Here is a new and improved version of the list of those starting pitching matchups whose first names are actual cities in the state in which the game is being played.
This list is for games from 1961-2016, and excludes games in Montreal and Toronto.
| date | vteam | hteam | hstate | vis sp | home sp |
| 19620708 | CHA | CLE | Ohio | Ray Herbert | Pedro Ramos |
| 19630908 | MLN | PHI | Pennsylvania | Warren Spahn | Dallas Green |
| 19650704 | LAN | HOU | Texas | Claude Osteen | Claude Raymond |
| 19670825 | BOS | CHA | Illinois | Lee Stange | Cisco Carlos |
| 19710905 | CIN | LAN | California | Ross Grimsley | Doyle Alexander |
| 19720626 | BOS | CLE | Ohio | Ray Culp | Ray Lamb |
| 19720815 | CIN | PHI | Pennsylvania | Wayne Simpson | Wayne Twitchell |
| 19720827 | PHI | CIN | Ohio | Wayne Twitchell | Ross Grimsley |
| 19740517 | CIN | HOU | Texas | Fred Norman | Claude Osteen |
| 19750725 | TEX | KCA | Missouri | Clyde Wright | Nelson Briles |
| 19770630 | BAL | CLE | Ohio | Ross Grimsley | Wayne Garland |
| 19770925 | BAL | CLE | Ohio | Ross Grimsley | Wayne Garland |
| 19790420 | KCA | BOS | Massachusetts | Dennis Leonard | Dennis Eckersley |
| 19790421 | CHA | CLE | Ohio | Ross Baumgarten | Wayne Garland |
| 19790618 | BAL | CLE | Ohio | Scott McGregor | Wayne Garland |
| 19790703 | SEA | MIN | Minnesota | Byron McLaughlin | Gary Serum |
| 19800616 | CHA | CLE | Ohio | Ross Baumgarten | Wayne Garland |
| 19800716 | KCA | BOS | Massachusetts | Dennis Leonard | Dennis Eckersley |
| 19800823 | CHN | HOU | Texas | Dennis Lamp | Joaquin Andujar |
| 19810516 | TOR | CLE | Ohio | Jackson Todd | Wayne Garland |
| 19820421 | BAL | BOS | Massachusetts | Dennis Martinez | Dennis Eckersley |
| 19910906 | CHA | TEX | Texas | Wilson Alvarez | Nolan Ryan |
| 19910911 | SFN | CIN | Ohio | Bryan Hickerson | Scott Scudder |
| 19930831 | CHA | NYA | New York | Wilson Alvarez | Sterling Hitchcock |
| 19940628 | TEX | MIN | Minnesota | Hector Fajardo | Carlos Pulido |
| 19970514 | SLN | PHI | Pennsylvania | Todd Stottlemyre | Calvin Maduro |
| 19980523 | COL | CIN | Ohio | Pedro Astacio | Scott Winchester |
| 19980719 | SDN | CIN | Ohio | Sterling Hitchcock | Scott Winchester |
| 19980819 | SLN | CHN | Illinois | Kent Bottenfield | Mark Clark |
| 19980824 | SLN | PIT | Pennsylvania | Kent Bottenfield | Todd Van Poppel |
| 19990820 | ARI | PIT | Pennsylvania | Todd Stottlemyre | Todd Ritchie |
| 20000425 | SDN | PIT | Pennsylvania | Sterling Hitchcock | Todd Ritchie |
| 20000830 | COL | PHI | Pennsylvania | Julian Tavarez | Kent Bottenfield |
| 20000911 | COL | SDN | California | Julian Tavarez | Woody Williams |
| 20000918 | PIT | PHI | Pennsylvania | Todd Ritchie | Kent Bottenfield |
| 20010424 | OAK | CHA | Illinois | Barry Zito | Mark Buehrle |
| 20020714 | FLO | CHN | Illinois | Michael Tejera | Mark Prior |
| 20020813 | CHA | TEX | Texas | Gary Glover | Joaquin Benoit |
| 20020929 | OAK | TEX | Texas | Barry Zito | Joaquin Benoit |
| 20030430 | OAK | CHA | Illinois | Mark Mulder | Mark Buehrle |
| 20030506 | MIL | CHN | Illinois | Wayne Franklin | Mark Prior |
| 20030521 | TOR | CHA | Illinois | Mark Hendrickson | Mark Buehrle |
| 20030626 | MIL | CHN | Illinois | Wayne Franklin | Mark Prior |
| 20030808 | OAK | CHA | Illinois | Mark Mulder | Mark Buehrle |
| 20040511 | BAL | CHA | Illinois | Sidney Ponson | Mark Buehrle |
| 20040619 | OAK | CHN | Illinois | Mark Mulder | Mark Prior |
| 20040709 | DET | MIN | Minnesota | Gary Knotts | Carlos Silva |
| 20040719 | LAN | HOU | Texas | Wilson Alvarez | Brandon Duckworth |
| 20040910 | FLO | CHN | Illinois | Logan Kensing | Mark Prior |
| 20050520 | MIL | MIN | Minnesota | Gary Glover | Carlos Silva |
| 20050709 | OAK | CHA | Illinois | Barry Zito | Mark Buehrle |
| 20050714 | PIT | CHN | Illinois | Mark Redman | Mark Prior |
| 20050910 | MIN | CLE | Ohio | Scott Baker | Scott Elarton |
| 20050927 | TBA | CLE | Ohio | Scott Kazmir | Scott Elarton |
| 20060507 | KCA | CHA | Illinois | Mark Redman | Mark Buehrle |
| 20060706 | SLN | HOU | Texas | Sidney Ponson | Taylor Buchholz |
| 20070901 | KCA | MIN | Minnesota | Brandon Duckworth | Carlos Silva |
| 20090410 | TOR | CLE | Ohio | Scott Richmond | Scott Lewis |
| 20100425 | SDN | CIN | Ohio | Clayton Richard | Homer Bailey |
| 20100818 | SDN | CHN | Illinois | Clayton Richard | Casey Coleman |
| 20110411 | LAN | SFN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20110507 | COL | SFN | California | Clayton Mortensen | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20110606 | COL | SDN | California | Clayton Mortensen | Clayton Richard |
| 20110927 | TOR | CHA | Illinois | Henderson Alvarez | Mark Buehrle |
| 20120421 | LAN | HOU | Texas | Clayton Kershaw | Kyle Weiland |
| 20120427 | WAS | LAN | California | Ross Detwiler | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20120429 | SDN | SFN | California | Clayton Richard | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20120606 | SFN | SDN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Richard |
| 20120713 | SDN | LAN | California | Clayton Richard | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20120807 | CHN | SDN | California | Brooks Raley | Ross Ohlendorf |
| 20120820 | SFN | LAN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20120829 | SFN | HOU | Texas | Barry Zito | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20120907 | HOU | CIN | Ohio | Lucas Harrell | Homer Bailey |
| 20120915 | PHI | HOU | Texas | Kyle Kendrick | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20120923 | LAN | CIN | Ohio | Clayton Kershaw | Homer Bailey |
| 20130530 | CIN | CLE | Ohio | Homer Bailey | Scott Kazmir |
| 20130530 | ARI | TEX | Texas | Brandon McCarthy | Justin Grimm |
| 20130621 | LAN | SDN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Clayton Richard |
| 20130908 | LAN | CIN | Ohio | Clayton Kershaw | Homer Bailey |
| 20130913 | SFN | LAN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20140405 | ANA | HOU | Texas | Tyler Skaggs | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20140523 | SLN | CIN | Ohio | Shelby Miller | Homer Bailey |
| 20140611 | ARI | HOU | Texas | Brandon McCarthy | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20140713 | ARI | SFN | California | Vidal Nuno | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20150422 | LAN | SFN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20150428 | SFN | LAN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20150504 | TEX | HOU | Texas | Ross Detwiler | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20150521 | LAN | SFN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20150906 | MIN | HOU | Texas | Tyler Duffey | Dallas Keuchel |
| 20150929 | LAN | SFN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20160409 | LAN | SFN | California | Clayton Kershaw | Madison Bumgarner |
| 20160415 | SFN | LAN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Kershaw |
| 20160430 | DET | MIN | Minnesota | Jordan Zimmermann | Tyler Duffey |
| 20160722 | DET | CHA | Illinois | Michael Fulmer | Jacob Turner |
| 20160822 | LAN | CIN | Ohio | Scott Kazmir | Homer Bailey |
| 20160919 | SFN | LAN | California | Madison Bumgarner | Clayton Kershaw |