the oldest pitcher to start an opening day game

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

Interpreted as:

the oldest pitcher to regular-season start an opening day game

	NAME	AGE	GS	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Satchel Paige S. Paige	59-080	1	9/25/1965	KCA	vs	BOS		0.00	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-191	1	5/27/2012	COL	@	CIN	L	12.60	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	7	7	4	1	1	0	0	23	0
3	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-185	1	5/21/2012	COL	@	MIA	L	14.73	5	0	0	0	3.2	9	6	6	1	4	0	0	0	24	0
4	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-180	1	5/16/2012	COL	vs	ARI	W	1.42	5	0	0	0	6.1	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
5	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-175	1	5/11/2012	COL	@	LAD	L	9.00	7	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	23	0
6	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-169	1	5/5/2012	COL	vs	ATL		9.00	1	0	0	0	5.0	10	5	6	2	1	0	0	0	26	0
7	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-163	1	4/29/2012	COL	vs	NYM		7.20	7	0	0	0	5.0	11	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	27	0
8	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-158	1	4/24/2012	COL	@	PIT		1.50	3	0	0	0	6.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
9	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-151	1	4/17/2012	COL	vs	SDP	W	0.00	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
10	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-146	1	4/12/2012	COL	vs	SFG	L	3.18	3	0	0	0	5.2	8	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	29	0
11	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	49-141	1	4/7/2012	COL	@	HOU	L	5.40	2	0	0	0	5.0	5	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	21	0
12	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-179	1	9/27/1987	ATL	vs	SFG		15.00	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	20	0
13	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-150	1	8/29/1987	TOR	vs	OAK		67.50	1	0	0	0	0.2	4	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	8	0
14	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-142	1	8/21/1987	TOR	@	CAL	L	4.76	3	0	0	0	5.2	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	23	0
15	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-134	1	8/13/1987	TOR	vs	CWS	L	4.76	3	0	0	0	5.2	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	25	1
16	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-126	1	8/5/1987	CLE	vs	NYY	L	6.14	3	0	0	0	7.1	11	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	35	0
17	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-121	1	7/31/1987	CLE	@	TOR		1.50	3	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
18	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-115	1	7/25/1987	CLE	vs	TEX	L	7.50	1	0	0	0	6.0	9	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	28	0
19	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-110	1	7/20/1987	CLE	@	KCR	W	9.00	0	0	0	0	5.0	8	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
20	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-100	1	7/10/1987	CLE	@	TEX	L	12.60	2	0	0	0	5.0	9	7	7	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
21	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-095	1	7/5/1987	CLE	vs	CWS	L	24.00	1	0	0	0	3.0	7	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
22	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-090	1	6/30/1987	CLE	vs	CAL	W	1.04	4	0	0	0	8.2	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	34	0
23	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-085	1	6/25/1987	CLE	@	MIN	L	4.50	6	1	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	3	1	0	0	1	33	1
24	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-079	1	6/19/1987	CLE	vs	SEA	L	11.25	3	0	0	0	4.0	6	5	5	1	5	1	0	0	24	1
25	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	48-073	1	6/13/1987	CLE	@	SEA	W	0.00	2	0	0	0	5.2	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	25	0