List of World Series starting pitchers

The following is a chronological list of the starting pitchers for each World Series game contested in Major League Baseball.

Each pitcher's win–loss record for World Series starts, cumulative through the game in question, is listed when the starting pitcher received a win or loss. The absence of a win or loss indicates a no decision. Wins or losses a pitcher received in relief appearances are not included here.

The leader for World Series starts in a career is Whitey Ford, with 22 between 1950 and 1964, all for the New York Yankees. Ford is the leader both in World Series wins by a starting pitcher, with 10, and World Series losses by a starting pitcher, with eight. Christy Mathewson is the career leader in World Series complete games, with 10 during 1905–1913, all for the New York Giants. While complete games were once common in the World Series (the first edition without a complete game was ) the most recent World Series complete game win was thrown by Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Los Angeles Dodgers in . The most recent World Series complete game loss was thrown by Tom Glavine for the Atlanta Braves in .

The record for the most innings pitched in a single World Series start is 14, held by Babe Ruth who won an extra innings complete game for the Boston Red Sox in the 1916 World Series. Facing 48 batters, Ruth allowed one run on six hits while walking three and striking out four. Several starting pitchers have been credited with zero innings pitched, by not recording an out, the most recent being Bob Welch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1981 World Series. Welch faced only four batters, allowing three hits and a walk, and was charged with two runs; his team ultimately won the game.

List +KeyStarting pitcherThe name of the starting pitcher, and if that pitcher was credited with a win or loss (W or L, respectively). The lack of a W or L means the pitcher received a no decision. If the pitcher was credited with a win or loss, it is followed by that pitcher's overall win–loss record in World Series starts, to that point in time. Note: Wins or losses that a pitcher may have received in World Series appearances as a relief pitcher are not including in this table.IPDenotes a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

1900s World SeriesGameGame dateVisiting starting pitcherIPHome starting pitcherIP1903 World Series Game 1October 1Deacon Phillippe, PIT (W, 1–0)9Cy Young‡, BOS (L, 0–1)9Game 2October 2Sam Leever, PIT (L, 0–1)1Bill Dinneen, BOS (W, 1–0)9Game 3October 3Deacon Phillippe, PIT (W, 2–0)9Long Tom Hughes, BOS (L, 0–1)2Game 4October 6Bill Dinneen, BOS (L, 1–1)8Deacon Phillippe, PIT (W, 3–0)9Game 5October 7Cy Young‡, BOS (W, 1–1)9Brickyard Kennedy, PIT (L, 0–1)7Game 6October 8Bill Dinneen, BOS (W, 2–1)9Sam Leever, PIT (L, 0–2)9Game 7October 10Cy Young‡, BOS (W, 2–1)9Deacon Phillippe, PIT (L, 3–1)9Game 8October 13Deacon Phillippe, PIT (L, 3–2)8Bill Dinneen, BOS (W, 3–1)91904 World Series not played1905 World Series Game 1October 9Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (W, 1–0)9Eddie Plank‡, PHA (L, 0–1)9Game 2October 10Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 1–0)9Joe McGinnity‡, NYG (L, 0–1)8Game 3October 12Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (W, 2–0)9Andy Coakley, PHA (L, 0–1)9Game 4October 13Eddie Plank‡, PHA (L, 0–2)8Joe McGinnity‡, NYG (W, 1–1)9Game 5October 14Chief Bender‡, PHA (L, 1–1)8Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (W, 3–0)91906 World Series Game 1October 9Nick Altrock, CWS (W, 1–0)9Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (L, 0–1)9Game 2October 10Ed Reulbach, CHC (W, 1–0)9Doc White, CWS (L, 0–1)3Game 3October 11Ed Walsh‡, CWS (W, 1–0)9Jack Pfiester, CHC (L, 0–1)9Game 4October 12Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (W, 1–1)9Nick Altrock, CWS (L, 1–1)9Game 5October 13Ed Walsh‡, CWS (W, 2–0)6Ed Reulbach, CHC2Game 6October 14Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (L, 1–2)1.2Doc White, CWS (W, 1–1)91907 World Series Game 1October 8Wild Bill Donovan, DET12Orval Overall, CHC9Game 2October 9George Mullin, DET (L, 0–1)8Jack Pfiester, CHC (W, 1–1)9Game 3October 10Ed Siever, DET (L, 0–1)4Ed Reulbach, CHC (W, 2–0)9Game 4October 11Orval Overall, CHC (W, 1–0)9Wild Bill Donovan, DET (L, 0–1)9Game 5October 12Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (W, 2–2)9George Mullin, DET (L, 0–2)91908 World Series Game 1October 10Ed Reulbach, CHC6.2Ed Killian, DET2.1Game 2October 11Wild Bill Donovan, DET (L, 0–2)8Orval Overall, CHC (W, 2–0)9Game 3October 12George Mullin, DET (W, 1–2)9Jack Pfiester, CHC (L, 1–2)8Game 4October 13Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (W, 3–2)9Ed Summers, DET (L, 0–1)8Game 5October 14Orval Overall, CHC (W, 3–0)9Wild Bill Donovan, DET (L, 0–3)91909 World Series Game 1October 8George Mullin, DET (L, 1–3)8Babe Adams, PIT (W, 1–0)9Game 2October 9Wild Bill Donovan, DET (W, 1–3)9Howie Camnitz, PIT (L, 0–1)2.1Game 3October 11Nick Maddox, PIT (W, 1–0)9Ed Summers, DET (L, 0–2)0.1Game 4October 12Lefty Leifield, PIT (L, 0–1)4George Mullin, DET (W, 2–3)9Game 5October 13Ed Summers, DET (L, 0–3)7Babe Adams, PIT (W, 2–0)9Game 6October 14Vic Willis‡, PIT (L, 0–1)5George Mullin, DET (W, 3–3)9Game 7October 16Babe Adams, PIT (W, 3–0)9Wild Bill Donovan, DET (L, 1–4)3

1910s World SeriesGameGame dateVisiting starting pitcherIPHome starting pitcherIP1910 World Series Game 1October 17Orval Overall, CHC (L, 3–1)3Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 2–1)9Game 2October 18Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (L, 3–3)7Jack Coombs, PHA (W, 1–0)9Game 3October 20Jack Coombs, PHA (W, 2–0)9Ed Reulbach, CHC2Game 4October 22Chief Bender‡, PHA (L, 2–2)9.2King Cole, CHC8Game 5October 23Jack Coombs, PHA (W, 3–0)9Mordecai Brown‡, CHC (L, 3–4)91911 World Series Game 1October 14Chief Bender‡, PHA (L, 2–3)8Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (W, 4–0)9Game 2October 16Rube Marquard‡, NYG, (L, 0–1)7Eddie Plank‡, PHA (W, 1–2)9Game 3October 17Jack Coombs, PHA (W, 4–0)11Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (L, 4–1)11Game 4October 24Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (L, 4–2)7Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 3–3)9Game 5October 25Jack Coombs, PHA8Rube Marquard‡, NYG3Game 6October 26Red Ames, NYG (L, 0–1)4Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 4–3)91912 World Series Game 1October 8Smoky Joe Wood, BOS (W, 1–0)9Jeff Tesreau, NYG (L, 0–1)7Game 2October 9Christy Mathewson‡, NYG11Ray Collins, BOS7.1Game 3October 10Rube Marquard‡, NYG, (W, 1–1)9Buck O'Brien, BOS (L, 0–1)8Game 4October 11Smoky Joe Wood, BOS (W, 2–0)9Jeff Tesreau, NYG (L, 0–2)7Game 5October 11Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (L, 4–3)8Hugh Bedient, BOS (W, 1–0)9Game 6October 14Buck O'Brien, BOS (L, 0–2)1Rube Marquard‡, NYG, (W, 2–1)9Game 7October 15Jeff Tesreau, NYG (W, 1–2)9Smoky Joe Wood, BOS (L, 2–1)1Game 8October 16Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (L, 4–4)9.2Hugh Bedient, BOS71913 World Series Game 1October 7Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 5–3)9Rube Marquard‡, NYG, (L, 2–2)5Game 2October 8Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (W, 5–4)10Eddie Plank‡, PHA (L, 1–3)10Game 3October 9Bullet Joe Bush, PHA (W, 1–0)9Jeff Tesreau, NYG (L, 1–3)6.1Game 4October 10Al Demaree, NYG (L, 0–1)4Chief Bender‡, PHA (W, 6–3)9Game 5October 11Eddie Plank‡, PHA (W, 2–3)9Christy Mathewson‡, NYG (L, 5–5)91914 World Series Game 1October 9Dick Rudolph, BSN (W, 1–0)9Chief Bender‡, PHA (L, 6–4)5.1Game 2October 10Seattle Bill James, BSN (W, 1–0)9Eddie Plank‡, PHA (L, 2–4)9Game 3October 12Bullet Joe Bush, PHA (L, 1–1)11Lefty Tyler, BSN10Game 4October 13Bob Shawkey, PHA (L, 0–1)5Dick Rudolph, BSN (W, 2–0)91915 World Series Game 1October 8Ernie Shore, BOS (L, 0–1)8Pete Alexander‡, PHI (W, 1–0)9Game 2October 9Rube Foster, BOS (W, 1–0)9Erskine Mayer, PHI (L, 0–1)9Game 3October 11Pete Alexander‡, PHI (L, 1–1)8.2Dutch Leonard, BOS (W, 1–0)9Game 4October 12George Chalmers, PHI (L, 0–1)8Ernie Shore, BOS (W, 1–1)9Game 5October 13Rube Foster, BOS (W, 2–0)9Erskine Mayer, PHI2.11916 World Series Game 1October 7Rube Marquard‡, BKN (L, 2–3)7Ernie Shore, BOS (W, 2–1)8.2Game 2October 9Sherry Smith, BKN (L, 0–1)13.1Babe Ruth‡, BOS (W, 1–0)14Game 3October 10Carl Mays, BOS (L, 0–1)5Jack Coombs, BKN (W, 5–0)6.1Game 4October 11Dutch Leonard, BOS (W, 2–0)9Rube Marquard‡, BKN (L, 2–4)4Game 5October 12Jeff Pfeffer, BKN (L, 0–1)7Ernie Shore, BOS (W, 3–1)91917 World Series Game 1October 6Slim Sallee, NYG (L, 0–1)8Eddie Cicotte, CWS (W, 1–0)9Game 2October 7Ferdie Schupp, NYG1.1Red Faber‡, CWS (W, 1–0)9Game 3October 10Eddie Cicotte, CWS (L, 1–1)8Rube Benton, NYG (W, 1–0)9Game 4October 11Red Faber‡, CWS (L, 1–1)7Ferdie Schupp, NYG (W, 1–0)9Game 5October 13Slim Sallee, NYG (L, 0–2)7.1Reb Russell, CWS0Game 6October 15Red Faber‡, CWS (W, 2–1)9Rube Benton, NYG (L, 1–1)51918 World Series Game 1September 5Babe Ruth‡, BOS (W, 2–0)9Hippo Vaughn, CHC (L, 0–1)9Game 2September 6Bullet Joe Bush, BOS (L, 1–2)8Lefty Tyler, CHC (W, 1–0)9Game 3September 7Carl Mays, BOS (W, 1–1)9Hippo Vaughn, CHC (L, 0–2)9Game 4September 9Lefty Tyler, CHC7Babe Ruth‡, BOS (W, 3–0)8Game 5September 10Hippo Vaughn, CHC (W, 1–2)9Sad Sam Jones, BOS (L, 0–1)9Game 6September 11Lefty Tyler, CHC (L, 1–1)7Carl Mays, BOS (W, 2–1)91919 World Series Game 1October 1Eddie Cicotte, CWS (L, 1–2)3.2Dutch Ruether, CIN (W, 1–0)9Game 2October 2Lefty Williams, CWS (L, 0–1)8Slim Sallee, CIN (W, 1–2)9Game 3October 3Ray Fisher, CIN7Dickey Kerr, CWS (W, 1–0)9Game 4October 4Jimmy Ring, CIN (W, 1–0)9Eddie Cicotte, CWS (L, 1–3)9Game 5October 6Hod Eller, CIN (W, 1–0)9Lefty Williams, CWS (L, 0–2)8Game 6October 7Dickey Kerr, CWS (W, 2–0)10Dutch Ruether, CIN5Game 7October 8Eddie Cicotte, CWS (W, 2–3)9Slim Sallee, CIN (L, 1–3)4.1Game 8October 9Hod Eller, CIN (W, 2–0)9Lefty Williams, CWS (L, 0–3)0.1

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