oldest player to start in the world series game 1

Roger Clemens is the oldest with 1+ start in a World Series. He was 42 years old.

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oldest player to start in a season in the world series game 1

	NAME	Age	GS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	G	W	L	W%	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	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	42	1	2005	World Series	HOU	1	0	0		13.50	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	4.50	0.00		4.50	10.0	0.0	2.00	.375	13.50	18.00
2	David Wells D. Wells	40	1	2003	World Series	NYY	1	0	1	.000	3.86	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	29	0	1.29	2.57	0.50	0.00	3.4	6.9	1.14	.240	3.86	7.71
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	39	1	2022	World Series	HOU	1	0	0		9.00	5	0	0	0	5.0	6	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	23	0	9.00	3.60	2.50	0.00	21.7	8.7	1.60	.375	9.00	10.80
4	Early Wynn E. Wynn	39	1	1959	World Series	CWS	1	1	0	1.000	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	1956	World Series	BKN	1	1	0	1.000	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	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	38	1	1997	World Series	CLE	1	0	1	.000	14.54	2	0	0	0	4.1	6	7	7	2	4	0	0	0	23	0	4.15	8.31	0.50	4.15	8.7	17.4	2.31	.267	14.54	12.46
7	Charlie Morton C. Morton	37	1	2021	World Series	ATL	1	0	0		0.00	3	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	1	11.57	7.71	1.50	0.00	30.0	20.0	1.29	.200	0.00	3.86
8	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	37	1	2004	World Series	BOS	1	0	0		12.27	2	0	0	0	3.2	3	5	5	1	5	1	0	0	19	0	4.91	12.27	0.40	2.45	10.5	26.3	2.18	.200	12.27	7.36
9	Woody Williams W. Williams	37	1	2004	World Series	STL	1	0	0		27.00	1	0	0	0	2.1	8	7	7	1	3	1	0	0	19	0	3.86	11.57	0.33	3.86	5.3	15.8	4.71	.538	27.00	30.86
10	Jack Morris J. Morris	37	1	1992	World Series	TOR	1	0	1	.000	4.50	7	0	0	0	6.0	4	3	3	1	5	0	0	0	27	1	10.50	7.50	1.40	1.50	25.9	18.5	1.50	.214	4.50	6.00
11	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	37	1	1958	World Series	MIL	1	1	0	1.000	2.70	6	1	0	0	10.0	8	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	40	1	5.40	3.60	1.50	1.80	15.0	10.0	1.20	.214	2.70	7.20
12	Sal Maglie S. Maglie	37	1	1954	World Series	NYG	1	0	0		2.57	2	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	31	0	2.57	2.57	1.00	0.00	6.5	6.5	1.29	.269	2.57	9.00
13	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	37	1	1942	World Series	NYY	1	1	0	1.000	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
14	Curt Davis C. Davis	37	1	1941	World Series	BKN	1	0	1	.000	5.06	1	0	0	0	5.1	6	3	3	1	3	0	0	1	25	0	1.69	5.06	0.33	1.69	4.0	12.0	1.69	.250	5.06	10.13
15	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	37	1	1925	World Series	WSH	1	1	0	1.000	1.00	10	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	33	0	10.00	1.00	10.00	1.00	30.3	3.0	0.67	.211	1.00	5.00
16	Chris Carpenter C. Carpenter	36	1	2011	World Series	STL	1	1	0	1.000	3.00	4	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	0	6.00	1.50	4.00	1.50	18.2	4.5	1.00	.250	3.00	7.50
17	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	36	1	1995	World Series	CLE	1	0	1	.000	4.50	7	0	0	0	6.0	3	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	23	0	10.50	4.50	2.33	1.50	30.4	13.0	1.00	.167	4.50	4.50
18	Jack Morris J. Morris	36	1	1991	World Series	MIN	1	1	0	1.000	2.57	3	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	0	3.86	5.14	0.75	0.00	10.3	13.8	1.29	.227	2.57	6.43
19	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	36	1	1957	World Series	MIL	1	0	1	.000	5.06	0	0	0	0	5.1	7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	24	0	0.00	1.69	0.00	0.00	0.0	4.2	1.50	.304	5.06	11.81
20	Allie Reynolds A. Reynolds	36	1	1953	World Series	NYY	1	0	0		6.75	6	0	0	0	5.1	7	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	27	0	10.13	5.06	2.00	5.06	22.2	11.1	1.88	.286	6.75	11.81
21	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	36	1	1941	World Series	NYY	1	1	0	1.000	1.00	5	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	0	5.00	3.00	1.67	0.00	14.3	8.6	1.00	.222	2.00	6.00
22	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	36	1	1930	World Series	SLN	1	0	1	.000	5.63	6	1	0	0	8.0	5	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	31	0	6.75	3.38	2.00	2.25	19.4	9.7	1.00	.150	5.63	5.63
23	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	36	1	1924	World Series	WSH	1	0	1	.000	3.00	12	1	0	0	12.0	14	4	4	2	6	0	0	1	51	1	9.00	4.50	2.00	1.50	23.5	11.8	1.67	.387	3.00	10.50
24	Cy Young C. Young	36	1	1903	World Series	BSA	1	0	1	.000	3.00	5	1	0	0	9.0	12	3	7	1	3	0	0	0	43	0	5.00	3.00	1.67	1.00	11.6	7.0	1.67	.324	7.00	12.00
25	David Wells D. Wells	35	1	1998	World Series	NYY	1	1	0	1.000	6.43	4	0	0	0	7.0	7	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	28	0	5.14	2.57	2.00	3.86	14.3	7.1	1.29	.211	6.43	9.00

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