World Series Pitching Records

World Series Pitching Records

World Series pitching records of every type appear in the following chart. Find out which pitchers truly performed well in October and who holds every major World Series pitching record in every length World Series.

"Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles." - Dan Quisenberry (World Series Record Holder For Games Pitched in a 6-Game Series)

World Series Record Book World Series Pitching Records by Series Length
Record	Series Length	Name(s)	Data	World Series
Bases on Balls Walks Allowed	4 Games	Bob Lemon	8	1954 World Series
	5 Games	Jack Coombs	14	1910 World Series
	6 Games	Lefty Gomez	11	1936 World Series
		Allie Reynolds		1951 World Series
		Lefty Tyler		1918 World Series
	7 Games	Bill Bevens	11	1947 World Series
	7 Games	Walter Johnson	11	1924 World Series
	8 Games	Art Nehf	13	1921 World Series
Games Pitched	4 Games	Keith Foulke	4	2004 World Series
	4 Games	Jeff Nelson	4	1999 World Series
	5 Games	Mike Marshall	5	1974 World Series
	6 Games	Dan Quisenberry	6	1980 World Series
	7 Games	Darold Knowles	7	1973 World Series
	8 Games	Deacon Phillippe	5	1903 World Series
Games Won	4 Games	Too Many To List	2	n/a
	5 Games	Jack Coombs	3	1910 World Series
	5 Games	Christy Mathewson	3	1905 World Series
	6 Games	Red Faber	3	1917 World Series
	7 Games	Babe Adams	3	1909 World Series
		Harry Brecheen		1946 World Series
		Lew Burdette		1957 World Series
		Stan Coveleski		1920 World Series
		Bob Gibson		1967 World Series
		Randy Johnson		2001 World Series
		Mickey Lolich		1968 World Series
	8 Games	Bill Dinneen	3	1903 World Series
		Deacon Phillippe		1903 World Series
		Joe Wood		1912 World Series
Hits Allowed	4 Games	Red Ruffing	17	1938 World Series
	5 Games	Mordecai Brown	23	1910 World Series
	5 Games	Jack Coombs	23	1910 World Series
	6 Games	Christy Mathewson	25	1911 World Series
	7 Games	Walter Johnson	30	1924 World Series
	8 Games	Deacon Phillippe	38	1903 World Series
Home Runs Allowed	4 Games	Scott Garrelts	4	1989 World Series
		Charlie Root		1932 World Series
		Bill Sherdel		1928 World Series
		Junior Thompson		1939 World Series
	5 Games	Charles Hudson	4	1983 World Series
	5 Games	Gary Nolan	4	1970 World Series
	6 Games	Allie Reynolds	4	1953 World Series
	7 Games	Lew Burdette	5	1958 World Series
	7 Games	Dick Hughes	5	1967 World Series
	8 Games	Babe Adams	2	1909 World Series
	8 Games	Harry Harper	2	1921 World Series
Innings Pitched	4 Games	Waite Hoyt	18	1928 World Series
		Sandy Koufax		1963 World Series
		Dick Rudolph		1914 World Series
		Red Ruffing		1938 World Series
	5 Games	Jack Coombs	27	1910 World Series
	5 Games	Christy Mathewson	27	1905 World Series
	6 Games	Red Faber	27	1917 World Series
		Christy Mathewson		1911 World Series
		Hippo Vaughn		1918 World Series
	7 Games	George Mullin	32	1909 World Series
	8 Games	Deacon Phillippe	44	1903 World Series
Runs Allowed	4 Games	Grover Alexander	11	1928 World Series
	4 Games	Bob Lemon	11	1954 World Series
	5 Games	Mordecai Brown	16	1910 World Series
	6 Games	Don Gullett	10	1977 World Series
		Jack Morris		1992 World Series
		Red Ruffing		1936 World Series
		Slim Sallee		1917 World Series
		Don Sutton		1978 World Series
	7 Games	Lew Burdette	17	1958 World Series
	8 Games	Deacon Phillippe	19	1903 World Series
Strikeouts	4 Games	Sandy Koufax	23	1963 World Series
	5 Games	Christy Mathewson	18	1905 World Series
	6 Games	Chief Bender	20	1911 World Series
	7 Games	Bob Gibson	35	1968 World Series
	8 Games	Bill Dinneen	28	1903 World Series
Record	Series Length	Name(s)	Data	World Series
World Series Pitching Records by Series Length

Did you know that Darold Knowles of the Oakland Athletics is the only pitcher to appear in all seven (7) games of a seven (7) game World Series (1973 World Series)?

During the 1963 World Series, Sandy Koufax struck out more hitters in four (4) games than Christy Mathewson set in the five (5) game record and Chief Bender set in the six (6) game record.

Bill Donovan (1907 World Series) and Bruce Kison (1971 World Series) are the only two (2) pitchers to hit three (3) batsmen during a series of any length while Jeff Tesreau (1912 World Series) and John Stuper (1982 World Series) are the only two (2) pitchers to throw three (3) wild pitches during a series of any length.

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