The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees will square off in the 2024 World Series beginning Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the 12th Fall Classic between the storied franchises.
Ahead of the opening pitch, MaxPreps is looking back at every pitcher who has recorded a win in the World Series since 1903.
California has the most with 54 including Don Drysdale, Randy Johnson and Tom Seaver. Gerrit Cole of
Orange Lutheran (Orange) will start Game 1 for the Yankees and is already on this list after picking up a win as a member of the Houston Astros in 2019. Starting for the Dodgers will be Jack Flaherty of
Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), who is making his World Series debut.
New York is second with 26. Yankees legend Whitey Ford headlines the state with 10 wins. The Dodgers also have two legends from the Empire State in Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres. Koufax had a 0.95 earned run average in 57 career World Series innings.
Texas takes the third spot with 22 pitchers led by Josh Beckett, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw.
In total, 44 states and the District of Columbia have at least one player on this list.
It could not be determined where 13 World Series winners from the early 1900s went to high school. Those players are listed at the bottom. Email
thomas.frey@paramount.com if you know where they went.
California (54) Rick Aguilera,
Edgewood (West Covina)Bert Blyleven,
Santiago (Garden Grove)Tiny Bonham,
Argonaut (Jackson)Nelson Briles,
ChicoWally Bunker,
Capuchino (San Bruno)Gerrit Cole,
Orange Lutheran (Orange)Bud Daley,
Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach)Chris Devenski,
Gahr (Cerritos)Don Drysdale,
Van NuysHoward Ehmke,
GlendaleRollie Fingers,
UplandBob Forsch,
Johnson (Sacramento)Max Fried,
Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)Marv Grissom,
Red BluffLefty Gomez,
RichmondCole Hamels,
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)Seattle Bill James,
OrovilleRandy Johnson,
LivermoreWalter Johnson,
FullertonJoe Kelly,
CoronaRay Kremer, Poly (Oakland)
Don Larsen,
Point Loma (San Diego)Bob Lemon, Woodrow Wilson
Dutch Leonard,
FresnoColby Lewis,
North (Bakersfield)Jim Longborg,
San Luis ObispoRyan Madson,
Valley View (Moreno Valley)Duster Mails,
Christian Brothers (Sacramento)Tyler Matzek,
Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)Jim McDonald,
ModestoTug McGraw,
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo)Scott McGregor,
El SegundoJoe Musgrove,
Grossmont (El Cajon)Gary Nolan, Oroville
Bob Ojeda,
Redwood (Visalia)Darren Oliver,
Rio LindaOrval Overall,
Mt. Whitney (Visalia)Monte Pearson, Fresno
Dan Quisenberry,
Costa MesaAnthony Reyes,
California (Whittier)Walter Ruether,
St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco)Bret Saberhagen,
Cleveland (Reseda)Tom Seaver, Fresno
Larry Sherry,
Fairfax (Los Angeles)James Shields,
Hart (Newhall)Jim Slaton,
Antelope Valley (Lancaster)Dave Stewart,
St. Elizabeth (Oakland)Stephen Strasburg,
West Hills (Santee)Bob Walk, Hart
Jeff Weaver,
Simi ValleyDavid Wells, Point Loma
Tim Worrell,
Maranatha (Pasadena)Jaret Wright,
Katella (Anaheim)Barry Zito,
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)New York (26) Ian Anderson,
Shenendehowa (Clifton Park)Johnny Antonelli,
Jefferson (Rochester)Hugh Bedient,
FalconerRalph Branca,
Mount VernonTom Browning,
Franklin Academy (Malone)John Candelaria,
LaSalle Academy (New York)Patrick Corbin,
Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero)Tom Ferrick, Glenclyffe (Garrison)
Whitey Ford,
Aviation (Long Island City)John Franco,
Lafayette (Brooklyn)Waite Hoyt,
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)Sandy Koufax, Lafayette (Brooklyn)
Dennis Leonard,
OceansideBilly Loes,
Bryant (Queens)Eddie Lopat,
Clinton School (New York)Sal Maglie,
Niagara FallsGeorge Mogridge, Holy Family (Rochester)
Johnny Murphy,
Fordham Prep (Bronx)Johnny Podres, Mineville
Marius Russo,
Richmond HillHal Schumacher,
DolgevilleBob Shaw,
Garden City (Garden City)Warren Spahn,
South Park (Buffalo)Bill Stafford,
Coxsackie-Athens (Coxsackie)Frank Viola,
East MeadowJohn Wyatt,
Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo)Texas (22)Mike Adams,
SintonJake Arrieta,
Plano East (Plano)Josh Beckett,
SpringDennis Cook,
DickinsonRoger Clemens,
Spring Woods (Houston)John Curtiss,
Southlake Carroll (Southlake)Nathan Eovaldi,
AlvinKeith Foulke,
Hargrave (Huffman)Andy Hawkins,
Midway (Waco)Burt Hooton,
King (Corpus Christi)Clayton Kershaw,
Highland Park (Dallas)Corey Kluber,
CoppellJohn Lackey,
AbileneA.J. Minter,
Brook Hill (Bullard)Red Munger,
HoustonAndy Pettitte,
Deer ParkMike Stanton,
MidlandNoah Syndergaard,
Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield)Hippo Vaughn,
WeatherfordMichael Wacha,
Pleasant Grove (Texarkana)Chris Young,
Highland Park (Dallas)Pat Zachry, Richfield (Waco)
Pennsylvania (16)Chief Bender, Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle)
George Earnshaw, Swarthmore Prep (Swarthmore)
Bump Hadley,
Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg)Sparky Lyle, Reynoldsville-Sykesville, (Reynoldsville)
Christy Mathewson, Keystone Academy (Factoryville)
Jon Matlack,
Henderson (West Chester)Terry Mulholland,
Laurel Highlands (Uniontown)Mike Mussina,
MontoursvilleJoe Page,
SpringdaleHerb Pennock, Cedarcroft Boarding School (Kennett Square)
Eddie Plank, Gettysburg Academy (Gettysburg)
Bob Shawkey, Slippery Rock State Normal School (Slippery Rock)
John Stuper,
ButlerBruce Sutter,
Donegal (Mt. Joy)Ryan Vogelsong,
Octorara Area (Atglen)Bucky Walters,
Germantown (Philadelphia)
Oklahoma (15) Harry Brecheen,
AdaSteve Crawford,
SalinaJoe Dobson,
DurantJon Gray,
ChandlerAndrew Heaney,
Putnam City (Oklahoma City)Carl Hubbell,
MeekerBraden Looper,
MangumMike Moore, Eakly
Wilcy Moore,
HollisBrad Penny,
Broken ArrowAllie Reynolds,
Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City)Red Ruffing,
McLoudTom Sturdivant, Capitol Hill
Ralph Terry,
ChelseaMilt Wilcox,
Crooked Oak (Oklahoma City)Florida (12) Don Bessent,
Riverside (Jacksonville)Jack Billingham,
Winter ParkSteve Carlton,
North MiamiStorm Davis,
University Christian (Jacksonville)Mudcat Grant, Moore Academy (Dade City)
Sterling Hitchcock,
Armwood (Seffner)Josh James,
South Broward (Hollywood)Lance McCullers Jr.,
Jesuit (Tampa)Andrew Miller,
Buchholz (Gainesville)Kenny Rogers,
Plant CityDon Sutton,
Tate (Cantonment)Chad Zerbe,
Gaither (Tampa)Georgia (11) Jim Bagby, Boys (Atlanta)
Hugh Casey, Tech (Atlanta)
Spud Chandler, Carnesville
Danny Cox,
Warner RobinsPhil Douglas,
CedartownJim Hearn, North Fulton (Atlanta)
Rick Honeycutt,
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe)Blue Moon Odom, Ballard-Hudson (Macon)
Adam Wainwright,
Glynn Academy (Brunswick)Jake Westbrook,
Madison County (Danielsville)Whit Wyatt, Cedartown
Indiana (9) Vic Aldridge, Trinity Springs
Mordecai Brown, Nyesville
Doc Crandall,
Benton Central (Oxford)Carl Erskine,
AndersonTommy John, Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute)
Lance Lynn,
BrownsburgArt Nehf, Wiley (Terre Haute)
Tim Stoddard, Washington (East Chicago)
Dizzy Trout, Otter Creek (Terre Haute)
Michigan (9) Steve Avery,
Kennedy (Taylor)Steve Gromek, St. Ladislaus
Pat Hentgen,
FraserSteve Howe,
ClarkstonJim Kaat,
Zeeland East (Zeeland)Derek Lowe,
Edsel Ford (Dearborn)Hal Newhouser, Wilbur Wright (Detroit)
John Smoltz,
Waverly (Lansing)Kevin Tapani,
EscanabaNorth Carolina (9) Madison Bumgarner,
South Caldwell (Hudson)Mike Caldwell,
TarboroRoger Craig, Durham
Catfish Hunter,
Perquimans (Hertford)Max Lanier, Denton
Jack Scott, Ridgeway
Ernie Shore, East Bend
Alex Wood,
Ardrey Kell (Charlotte)Tom Zachary,
GrahamOhio (9) Tim Belcher,
Highland (Marengo)Denny Galehouse,
Chippewa (Doylestown)Harvey Haddix, Catawba
Derek Holland,
NewarkGrant Jackson,
FostoriaRoger McDowell,
Colerain (Cincinnati)George Mullin,
St. John's Jesuit (Toledo)Claude Osteen,
ReadingCy Young,
NewcomerstownWashington (9) Jeremy Affeldt,
Northwest Christian (Lacey)Earl Johnson,
Ballard (Seattle)Bruce Kison,
PascoJon Lester,
Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma)Tim Lincecum,
Liberty (Issaquah)Jason Schmidt,
KelsoMel Stottlemyre,
MabtonRube Walberg, Seattle
Ray Washburn,
Columbia (Burbank)
Missouri (8) Babe Adams, Mount Moriah
David Cone,
Rockhurst (Kansas City)Mort Cooper,
Chrisman (Independence)Ken Holtzman,
University City (St. Louis)Ed Reulbach, Manual Training (St. Louis)
Jerry Reuss,
Ritenour (Overland)Trevor Rosenthal,
Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit)Max Scherzer,
Parkway Central (Chesterfield)
Connecticut (7) Matt Barnes,
BethelSteve Blass,
Housatonic (Falls Village)Rob Dibble,
SouthingtonMoe Drabowsky,
Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor)Joey Jay,
MiddletownCharlie Morton,
Joel Barlow (Redding)Spec Shea,
NaugatuckIllinois (7) Jim Bouton,
Bloom (Chicago Heights)Jim Clancy,
St. Rita (Chicago)Neal Cotts,
LebanonDon Liddle,
Mt. CarmelDenny McLain,
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)Dan Schatzeder,
Willowbrook (Villa Park)Bob Turley,
East St. LouisNew Jersey (7) Joe Black,
PlainfieldHank Borowy,
BloomfieldRawly Eastwick,
HaddonfieldAlex Ferguson, Bloomfield
Orel Herschiser,
Cherry Hill EastJohnny Kucks,
Dickinson (Jersey City)Al Leiter,
Central Regional (Bayville)Arkansas (6) A.J. Burnett,
Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock)Cliff Lee,
BentonPreacher Roe,
ViolaSchoolboy Rowe,
El DoradoJohnny Sain, Havana
Lon Warneke,
Mount IdaMaryland (6) Jack Bentley,
Sherwood (Sandy Spring)Tommy Byrne,
City College (Baltimore)Lefty Grove, Central (Lonaconing)
Jeff Nelson,
Catonsville (Baltimore)Tom Phoebus,
Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)Babe Ruth, St. Mary's (Baltimore)
Minnesota (6) Nick Anderson,
BrainerdBullet Joe Bush, Brainerd
Blix Donnelly, Olivia
Jerry Koosman, West Central School of Agriculture (Morris)
Jack Morris,
Highland Park (St. Paul)Billy Pierce, Highland Park
Tennessee (6) Gene Bearden, Tech (Memphis)
Johnny Beazley,
Hume-Fogg (Nashville)Tommy Bridges,
GordonsvilleMatt Cain,
Houston (Germantown)Ross Grimsley, Frayser (Memphis)
David Price,
Blackman (Murfreesboro)Arizona (5) John Denny,
Prescott Gary Gentry,
Camelback (Phoenix)Merrill Kelly,
Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)Jim Palmer, Scottsdale
Curt Schilling,
Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)Colorado (5) Rich Gossage,
Wasson (Colorado Springs)Luke Hochevar,
FowlerDanny Jackson,
Aurora Central (Aurora)Rosy Ryan, Colorado Schools of Mines (Golden)
Smoky Joe Wood,
OurayIowa (5) Mike Boddicker, Norway
Red Faber, St. Joseph's Academy (Dubuque)
George Pipgras, Schleswig
Tony Watson,
Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center)Earl Whitehill,
Washington (Cedar Rapids)Kentucky (5) Joe Blanton,
Franklin-Simpson (Franklin)Walker Buehler,
Henry Clay (Lexington)Paul Derringer,
Washington County (Springfield)Don Gullett, McKell (Greenup)
Ferdie Schupp,
DuPont Manual (Louisville)Massachusetts (5) Ron Darling,
St. John's (Shrewsbury)Tom Glavine,
Billerica Memorial (Billerica)Vic Raschi, Springfield Tech (Springfield)
Jack Sanford,
WellesleyJohn Tudor,
Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody)Alabama (4) Clay Carroll,
Chilton County (Clanton)Jimmy Key,
Butler (Huntsville)Virgil Trucks,
Tarrant (Birmingham)Early Wynn,
Geneva County (Hartford)Kansas (4) Eiden Auker, Norcatur
Paul Lindblad,
ChanuteRay Sadecki,
Bishop Ward (Kansas City)Mike Torrez,
TopekaLouisiana (4) Ron Guidry,
Carencro (Lafayette)Jack Kramer, Peters (New Orleans)
Chad Ogea,
St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles)Ed Walsh, Peters
Mississippi (4) Guy Bush, Tupelo Military (Tupelo)
Dave Ferriss,
ShawClaude Passeau,
Moss PointJay Powell,
West Lauderdale (Collinsville)Oregon (4) Ken Dayley,
Wahtonka (The Dalles)Jeremy Guthrie,
AshlandMickey Lolich,
Lincoln (Portland)Rick Wise,
McDaniel (Portland)Nebraska (3) Joba Chamberlain,
Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln)Grover Cleveland Alexander,
St. PaulBob Gibson, Tech (Omaha)
New Hampshire (3) Chris Carpenter,
Trinity (Manchester)Mike Flanagan,
Manchester Memorial (Manchester)Lefty Tyler,
Pinkerton (Derry)Maine (2) Jim Beattie,
South PortlandJack Coombs, Coburn Classical (Waterville)
New Mexico (2) Brendan Donnelly,
Sandia (Albuquerque)Duane Ward,
FarmingtonVirginia (2) Deacon Phillippe,
Rural RetreatJustin Verlander,
GoochlandWest Virginia (2) Lew Burdette,
NitroDon Robinson, Ceredo-Kenova (Kenova)
Wisconsin (2) Ryne Duren,
Weston (Cazenovia)Dave Koslo,
MenashaIdaho (1) Vern Law,
MeridianMontana (1) Dave McNally,
Billings Central Catholic (Billings)Nevada (1) Greg Maddux,
Valley (Las Vegas)Rhode Island (1) Clem Labine,
WoonsocketSouth Carolina (1) Bobo Newsom,
HartsvilleUtah (1)Bruce Hurst,
Dixie (St. George)Washington, D.C. (1)Doc White,
Cardozo (Washington)International (36)Joaquin Andujar, Dominican Republic
Santiago Casilla, Dominican Republic
Tony Castillo, Venezuela
Aroldis Chapman, Cuba
Jose Contreras, Cuba
Mike Cuellar, Cuba
Johnny Cueto, Dominican Republic
Seranthony Dominguez, Dominican Republic
Felix Doubront, Venezuela
Freddy Garcia, Venezuela
Victor Gonzalez, Mexico
Livan Hernandez, Cuba
Orlando Hernandez, Cuba
Kelvin Herrera, Dominican Republic
Cristian Javier, Dominican Republic
Jose Leclerc, Dominican Republic
Graeme Lloyd, Australia
Aurelio Lopez, Mexico
Damaso Marte, Dominican Republic
Pedro Martinez, Dominican Republic
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan
Ramiro Mendoza, Panama
Jose Mesa, Dominican Republic
Ramon Ortiz, Dominican Republic
Alejandro Pena, Dominican Republic
Yusmeiro Petit, Venezuela
Jose Rijo, Dominican Republic
Mariano Rivera, Panama
Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuela
J.C. Romero, Puerto Rico
Ranger Suarez, Venezuala
Luis Tiant, Cuba
Jose Urquidy, Mexico
Framber Valdez, Dominican Republic
Fernando Valenzuela, Mexico
Yordano Ventura, Dominican Republic
None (19)Luis Arroyo
Eddie Cicotte
Stan Coveleski
General Crowder
Dizzy Dean
Paul Dean
Hod Eller
Rube Foster
Ruben Gomez
Burleigh Grimes
Jesse Haines
Bill Hallahan
Dolf Luque
Carl Mays
Joe McGinnity
Jimmy Ring
Sherry Smith
Jeff Tesreau
Ernie White
Undetermined (13)Nick Altrock
Jesse Barnes
Rube Benton
Bill Dinneen
Wild Bill Donovan
Dickie Kerr
Nick Maddox
Rube Marquard
Hugh McQuillan
Jack Pfiester
Eddie Rommel
Dick Rudolph
Harry Sallee