First Starts of MLB Pitching Stars

Sandy Koufax

July 6, 1955

4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 BB, 4 SO, ND at Pitt

Nolan Ryan

Sept. 18, 1966

1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, L at Houston

Tom Seaver

April 13, 1967

5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 Ks, ND vs. Pitts

Dwight Gooden

April 7, 1984

5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W at Houston

Roger Clemens

May 15, 1984

5 .2 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks, ND at Indians

Tom Glavine

Aug. 17, 1987

3.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, L at Astros

Randy Johnson

Sept. 15, 1988

5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 Ks, W vs. Pirates

Greg Maddux

Sept. 7, 1986

9 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, W at Reds

Pedro Martinez

Sept, 30, 1992

6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 Ks, L at Reds

Roy Halladay

Sept. 20, 1998

5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 Ks, ND at Rays (expansion team)

Justin Verlander

July 4, 2005

5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, L at Indians

Felix Hernandez

Aug. 4, 2005

5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, L at Tigers

Clayton Kershaw

May 25, 2008 

6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks, ND at Cardinals

Stephen Strasburg

June 8, 2010

7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 14 Ks, W vs. Pirates