youngest starting pitcher to start a world series

Bullet Joe Bush is the youngest starting pitcher in a start in a World Series game. He was 20 years and 316 days old versus the New York Giants on October 9, 1913.

NAMEAGEGSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPDECERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
20-316
1
10/9/1913
1913
World Series
PHA PHA
@
NYG NYG
W
1.00
3
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
2
0
4
1
0
0
34
0
2Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
20-356
1
10/23/1981
1981
World Series
LAD LAD
vs
NYY NYY
W
4.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
7
0
0
2
40
0
3Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
20-356
1
10/6/1966
1966
World Series
BAL BAL
@
LAD LAD
W
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
34
1
4Johnny Podres
J. Podres
21-004
1
10/4/1953
1953
World Series
BKN BKN
vs
NYY NYY
L
3.38
0
0
0
0
2.2
1
1
5
1
2
1
0
0
13
0
5Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
21-091
1
10/31/2010
2010
World Series
SFG SFG
@
TEX TEX
W
0.00
6
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
6Chief Bender
C. Bender
21-158
1
10/10/1905
1905
World Series
PHA PHA
@
NYG NYG
W
0.00
9
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
7Chief Bender
C. Bender
21-162
1
10/14/1905
1905
World Series
PHA PHA
@
NYG NYG
L
2.25
4
1
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
8Steve Avery
S. Avery
21-191
1
10/22/1991
1991
World Series
ATL ATL
vs
MIN MIN
2.57
5
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
26
0
9Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
21-194
1
10/22/1985
1985
World Series
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
W
1.00
8
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
10Steve Avery
S. Avery
21-195
1
10/26/1991
1991
World Series
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
4.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
6
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
11Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
21-199
1
10/27/1985
1985
World Series
KCR KCR
vs
STL STL
W
0.00
2
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
12Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
21-246
1
10/9/1916
1916
World Series
BSA BSA
vs
BKN BKN
W
0.64
4
1
0
0
14.0
6
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
48
0
13Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
21-256
1
10/8/1966
1966
World Series
BAL BAL
vs
LAD LAD
W
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
33
0
14Ralph Branca
R. Branca
21-267
1
9/30/1947
1947
World Series
BKN BKN
@
NYY NYY
L
11.25
5
0
0
0
4.0
2
5
5
0
3
1
0
0
18
0
15Don Gullett
D. Gullett
21-287
1
10/19/1972
1972
World Series
CIN CIN
@
OAK OAK
1.29
4
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
27
0
16Storm Davis
S. Davis
21-293
1
10/15/1983
1983
World Series
BAL BAL
@
PHI PHI
W
5.40
3
0
0
0
5.0
6
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
17Jaret Wright
J. Wright
21-297
1
10/22/1997
1997
World Series
CLE CLE
vs
FLA FLA
W
4.50
5
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
3
1
5
0
0
0
26
1
18Jaret Wright
J. Wright
21-301
1
10/26/1997
1997
World Series
CLE CLE
@
FLA FLA
1.42
7
0
0
0
6.1
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
26
0
19Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
21-319
1
10/12/1914
1914
World Series
PHA PHA
@
BSN BSN
L
3.27
4
1
0
0
11.0
9
4
5
1
4
0
0
1
46
0
20Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
21-337
1
10/19/1986
1986
World Series
NYM NYM
vs
BOS BOS
L
9.00
6
0
0
0
5.0
8
5
6
2
2
0
0
0
26
0
21Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
21-341
1
10/23/1986
1986
World Series
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
L
6.75
3
0
0
0
4.0
9
3
4
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
22Whitey Ford
W. Ford
21-351
1
10/7/1950
1950
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
PHN PHN
W
0.00
7
0
0
0
8.2
7
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
35
0
23Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
22-027
1
10/6/1921
1921
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
NYG NYG
W
0.00
5
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
32
0
24Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
22-031
1
10/10/1921
1921
World Series
NYY NYY
@
NYG NYG
W
0.00
6
1
0
0
9.0
10
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
37
0
25Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
22-034
1
10/13/1921
1921
World Series
NYY NYY
vs
NYG NYG
L
0.00
7
1
0
0
9.0
6
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
37
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for player age and starts going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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