youngest pitchers to throw a complete game shutout

Joey Jay is the youngest in a shutout. He was 18 years and 36 days old against the Reds on September 20, 1953.

Interpreted as:
youngest pitchers to throw a complete game regular-season shutout
NAMEAgeCGSHODATETMOPPDECGSERASOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Joey Jay
J. Jay
18-036
1
1
9/20/1953
vs
W
1
0.00
4
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
26
1
2Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
18-052
1
1
6/16/1961
vs
W
1
0.00
6
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
32
0
3Von McDaniel
V. McDaniel
18-064
1
1
6/21/1957
vs
W
1
0.00
4
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
1
4Von McDaniel
V. McDaniel
18-101
1
1
7/28/1957
vs
W
1
0.00
4
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
5Jerry Walker
J. Walker
18-204
1
1
9/4/1957
vs
W
1
0.00
3
0
10.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
6Pete Schneider
P. Schneider
18-312
1
1
6/28/1914
vs
W
1
0.00
5
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
32
0
7Joe Wood
J. Wood
18-344
1
1
10/3/1908
@
W
1
5
0
6.0
1
0
0
4
0
0
22
0
8Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
18-352
1
1
5/14/1967
vs
W
1
0.00
9
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
9Chief Bender
C. Bender
18-357
1
1
4/27/1903
vs
W
1
0.00
3
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
2
0
34
0
10Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
19-017
1
1
6/13/1967
@
W
1
0.00
9
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
11Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
19-038
1
1
7/4/1967
@
W
1
0.00
3
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
12Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
19-048
1
1
7/14/1967
vs
W
1
0.00
8
0
10.0
5
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
37
0
13Johnny Antonelli
J. Antonelli
19-061
1
1
6/12/1949
vs
W
1
0.00
5
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
30
0
14Chief Bender
C. Bender
19-077
1
1
7/21/1903
vs
W
1
0.00
4
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
30
1
15Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
19-105
1
1
9/9/1967
@
W
1
0.00
10
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
16Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
19-105
1
1
9/11/1964
@
W
1
0.00
7
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
34
2
17Hank Johnson
H. Johnson
19-119
1
1
9/17/1925
vs
W
1
0.00
3
0
9.0
8
0
0
0
1
1
0
37
0
18Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
19-139
1
1
8/25/1965
vs
W
1
0.00
5
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
19Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
19-142
1
1
8/26/1970
vs
W
1
0.00
8
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
20Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
19-160
1
1
7/3/1964
vs
W
1
0.00
5
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
21Bob Feller
B. Feller
19-168
1
1
4/20/1938
vs
W
1
0.00
6
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
33
0
22Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
19-169
1
1
9/24/1965
vs
W
1
0.00
6
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
23Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
19-172
1
1
6/15/1960
@
W
1
0.00
9
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
38
0
24Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
19-177
1
1
5/11/1984
@
W
1
0.00
11
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
25Jack Bentley
J. Bentley
19-183
1
1
9/7/1914
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
31
0
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