Pitchers
| Season | Pitcher | Decision | Opponent | Location | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Kellum, WinWin Kellum | L | Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park | |
| 1902 | Dinneen, BillBill Dinneen | W | Baltimore Orioles | Huntington Avenue Grounds | |
| 1903*** | Young, CyCy Young | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Huntington Avenue Grounds | |
| 1904** | Young, CyCy Young | L | New York Highlanders | Hilltop Park | |
| 1905 | Young, CyCy Young | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Columbia Park | |
| 1906 | Young, CyCy Young | L | New York Highlanders | Hilltop Park | |
| 1907 | Young, CyCy Young | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Columbia Park | |
| 1908 | Young, CyCy Young | W | Washington Senators | Huntington Avenue Grounds | |
| 1909 | Arellanes, FrankFrank Arellanes | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1910 | Cicotte, EddieEddie Cicotte | T | New York Highlanders | Hilltop Park | |
| 1911 | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | L | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1912*** | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | W | New York Highlanders | Hilltop Park | |
| 1913 | Wood, JoeJoe Wood | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1914 | Collins, RayRay Collins | L | Washington Senators | Fenway Park | |
| 1915*** | Shore, ErnieErnie Shore | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1916*** | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1917 | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | W | New York Yankees | Polo Grounds | |
| 1918*** | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1919 | Mays, CarlCarl Mays | W | New York Yankees | Polo Grounds | |
| 1920 | Russell, AllenAllen Russell | W | Washington Senators | Fenway Park | |
| 1921 | Jones, SamSam Jones | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1922 | Quinn, JackJack Quinn | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1923 | Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1924 | Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke | L | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1925 | Ferguson, AlexAlex Ferguson | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1926 | Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke | L | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1927 | Harriss, SlimSlim Harriss | L | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1928 | MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1929 | Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1930 | MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1931 | Moore, WilcyWilcy Moore | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1932 | MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden | L | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1933 | Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1934 | Rhodes, GordonGordon Rhodes | W | Washington Senators | Fenway Park | |
| 1935 | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | W | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1936 | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1937 | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1938 | Bagby, JimJim Bagby | W | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1939 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1940 | Grove, LeftyLefty Grove | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1941 | Wilson, JackJack Wilson | W | Washington Senators | Fenway Park | |
| 1942 | Newsome, DickDick Newsome | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1943 | Hughson, TexTex Hughson | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1944 | Terry, YankYank Terry | L | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1945 | Cecil, RexRex Cecil | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1946** | Hughson, TexTex Hughson | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Park | |
| 1947 | Hughson, TexTex Hughson | W | Washington Senators | Fenway Park | |
| 1948 | Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1949 | Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1950 | Parnell, MelMel Parnell | L | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1951 | Wight, BillBill Wight | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1952 | Parnell, MelMel Parnell | W | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1953 | Parnell, MelMel Parnell | W | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1954 | Parnell, MelMel Parnell | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1955 | Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan | L | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1956 | Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan | W | Baltimore Orioles | Fenway Park | |
| 1957 | Brewer, TomTom Brewer | W | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1958 | Sullivan, FrankFrank Sullivan | L | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1959 | Brewer, TomTom Brewer | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1960 | Sturdivant, TomTom Sturdivant | L | Washington Senators | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1961 | Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette | L | Kansas City Athletics | Fenway Park | |
| 1962 | Schwall, DonDon Schwall | L | Cleveland Indians | Fenway Park | |
| 1963 | Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette | L | Los Angeles Angels | Chavez Ravine | |
| 1964 | Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette | W | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1965 | Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette | W | Washington Senators | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | |
| 1966 | Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson | ND (L) | Baltimore Orioles | Fenway Park | |
| 1967** | Lonborg, JimJim Lonborg | W | Chicago White Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1968 | Ellsworth, DickDick Ellsworth | W | Detroit Tigers | Tiger Stadium | |
| 1969 | Lonborg, JimJim Lonborg | L | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1970 | Peters, GaryGary Peters | W | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1971 | Culp, RayRay Culp | W | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1972 | Pattin, MartyMarty Pattin | L | Detroit Tigers | Tiger Stadium | |
| 1973 | Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant | W | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1974 | Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant | W | Milwaukee Brewers | County Stadium | |
| 1975** | Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant | W | Milwaukee Brewers | Fenway Park | |
| 1976 | Jenkins, FergieFergie Jenkins | L | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1977 | Jenkins, FergieFergie Jenkins | L | Cleveland Indians | Fenway Park | |
| 1978 | Torrez, MikeMike Torrez | ND (L) | Chicago White Sox | Comiskey Park | |
| 1979 | Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | W | Cleveland Indians | Fenway Park | |
| 1980 | Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | ND (L) | Milwaukee Brewers | County Stadium | |
| 1981 | Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | ND (L) | Chicago White Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1982 | Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | W | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1983 | Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | L | Toronto Blue Jays | Fenway Park | |
| 1984 | Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst | L | California Angels | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | |
| 1985 | Boyd, Oil CanOil Can Boyd | W | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 1986** | Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst | L | Detroit Tigers | Tiger Stadium | |
| 1987 | Stanley, BobBob Stanley | ND (L) | Milwaukee Brewers | County Stadium | |
| 1988* | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | L | Detroit Tigers | Fenway Park | |
| 1989 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | L | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1990* | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | W | Detroit Tigers | Fenway Park | |
| 1991 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | W | Toronto Blue Jays | SkyDome | |
| 1992 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1993 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | W | Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | |
| 1994 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | W | Detroit Tigers | Fenway Park | |
| 1995* | Sele, AaronAaron Sele | W | Minnesota Twins | Fenway Park | |
| 1996 | Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens | L | Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | |
| 1997 | Gordon, TomTom Gordon | ND (W) | Anaheim Angels | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | |
| 1998* | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | W | Oakland Athletics | Network Associates Coliseum | |
| 1999* | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | W | Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | |
| 2000 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | W | Seattle Mariners | Safeco Field | |
| 2001 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | L | Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |
| 2002 | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | L | Toronto Blue Jays | Fenway Park | |
| 2003* | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | ND (L) | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Tropicana Field | |
| 2004*** | Martinez, PedroPedro Martinez | L | Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |
| 2005* | Wells, DavidDavid Wells | L | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 2006 | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | W | Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | |
| 2007*** | Schilling, CurtCurt Schilling | L | Kansas City Royals | Kauffman Stadium | |
| 2008* | Matsuzaka, DaisukeDaisuke Matsuzaka | ND (W) | Oakland Athletics | Tokyo Dome | |
| 2009* | Beckett, JoshJosh Beckett | W | Tampa Bay Rays | Fenway Park | |
| 2010 | Beckett, JoshJosh Beckett | ND (W) | New York Yankees | Fenway Park | |
| 2011 | Lester, JonJon Lester | ND (L) | Texas Rangers | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | |
| 2012 | Lester, JonJon Lester | ND (L) | Detroit Tigers | Comerica Park | |
| 2013 | Lester, JonJon Lester | W | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium |
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