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These 12 Crazy Facts About 49-Year-Old Pitcher Jamie Moyer Will Blow Your Mind

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Jamie Moyer Colorado RockiesJamie Moyer became the oldest pitcher to ever win a Major League Baseball game Tuesday night at age 49 years, 151 days.

Moyer went seven innings, giving up six hits and zero earned runs in the Colorado Rockies' 5-3 win against the San Diego Padres.

The Rockies are Moyer's eighth MLB club.

His 24-season career has spanned four decades and defied all commonly-held ideas regarding how long a pitcher can last in the modern game.

And Moyer has done it all without inciting much fear in opposing hitters or ever being considered a staff ace.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" came out in theaters the same week Jamie Moyer won his first game as a major leaguer in 1986

Source: FanGraphs



When Jamie Moyer started pitching in the big leagues, 263 current ballplayers hadn't even been born yet. That includes 2011 National League Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw

Source: USA Today



The Colorado Rockies, Moyer's current team, didn't even exist when he broke into the majors



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