Ralph Branca is the youngest starting pitcher in a World Series game. He was 21 years and 267 days old versus the Yankees on September 30, 1947.
| NAME | AGE | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Branca | 21-267 | 9/30/1947 | 1947 | World Series |  BKN | @ |  NYY | L | 1 | 11.25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 |  | T. Yesavage | 22-088 | 10/24/2025 | 2025 | World Series |  TOR | vs |  LAD | 1 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | | G. Nolan | 22-136 | 10/10/1970 | 1970 | World Series |  CIN | vs |  BAL | L | 1 | 5.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | | L. Hernandez | 22-240 | 10/18/1997 | 1997 | World Series |  FLA | vs |  CLE | W | 1 | 4.76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | | J. Wood | 22-349 | 10/8/1912 | 1912 | World Series |  BSA | @ |  NYG | W | 1 | 3.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 6 | | J. Magrane | 23-107 | 10/17/1987 | 1987 | World Series |  STL | @ |  MIN | L | 1 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 | | D. Newcombe | 23-113 | 10/5/1949 | 1949 | World Series | BKN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 1.13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 8 |  | B. Ruth | 23-211 | 9/5/1918 | 1918 | World Series | BSA | @ |  CHC | W | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Tesreau | 23-217 | 10/8/1912 | 1912 | World Series | NYG | vs | BSA | L | 1 | 5.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 10 |  | J. Verlander | 23-243 | 10/21/2006 | 2006 | World Series |  DET | vs | STL | L | 1 | 10.80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Matlack | 23-267 | 10/13/1973 | 1973 | World Series |  NYM | @ |  OAK | L | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | | R. Sadecki | 23-286 | 10/7/1964 | 1964 | World Series | STL | vs | NYY | W | 1 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Jackson | 23-287 | 10/19/1985 | 1985 | World Series |  KCR | vs | STL | L | 1 | 2.57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | | B. Walk | 23-323 | 10/14/1980 | 1980 | World Series |  PHI | vs | KCR | W | 1 | 7.71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 15 | | D. McNally | 23-339 | 10/5/1966 | 1966 | World Series | BAL | @ | LAD | 1 | 7.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 16 | | W. Hoyt | 24-031 | 10/10/1923 | 1923 | World Series | NYY | vs | NYG | 1 | 15.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 17 | | A. Pettitte | 24-127 | 10/20/1996 | 1996 | World Series | NYY | vs |  ATL | L | 1 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | | H. Newhouser | 24-136 | 10/3/1945 | 1945 | World Series | DET | vs |  CHC | L | 1 | 23.63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | | G. Nolan | 24-140 | 10/14/1972 | 1972 | World Series | CIN | vs | OAK | L | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 20 | | D. McLain | 24-187 | 10/2/1968 | 1968 | World Series | DET | @ | STL | L | 1 | 3.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | | E. Shore | 24-198 | 10/8/1915 | 1915 | World Series | BSA | @ |  PHN | L | 1 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 22 | | D. Dean | 24-260 | 10/3/1934 | 1934 | World Series | SLN | @ | DET | W | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 23 | | J. O'Toole | 24-267 | 10/4/1961 | 1961 | World Series | CIN | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 24 | | S. Kazmir | 24-272 | 10/22/2008 | 2008 | World Series |  TBR | vs | PHI | L | 1 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 25 | | D. Gullett | 24-278 | 10/11/1975 | 1975 | World Series | CIN | @ |  BOS | L | 1 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
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