Pitchers
| Year | Pitcher | Decision | Opponent | Location | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Borden, JoeJoe Borden | (W) | Philadelphia Athletics | Jefferson Street Grounds | |
| 1877 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | T | Brooklyn Hartfords | Union Grounds | |
| 1878 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | W | Providence Grays | Messer Street Grounds | |
| 1879 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | (W) | Buffalo Bisons | Riverside Park | |
| 1880 | Bond, TommyTommy Bond | (L) | Providence Grays | Messer Street Grounds | |
| 1881 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | (W) | Providence Grays | Messer Street Grounds | |
| 1882 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | (W) | Worcester Ruby Legs | South End Grounds | |
| 1883 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | (L) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1884 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | (W) | Buffalo Bisons | South End Grounds | |
| 1885 | Whitney, JimJim Whitney | (L) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1886 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | (L) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1887 | Radbourn, CharlesCharles Radbourn | (W) | Washington Nationals | Swampoodle Grounds | |
| 1888 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | Huntingdon Grounds | |
| 1889 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | (W) | New York Giants | Oakland Park, New Jersey | |
| 1890 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | W | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | South End Grounds | |
| 1891 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | (W) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1892 | Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson | (W) | Washington Nationals | Boundary Field | |
| 1893 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (W) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1894 | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | (W) | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | South End Grounds | |
| 1895 | Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts | (W) | Washington Nationals | South End Grounds | |
| 1896 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1897 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (L) | Philadelphia Phillies | South End Grounds | |
| 1898 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (W) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1899 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (W) | Brooklyn Superbas | Washington Park | |
| 1900 | Willis, VicVic Willis | (L) | Philadelphia Phillies | South End Grounds | |
| 1901 | Nichols, KidKid Nichols | (W) | New York Giants | South End Grounds | |
| 1902 | Willis, VicVic Willis | (L) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Washington Park | |
| 1903 | Willis, VicVic Willis | (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1904 | Willis, VicVic Willis | (L) | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1905 | Wilhelm, KaiserKaiser Wilhelm | (L) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1906 | Young, IrvIrv Young | (W) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Washington Park | |
| 1907 | Young, IrvIrv Young | (W) | Brooklyn Dodgers | South End Grounds | |
| 1908 | Young, IrvIrv Young | (W) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Washington Park | |
| 1909 | Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson | (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | South End Grounds | |
| 1910 | Mattern, AlAl Mattern | (W) | New York Giants | South End Grounds | |
| 1911 | Brown, BusterBuster Brown | W | Brooklyn Dodgers | South End Grounds | |
| 1912 | Perdue, HubHub Perdue | (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | South End Grounds | |
| 1913 | Perdue, HubHub Perdue | (W) | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1914 | Tyler, LeftyLefty Tyler | (L) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1915 | Rudolph, DickDick Rudolph | (L) | Philadelphia Phillies | Fenway Park | |
| 1916 | Rudolph, DickDick Rudolph | (W) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1917 | Rudolph, DickDick Rudolph | (L) | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1918 | Ragan, PatPat Ragan | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1919 | Rudolph, DickDick Rudolph | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1920 | Eayrs, EddieEddie Eayrs | W | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1921 | Oeschger, JoeJoe Oeschger | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1922 | Oeschger, JoeJoe Oeschger | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1923 | McNamara, TimTim McNamara | L | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1924 | Genewich, JoeJoe Genewich | T | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1925 | Barnes, JesseJesse Barnes | W | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1926 | Genewich, JoeJoe Genewich | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1927 | Smith, BobBob Smith | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1928 | Smith, BobBob Smith | L | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1929 | Smith, BobBob Smith | W | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1930 | Seibold, SocksSocks Seibold | L | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1931 | Zachary, TomTom Zachary | ND (W) | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1932 | Brandt, EdEd Brandt | W | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1933 | Betts, HuckHuck Betts | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Braves Field | |
| 1934 | Brandt, EdEd Brandt | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1935 | Brandt, EdEd Brandt | W | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1936 | MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | |
| 1937 | Bush, GuyGuy Bush | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Braves Field | |
| 1938 | MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden | L | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1939 | Turner, JimJim Turner | ND (W) | Philadelphia Phillies | Braves Field | |
| 1940 | Posedel, BillBill Posedel | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1941 | Errickson, DickDick Errickson | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Shibe Park | |
| 1942 | Javery, AlAl Javery | W | Philadelphia Phillies | Shibe Park | |
| 1943 | Javery, AlAl Javery | L | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1944 | Javery, AlAl Javery | L | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1945 | Javery, AlAl Javery | L | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1946 | Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | W | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1947 | Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ebbets Field | |
| 1948 | Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Shibe Park | |
| 1949 | Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | L | Philadelphia Phillies | Braves Field | |
| 1950 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | W | New York Giants | Polo Grounds | |
| 1951 | Bickford, VernVern Bickford | L | New York Giants | Braves Field | |
| 1952 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | L | Brooklyn Dodgers | Braves Field | |
| 1953 | Surkont, MaxMax Surkont | W | Cincinnati Reds | Crosley Field | |
| 1954 | Buhl, BobBob Buhl | ND (L) | Cincinnati Reds | Crosley Field | |
| 1955 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | W | Cincinnati Reds | County Stadium | |
| 1956 | Burdette, LewLew Burdette | W | Chicago Cubs | County Stadium | |
| 1957 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | W | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | |
| 1958 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | ND (L) | Pittsburgh Pirates | County Stadium | |
| 1959 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | W | Pittsburgh Pirates | Forbes Field | |
| 1960 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | ND (W) | Pittsburgh Pirates | County Stadium | |
| 1961 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | L | St. Louis Cardinals | County Stadium | |
| 1962 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | L | San Francisco Giants | Candlestick Park | |
| 1963 | Burdette, LewLew Burdette | ND (L) | Pittsburgh Pirates | Forbes Field | |
| 1964 | Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn | L | San Francisco Giants | Candlestick Park | |
| 1965 | Cloninger, TonyTony Cloninger | W | Cincinnati Reds | Crosley Field |
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