youngest pitcher to start opening day for the tigers

Dave Skeels is the youngest for the Tigers in a start. He was 17 years and 259 days old versus the Cleveland Naps on September 14, 1910.

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  • Data note: Player Age: player game data may be incomplete before 1908
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NAMEAgeGSDATETMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Dave Skeels
D. Skeels
17-259
1
9/14/1910
vs
2
0
0
0
6.0
9
8
0
4
1
0
32
1
2Bob Miller
B. Miller
18-069
1
9/22/1953
vs
L
7.71
1
0
0
0
4.2
7
4
5
1
3
0
0
0
24
0
3Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
18-132
1
9/29/1939
vs
L
5.40
4
1
0
0
5.0
3
3
3
0
4
0
0
22
3
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
18-343
1
4/27/1940
vs
L
3.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
10
3
4
2
3
0
0
36
0
5Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
18-348
1
5/2/1940
@
W
3.00
2
1
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
0
6
0
0
38
0
6Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
18-353
1
5/7/1940
@
W
1.13
6
0
0
0
8.0
8
1
2
0
6
0
0
37
0
7Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
18-360
1
5/14/1940
vs
L
3.86
2
0
0
0
7.0
10
3
4
1
3
1
0
32
0
8Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-002
1
5/22/1940
vs
L
15.00
3
0
0
0
3.0
7
5
5
1
2
0
0
18
0
9Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-008
1
5/28/1940
@
15.43
4
0
0
0
2.1
5
4
4
0
3
0
0
15
0
10Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-018
1
6/7/1940
@
W
1.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
7
0
0
39
0
11Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-025
1
6/14/1940
vs
W
1.00
7
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
5
0
0
36
0
12Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-031
1
6/20/1940
vs
L
10.13
4
0
0
0
5.1
10
6
6
2
4
1
0
30
0
13Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-036
1
6/25/1940
vs
W
1.00
7
1
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
36
0
14Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-041
1
6/30/1940
@
L
5.23
4
1
0
0
10.1
10
6
7
1
7
0
0
48
1
15Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-045
1
7/4/1940
vs
0.00
6
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
1
0
2
0
0
31
0
16Art Houtteman
A. Houtteman
19-049
1
9/25/1946
vs
L
9.00
2
0
0
0
8.0
15
8
8
1
0
0
0
40
0
17Bob Miller
B. Miller
19-052
1
9/5/1954
vs
3.38
1
0
0
0
2.2
6
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
15
0
18Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-052
1
7/11/1940
@
L
18.00
0
0
0
0
2.0
4
4
4
0
2
0
0
11
0
19Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-056
1
7/15/1940
@
W
10.80
6
0
0
0
5.0
9
6
6
0
3
0
0
27
0
20Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-061
1
7/20/1940
@
W
1.00
4
1
0
0
9.0
8
1
1
0
1
0
0
34
0
21Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-066
1
7/25/1940
vs
W
3.00
4
0
0
0
6.0
8
2
2
0
3
0
0
28
0
22Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-071
1
7/30/1940
vs
L
8.10
4
0
0
0
6.2
10
6
8
1
3
0
0
35
0
23Charlie Wheatley
C. Wheatley
19-071
1
9/6/1912
vs
L
5.14
2
0
0
0
7.0
10
4
4
0
4
1
0
32
0
24Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
19-076
1
8/4/1940
vs
L
12.46
2
0
0
0
4.1
7
6
6
1
2
0
0
23
0
25Charlie Wheatley
C. Wheatley
19-077
1
9/12/1912
vs
L
6
0
0
0
8.0
6
3
0
3
0
0
32
0

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