
0
2
0
0
0
18
0
22Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-090
1
6/30/1987
vs
W
1.04
4
0
0
0
8.2
7
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
34
0
23Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-085
1
6/25/1987
@
L
4.50
6
1
0
0
8.0
8
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
33
1
24Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-079
1
6/19/1987
vs
L
11.25
3
0
0
0
4.0
6
5
5
1
5
1
0
0
24
1
25Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
48-073
1
6/13/1987
@
W
0.00
2
0
0
0
5.2
5
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
25
0
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