oldest player to start in the world series

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

NAME AGE GS DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP DEC ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Jack 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
2 Jamie 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
3 Roger 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
4 Kenny 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
5 Grover 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
6 Roger 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
7 Curt 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
8 Dennis 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
9 Dennis 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
10 David 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
11 Rick 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
12 David 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
13 Freddie 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
14 Bobo 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
15 Early 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
16 Early 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
17 Early 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
18 Justin 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
19 Justin 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
20 Grover 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
21 Grover 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
22 Sal 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
23 Sal 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
24 Tim 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
25 Tim 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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