youngest pitcher to start opening day

Jim Derrington is the youngest in a start. He was 16 years and 306 days old against the Kansas City Athletics on September 30, 1956.

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NAMEAgeGSDATETMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
16-306
1
9/30/1956
@
L
7.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
9
5
6
2
6
0
0
0
31
0
2Roger McKee
R. McKee
17-017
1
10/3/1943
@
W
3.00
1
1
0
0
9.0
5
3
3
0
5
0
0
35
2
3Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17-213
1
6/30/1957
@
0
0
0
0
0.0
2
5
5
0
3
0
0
0
5
0
4Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17-254
1
8/10/1957
vs
2.57
3
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
26
0
5Dave Skeels
D. Skeels
17-259
1
9/14/1910
vs
2
0
0
0
6.0
9
8
0
4
1
0
32
1
6Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17-261
1
8/17/1957
@
13.50
0
0
0
0
2.0
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
11
0
7Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17-265
1
8/21/1957
vs
11.57
0
0
0
0
2.1
3
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
13
0
8Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-294
1
8/23/1936
vs
W
1.00
15
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
4
0
0
37
1
9Jay Dahl
J. Dahl
17-295
1
9/27/1963
vs
L
16.88
0
0
0
0
2.2
7
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
16
1
10Jim Derrington
J. Derrington
17-300
1
9/25/1957
vs
L
11.57
1
0
0
0
2.1
3
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
13
0
11Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-301
1
8/30/1936
@
L
7.20
5
0
0
0
5.0
6
4
4
0
3
0
0
24
1
12Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-305
1
9/3/1936
@
L
45.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
3
5
5
0
3
0
0
9
0
13Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-309
1
9/7/1936
vs
W
1.00
10
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
35
1
14Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-315
1
9/13/1936
vs
W
2.00
17
1
0
0
9.0
2
2
2
0
9
1
0
39
1
15Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-320
1
9/18/1936
@
L
3.00
5
0
0
0
6.0
7
2
6
1
4
0
0
27
0
16Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-325
1
9/23/1936
vs
W
1.00
10
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
2
0
6
0
0
37
1
17Bob Feller
B. Feller
17-329
1
9/27/1936
vs
W
0.00
6
1
0
0
6.0
3
0
1
0
7
1
0
28
0
18Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
17-342
1
9/5/1956
@
10.80
0
0
0
0
1.2
2
2
2
0
5
0
0
0
12
0
19Ron Moeller
R. Moeller
17-352
1
9/29/1956
@
L
7.20
0
0
0
0
5.0
9
4
5
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
20Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
17-352
1
9/15/1956
vs
L
11.25
4
0
0
0
4.0
5
5
5
1
5
0
0
0
21
0
21Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
18
1
9/22/1964
vs
L
6.75
3
0
0
0
2.2
5
2
4
1
3
0
0
0
16
2
22Lefty Weinert
L. Weinert
18-023
1
5/14/1920
@
5.40
3
0
0
0
5.0
4
3
3
0
3
0
0
22
1
23Lefty Weinert
L. Weinert
18-031
1
5/22/1920
@
L
54.00
0
0
0
0
0.1
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
5
0
24Joey Jay
J. Jay
18-036
1
9/20/1953
vs
W
0.00
4
1
1
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
26
1
25Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
18-052
1
6/16/1961
vs
W
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
32
0

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