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Posted by Andy on October 25, 2007
Before the full post, I just wanted to mention a coupla' things:
- Please post your predictions for Game 2 of the World Series here. You do not need to have participated in Game 1 to participate in Game 2 or subsequent games.
- Sean made a few improvements to this blog that he didn't publicize, so I'll mention them. Over on the left, under the names of the writers, there is a link for suggestions. You can post a comment there if you have an idea for this blog you'd like to see posted. I strongly encourage you all to use that suggestion box. Also, you may have noticed that all the posts have categories. Sean recently added a "post-season" category so you can read all posts on that. (It doesn't retroactively apply, though, so it's up to us writers to tag our posts properly.)
Anyway, yesterday I promised you some PI knowledge on youngest pitchers in the post-season.
Here are the youngest players to start a post-season game:
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 20.175 Bret Saberhagen 1984-10-03 ALCS 2 KCR DET L 3-5 GS-8 8 6 3 2 1 5 1 108 74 64 32 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.25 2 20.316 Joe Bush 1913-10-09 WS 3 PHA @NYG W 8-2 CG 9 ,W 9 5 2 1 4 3 0 70 34 29 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1.00 3 20.339 Fernando Valenzue 1981-10-06 NLDS 1 LAD @HOU L 1-3 GS-8 8 6 1 1 2 6 0 70 31 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.12 4 20.343 Fernando Valenzue 1981-10-10 NLDS 4 LAD HOU W 2-1 CG 9 ,W 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 78 31 29 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 5 20.347 Fernando Valenzue 1981-10-14 NLCS 2 LAD MON L 0-3 GS-6 ,L 6 7 3 3 2 4 0 88 50 48 25 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4.50 6 20.352 Fernando Valenzue 1981-10-19 NLCS 5 LAD @MON W 2-1 GS-9 ,W 8.2 3 1 1 3 6 0 113 71 77 32 28 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.04 7 20.356 Jim Palmer 1966-10-06 WS 2 BAL @LAD W 6-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 82 34 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 8 20.356 Fernando Valenzue 1981-10-23 WS 3 LAD NYY W 5-4 CG 9 ,W 9 9 4 4 7 6 2 146 91 52 40 32 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.00 9 21.004 Johnny Podres 1953-10-04 WS 5 BRO NYY L 7-11 GS-3 ,L 2.2 1 5 1 2 0 1 42 13 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 10 21.076 Rick Ankiel 2000-10-03 NLDS 1 STL ATL W 7-5 GS-3 2.2 4 4 4 6 3 0 83 37 31 16 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13.50 11 21.084 C.C. Sabathia 2001-10-13 ALDS 3 CLE SEA W 17-2 GS-6 ,W 6 6 2 2 5 5 0 117 67 52 28 23 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 12 21.085 Rick Ankiel 2000-10-12 NLCS 2 STL NYM L 5-6 GS-1 0.2 1 2 2 3 1 0 34 14 40 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 27.00 13 21.109 Kerry Wood 1998-10-03 NLDS 3 CHC ATL L 2-6 GS-5 ,L 5 3 1 1 4 5 0 97 52 58 22 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 14 21.158 Chief Bender 1905-10-10 WS 2 PHA @NYG W 3-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 85 34 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 15 21.162 Chief Bender 1905-10-14 WS 5 PHA @NYG L 0-2 CG 8 ,L 8 5 2 2 3 4 0 65 30 25 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.25 16 21.179 Steve Avery 1991-10-10 NLCS 2 ATL @PIT W 1-0 GS-9 ,W 8.1 6 0 0 2 9 0 118 78 78 32 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 17 21.183 Bret Saberhagen 1985-10-11 ALCS 3 KCR TOR W 6-5 GS-5 4.1 9 5 5 1 4 2 81 54 28 21 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.38 18 21.185 Steve Avery 1991-10-16 NLCS 6 ATL @PIT W 1-0 GS-8 ,W 8 3 0 0 2 8 0 116 77 82 26 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 19 21.188 Bret Saberhagen 1985-10-16 ALCS 7 KCR @TOR W 6-2 GS-3 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 45 30 54 14 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 20 21.191 Steve Avery 1991-10-22 WS 3 ATL MIN W 5-4 GS-7 7 4 3 2 0 5 1 84 59 64 26 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 21 21.194 Bret Saberhagen 1985-10-22 WS 3 KCR @STL W 6-1 CG 9 ,W 9 6 1 1 1 8 0 132 88 78 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 22 21.195 Steve Avery 1991-10-26 WS 6 ATL @MIN L 3-4 GS-6 6 6 3 3 1 3 0 83 55 50 25 23 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 23 21.199 Bret Saberhagen 1985-10-27 WS 7 KCR STL W 11-0 SHO9 ,W 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 92 64 79 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 24 21.246 Babe Ruth 1916-10-09 WS 2 BOS BRO W 2-1 CG 14 ,W 14 6 1 1 3 4 1 97 48 43 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.64 25 21.253 Franklin Morales 2007-10-04 NLDS 2 COL @PHI W 10-5 GS-3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 58 37 42 14 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.00
When Ubaldo Jiminez takes the mound tonight, he'll be 23 years and roughly 8 months old, which would make him only about the 150th youngest starter in the post-season and about the 75th youngest to start a World Series game.
To show you just how much the PI knows, here are the youngest starters all-time for Game 2 of the World Series:
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 20.356 Jim Palmer 1966-10-06 WS 2 BAL @LAD W 6-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 82 34 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 2 21.158 Chief Bender 1905-10-10 WS 2 PHA @NYG W 3-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 85 34 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 3 21.246 Babe Ruth 1916-10-09 WS 2 BOS BRO W 2-1 CG 14 ,W 14 6 1 1 3 4 1 97 48 43 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.64 4 21.337 Dwight Gooden 1986-10-19 WS 2 NYM BOS L 3-9 GS-5 ,L 5 8 6 5 2 6 2 91 59 33 26 23 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5 22.027 Waite Hoyt 1921-10-06 WS 2 NYY NYG W 3-0 SHO9 ,W 9 2 0 0 5 5 0 83 32 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 6 22.097 Al Downing 1963-10-03 WS 2 NYY LAD L 1-4 GS-5 ,L 5 7 3 3 1 6 1 46 21 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 7 22.212 Bill James 1914-10-10 WS 2 BSN @PHA W 1-0 SHO9 ,W 9 2 0 0 3 8 0 88 28 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.00 8 22.282 Ross Grimsley 1972-10-15 WS 2 CIN OAK L 1-2 GS-5 ,L 5 6 2 2 0 1 1 48 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 9 22.315 Hal Schumacher 1933-10-04 WS 2 NYG WSH W 6-1 CG 9 ,W 9 5 1 1 4 2 1 71 35 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 10 22.330 Mel Stottlemyre 1964-10-08 WS 2 NYY @STL W 8-3 CG 9 ,W 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 63 35 32 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 11 23.185 Lon Warneke 1932-09-29 WS 2 CHC @NYY L 2-5 CG 8 ,L 8 10 5 5 4 7 0 45 34 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.62 12 23.308 Lefty Gomez 1932-09-29 WS 2 NYY CHC W 5-2 CG 9 ,W 9 9 2 1 1 8 0 70 36 34 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 13 23.313 Ed Reulbach 1906-10-10 WS 2 CHC @CHW W 7-1 CG 9 ,W 9 1 1 0 6 3 0 80 34 27 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 14 24.005 Robin Roberts 1950-10-05 WS 2 PHI NYY L 1-2 CG 10 ,L 10 10 2 2 3 5 1 66 43 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
So Jiminez doesn't even crack the top 10 of that list.
Here are the oldest players to start a World Series game:
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 46.103 Jack Quinn 1929-10-12 WS 4 PHA CHC W 10-8 GS-5 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 31 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 2 45.064 Roger Clemens 2007-10-07 ALDS 3 NYY CLE W 8-4 GS-3 2.1 4 3 3 2 1 1 59 33 36 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.57 3 44.322 Jamie Moyer 2007-10-06 NLDS 3 PHI @COL L 1-2 GS-6 6 5 1 1 2 2 0 88 56 58 24 21 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 4 43.191 Phil Niekro 1982-10-09 NLCS 2 ATL @STL L 3-4 GS-6 6 6 2 2 4 5 0 97 55 53 27 22 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3.00 5 43.138 David Wells 2006-10-05 NLDS 2 SDP STL L 0-2 GS-5 ,L 5 7 2 2 0 2 0 69 45 47 19 18 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3.60 6 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7 43.072 Roger Clemens 2005-10-15 NLCS 3 HOU STL W 4-3 GS-6 ,W 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 97 62 51 26 21 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.00 8 43.063 Roger Clemens 2005-10-06 NLDS 2 HOU @ATL L 1-7 GS-5 ,L 5 6 5 5 3 2 1 92 53 34 24 19 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 9 43.026 Randy Johnson 2006-10-06 ALDS 3 NYY @DET L 0-6 GS-6 ,L 5.2 8 5 5 2 4 0 92 61 35 25 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.94 10 42.138 David Wells 2005-10-05 ALDS 2 BOS @CHW L 4-5 GS-7 ,L 6.2 7 5 2 0 2 1 93 65 48 26 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 11 42.078 Roger Clemens 2004-10-21 NLCS 7 HOU @STL L 2-5 GS-6 ,L 6 6 4 4 0 2 1 90 60 46 23 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 12 42.073 Roger Clemens 2004-10-16 NLCS 3 HOU STL W 5-2 GS-7 ,W 7 4 2 2 2 7 2 116 77 66 27 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.57 13 42.067 Roger Clemens 2004-10-10 NLDS 4 HOU ATL L 5-6 GS-5 5 6 2 2 2 5 0 87 52 50 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.60 14 42.063 Roger Clemens 2004-10-06 NLDS 1 HOU @ATL W 9-3 GS-7 ,W 7 6 3 2 6 7 1 117 71 56 34 26 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2.57 15 42.027 Randy Johnson 2005-10-07 ALDS 3 NYY LAA L 7-11 GS-3 3 9 5 5 0 2 2 62 44 23 17 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 16 41.346 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-22 WS 2 DET STL W 3-1 GS-8 ,W 8 2 0 0 3 5 0 99 61 80 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 17 41.337 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-13 ALCS 3 DET OAK W 3-0 GS-8 ,W 7.1 2 0 0 2 6 0 97 63 78 26 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 18 41.330 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-06 ALDS 3 DET NYY W 6-0 GS-8 ,W 7.2 5 0 0 2 8 0 113 73 75 30 27 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 19 41.222 Pete Alexander 1928-10-05 WS 2 STL @NYY L 3-9 GS-3 ,L 2.1 6 8 8 4 1 1 10 17 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.86 20 41.192 Don Sutton 1986-10-11 ALCS 4 CAL BOS W 4-3 GS-7 6.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 80 55 62 24 21 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 21 41.079 Roger Clemens 2003-10-22 WS 4 NYY @FLA L 3-4 GS-7 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 109 76 54 29 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 22 41.075 Tim Wakefield 2007-10-16 ALCS 4 BOS @CLE L 3-7 GS-5 ,L 4.2 5 5 5 2 7 1 76 51 39 22 19 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.64 23 41.073 Roger Clemens 2003-10-16 ALCS 7 NYY BOS W 6-5 GS-3 3 6 4 3 1 1 2 65 43 33 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 24 41.068 Roger Clemens 2003-10-11 ALCS 3 NYY @BOS W 4-3 GS-6 ,W 6 5 2 2 1 7 0 96 59 60 22 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 25 41.061 Roger Clemens 2003-10-04 ALDS 3 NYY @MIN W 3-1 GS-7 ,W 7 5 1 1 1 6 1 99 71 68 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.29 +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 26 40.340 Curt Schilling 2007-10-20 ALCS 6 BOS CLE W 12-2 GS-7 ,W 7 6 2 2 0 5 1 90 60 62 26 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 27 40.333 Curt Schilling 2007-10-13 ALCS 2 BOS CLE L 6-13 GS-5 4.2 9 5 5 0 3 2 85 58 29 22 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.64 28 40.327 Curt Schilling 2007-10-07 ALDS 3 BOS @LAA W 9-1 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 4 0 100 76 68 27 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
I went to 28 games because those last 3 entries are all by Curt Schilling from this year, and tonight he'll make a new #26, supplanting himself from a few days ago. He's just a couple months behind Clemens, but he'll have to pitch in a subsequent post-season if he wants to make it any higher on the list.
By the way, if you look at youngest relievers in the post-season, you find a few guys who were just 19:
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 19.020 Ken Brett 1967-10-08 WS 4 BOS @STL L 0-6 8-8f 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 19.024 Ken Brett 1967-10-12 WS 7 BOS STL L 2-7 9-9f 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 19.182 Bert Blyleven 1970-10-05 ALCS 3 MIN @BAL L 1-6 3-4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 23 18 2 2 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 19.271 Don Gullett 1970-10-04 NLCS 2 CIN @PIT W 3-1 6-9f ,S 3.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 45 26 2 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 19.272 Don Gullett 1970-10-05 NLCS 3 CIN PIT W 3-2 9-9f ,S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 19.278 Don Gullett 1970-10-11 WS 2 CIN BAL L 5-6 8-9f 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 19.280 Don Gullett 1970-10-13 WS 3 CIN @BAL L 3-9 7-8f 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 8 19.281 Don Gullett 1970-10-14 WS 4 CIN @BAL W 6-5 3-6 2.2 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
The full list is here.
And the oldest relievers of all time in the post-season:
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 47.095 Jack Quinn 1930-10-04 WS 3 PHA @STL L 0-5 7-8f 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 43.364 Dennis Eckersley 1998-10-02 ALDS 3 BOS CLE L 3-4 9-9f 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 8 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3 43.343 Jim Kaat 1982-10-16 WS 4 STL @MIL L 5-7 7-7 ,BS 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 inf 4 43.342 Jim Kaat 1982-10-15 WS 3 STL @MIL W 6-2 7-7 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 43.340 Jim Kaat 1982-10-13 WS 2 STL MIL W 5-4 5-5 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 43.339 Jim Kaat 1982-10-12 WS 1 STL MIL L 0-10 6-7 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 9 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 43.216 Dazzy Vance 1934-10-06 WS 4 STL DET L 4-10 3-4 1.1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 8 43.153 Dennis Martinez 1998-10-14 NLCS 6 ATL SDP L 0-5 6-7 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9 43.150 Dennis Martinez 1998-10-11 NLCS 4 ATL @SDP W 8-3 6-6 ,W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10 43.149 Dennis Martinez 1998-10-10 NLCS 3 ATL @SDP L 1-4 6-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 11 43.146 Babe Adams 1925-10-11 WS 4 PIT @WSH L 0-4 8-8f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 12 43.146 Dennis Martinez 1998-10-07 NLCS 1 ATL SDP L 2-3 8-8 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 1 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 13 43.123 Mike Ryba 1946-10-10 WS 4 BOS STL L 3-12 9-9 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 14 43.105 Doug Jones 2000-10-07 ALDS 4 OAK @NYY W 11-1 9-9f 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 15 43.102 Doug Jones 2000-10-04 ALDS 2 OAK NYY L 0-4 9-9f 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 16 43.066 Roger Clemens 2005-10-09 NLDS 4 HOU ATL W 7-6 16-18f,W 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 44 26 0 0 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 17 43.064 Dolf Luque 1933-10-07 WS 5 NYG @WSH W 4-3 6-10f,W 4.1 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 18 42.348 Joe Niekro 1987-10-21 WS 4 MIN @STL L 2-7 5-6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 16 0 0 9 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 19 42.110 Rick Honeycutt 1996-10-17 NLCS 7 STL @ATL L 0-15 6-7 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 24 13 2 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 20 42.107 Rick Honeycutt 1996-10-14 NLCS 5 STL ATL L 0-14 9-9f 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 18 11 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00
Wow, so Jack Quinn is both the oldest starter and the oldest reliever.
One thing that the PI cannot yet do is figure out the biggest age difference between opposing starters in a post-season game. Anybody out there know the answer to that one?
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October 25th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Can you do a top 20 oldest pitchers to start a WS game list? The one you posted is for all post-season games.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Top 20 oldest to start a World Series game
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA
+----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+
1 46.103 Jack Quinn 1929-10-12 WS 4 PHA CHC W 10-8 GS-5 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 31 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
2 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
3 41.346 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-22 WS 2 DET STL W 3-1 GS-8 ,W 8 2 0 0 3 5 0 99 61 80 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
4 41.222 Pete Alexander 1928-10-05 WS 2 STL @NYY L 3-9 GS-3 ,L 2.1 6 8 8 4 1 1 10 17 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.86
5 41.079 Roger Clemens 2003-10-22 WS 4 NYY @FLA L 3-4 GS-7 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 109 76 54 29 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
6 40.167 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-28 WS 6 CLE @ATL L 0-1 GS-5 4.2 4 0 0 5 2 0 82 44 53 21 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
7 40.161 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-22 WS 2 CLE @ATL L 3-4 GS-6 ,L 5.2 8 4 4 3 3 1 98 57 37 28 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
8 40.156 David Wells 2003-10-23 WS 5 NYY @FLA L 4-6 GS-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 53 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9 40.152 Rick Reuschel 1989-10-15 WS 2 SFG @OAK L 1-5 GS-5 ,L 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 76 41 30 20 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.25
10 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
11 40.068 Freddie Fitzsimmo 1941-10-04 WS 3 BRO NYY L 1-2 GS-7 7 4 0 0 3 1 0 67 27 24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
12 40.052 Bobo Newsom 1947-10-02 WS 3 NYY @BRO L 8-9 GS-2 ,L 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 23 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27.00
13 39.275 Early Wynn 1959-10-08 WS 6 CHW LAD L 3-9 GS-4 ,L 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 29 18 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
14 39.272 Early Wynn 1959-10-05 WS 4 CHW @LAD L 4-5 GS-3 2.2 8 4 3 0 2 0 30 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.12
15 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
16 39.225 Pete Alexander 1926-10-09 WS 6 STL @NYY W 10-2 CG 9 ,W 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 67 38 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.00
17 39.219 Pete Alexander 1926-10-03 WS 2 STL @NYY W 6-2 CG 9 ,W 9 4 2 1 1 10 0 82 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00
18 39.165 Sal Maglie 1956-10-08 WS 5 BRO @NYY L 0-2 CG 8 ,L 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 67 29 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
19 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
20 39.092 Roger Clemens 2001-11-04 WS 7 NYY @ARI L 2-3 GS-7 6.1 7 1 1 1 10 0 114 75 64 28 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42
October 25th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Top 10 oldest to start Game 1 of the World Series
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA
+----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+
1 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
2 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
3 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
4 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
5 39.032 Orel Hershiser 1997-10-18 WS 1 CLE @FLA L 4-7 GS-5 ,L 4.1 6 7 7 4 2 2 83 49 21 23 18 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.54
6 38.082 Tim Wakefield 2004-10-23 WS 1 BOS STL W 11-9 GS-4 3.2 3 5 5 5 2 1 91 48 32 19 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.27
7 38.065 Woody Williams 2004-10-23 WS 1 STL @BOS L 9-11 GS-3 2.1 8 7 7 3 1 1 70 42 11 19 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
8 38.024 Curt Davis 1941-10-01 WS 1 BRO @NYY L 2-3 GS-6 ,L 5.1 6 3 3 3 1 1 42 25 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
9 37.335 Walter Johnson 1925-10-07 WS 1 WSH @PIT W 4-1 CG 9 ,W 9 5 1 1 1 10 1 82 33 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.00
10 37.161 Warren Spahn 1958-10-01 WS 1 MLN NYY W 4-3 CG 10 ,W 10 8 3 3 4 6 2 66 40 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.70
October 25th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I believe I've done a thorough search by hand, and here are the results:
*Jimenez vs. Schilling. Difference: 17 years, 2 months, 8 days
*Plank vs. James (10-10-1914). Difference: 16 years, 6 months, 12 days
*L Hernandez vs. Hershiser (10-18-1997 & 10-23-1997). Difference: 16 years, 5 months, 4 days
*Quinn vs. Root (10-12-1929). Difference: 15 years, 8 months, 16 days.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
wow.....very nice!
October 25th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Earlier this postseason, Roger Clemens (45), one of the oldest pitchers to play a postseason game, was relieved by Philip Hughes (21). I was wondering if this is the largest differential between starter and reliever in a postseason game.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
That wasn't as difficult as I thought, considering I wanted to find a difference larger than 24 years, I did a search for starts in postseason age > 43 (which is 19 + 24). Only 9 such starts. Good.
It turns out it is the most. But David Wells was once relieved by a 22 year old, when he was 43. And Randy Johnson when he was 43 was relieved by a 23 year old.