1901 Through 1960 Franchise
| Season | Pitcher | Decision | Final Score |
Opponent | Location | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Carrick, BillBill Carrick | (W) | 05 !5–1 | Philadelphia Athletics | Columbia Park | |
| 1902 | Orth, AlAl Orth | (W) | 07 !7–3 | Boston Red Sox | American League Park | |
| 1903 | Orth, AlAl Orth | (W) | 03 !3–1 | New York Yankees | American League Park II | |
| 1904 | Wilson, HighballHighball Wilson | (L) | 03 !3–8 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League Park II | |
| 1905 | Patten, CaseCase Patten | (L) | 02 !2–4 | New York Yankees | American League Park II | |
| 1906 | Hughes, TomTom Hughes | (L) | 03 !3–4 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League Park II | |
| 1907 | Hughes, TomTom Hughes | (L) | 02 !2–3 | New York Yankees | American League Park II | |
| 1908 | Smith, CharlieCharlie Smith | (L) | 01 !1–3 | Boston Red Sox | Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds | |
| 1909 | Smith, CharlieCharlie Smith | (W) | 04 !4–1 | New York Yankees | American League Park II | |
| 1910 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 03 !3–0 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League Park II | |
| 1911 | Gray, DollyDolly Gray | (W) | 08 !8–5 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1912 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (L) | 02 !2–4 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1913 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 02 !2–1 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1914 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 03 !3–0 | Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1915 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 07 !7–0 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1916 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 03 !3–2 | New York Yankees | Polo Grounds | |
| 1917 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 03 !3–0 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1918 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (L) | 03 !3–6 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1919 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (W) | 01 !1–0 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1920 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | (L) | 06 !6–7 | Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1921 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | L | 03 !3–6 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1922 | Mogridge, GeorgeGeorge Mogridge | W | 06 !6–5 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1923 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | L | 01 !1–3 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1924† | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | W | 04 !4–0 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1925** | Mogridge, GeorgeGeorge Mogridge | L | 01 !1–5 | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1926 | Johnson, WalterWalter Johnson | W | 01 !1–0 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1927 | Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | W | 06 !6–2 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1928 | Gaston, MiltMilt Gaston | (L) | 05 !5–7 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1929 | Jones, SamSam Jones | (L) | 04 !4–13 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1930 | Marberry, FirpoFirpo Marberry | (L) | 03 !3–4 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1931 | Brown, LloydLloyd Brown | (L) | 03 !3–5 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1932 | Crowder, AlvinAlvin Crowder | W | 01 !1–0 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1933** | Crowder, AlvinAlvin Crowder | W | 04 !4–1 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1934 | Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill | ND (W) | 06 !6–5 | Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1935 | Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill | W | 04 !4–2 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1936 | Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | W | 01 !1–0 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1937 | Cascarella, JoeJoe Cascarella | (L) | 03 !3–4 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1938 | Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | W | 12 !12–8 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1939 | DeShong, JimmieJimmie DeShong | (L) | 00 !0–2 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1940 | Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | (L) | 00 !0–1 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1941 | Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | (L) | 00 !0–3 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1942 | Hudson, SidSid Hudson | (L) | 00 !0–7 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1943 | Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | ND (W) | 07 !7–5 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1944 | Niggeling, JohnnyJohnny Niggeling | (L) | 02 !2–3 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1945 | Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | W | 14 !14–8 | Philadelphia Athletics | Shibe Park | |
| 1946 | Wolff, RogerRoger Wolff | (L) | 03 !3–6 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1947 | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn | (L) | 06 !6–7 | Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | |
| 1948 | Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn | (L) | 04 !4–12 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1949 | Scarborough, RayRay Scarborough | W | 03 !3–2 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1950 | Scarborough, RayRay Scarborough | W | 08 !8–7 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1951 | Marrero, ConnieConnie Marrero | W | 06 !6–1 | Philadelphia Athletics | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1952 | Porterfield, BobBob Porterfield | (L) | 00 !0–3 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1953 | Porterfield, BobBob Porterfield | (L) | 03 !3–6 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1954 | Stobbs, ChuckChuck Stobbs | ND (W) | 05 !5–3 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1955 | Porterfield, BobBob Porterfield | W | 12 !12–5 | Baltimore Orioles | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1956 | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | L | 04 !4–10 | New York Yankees | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1957 | Chakales, BobBob Chakales | ND (L) | 06 !6–7 | Baltimore Orioles | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1958 | Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos | W | 05 !5–2 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1959 | Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos | W | 09 !9–2 | Baltimore Orioles | Griffith Stadium | |
| 1960 | Pascual, CamiloCamilo Pascual | W | 10 !10–1 | Boston Red Sox | Griffith Stadium |
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