Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Virtual Opening Day

Opening Day Began in 1876
Boston Red Stockings 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5


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Be on the lookout for *doubleheader alerts* for Opening Days that included doubleheaders.
"What a beautiful day for a ball game. Let's play two!"























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Opening Day Through the Years

1990: Eventual champion Cincinnati Reds defeat the Houston Astros, 8-4, in 11 innings on April 9 as they begin a nine-game winning streak

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1994Cleveland Indians (4) vs. Seattle Mariners (3) at the Jake on April 4

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2001: Official logo


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2002: Official logo for the first Opening Day after 9/11/01

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2010: Official logo


2019: Ichiro bids farewell during Opening Day at Tokyo Dome.
March 20, Seattle Mariners (9) vs. Oakland Athletics (7)
March 21, Seattle Mariners (5) vs. Oakland Athletics (4), 12 innings

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Opening Day Year by Year

1876
Opening Day: April 22, 1876


Champion: Chicago White Stockings


1877
Opening Day: May 7, 1877

Hartfords of Brooklyn 5
Chicago White Stockings 6  

Boston Red Stockings 2
St. Louis Brown Stockings 3


Champion: Boston Red Stockings

1878
Opening Day: May 1, 1878

Milwaukee Grays 4
Cincinnati Reds 6  

Chicago White Stockings 5
Indianapolis Blues 4  

Boston Red Stockings 1
Providence Grays 0


Champion: Boston Red Stockings

1879
Opening Day: May 1, 1879

Boston Red Stockings 5
Buffalo Bisons 0  

Syracuse Stars 3
Chicago White Stockings 4  

Providence Grays 15
Cleveland Blues 4  

Troy Trojans 5
Cincinnati Reds 7


Champion: Providence Grays

1880
Opening Day: May 1, 1880

Buffalo Bisons 7
Cleveland Blues 4  

Chicago White Stockings 4
Cincinnati Reds 3

Boston Red Stockings 0
Providence Grays 8  

Troy Trojans 1
Worcester Ruby Legs 13


Champion: Chicago White Stockings

1881
Opening Day: April 30, 1881

Cleveland Blues 5
Chicago White Stockings 8

Troy Trojans 0
Worcester Ruby Legs 4


Champion: Chicago White Stockings   

1882
Opening Day: May 1, 1882

Chicago White Stockings 5
Buffalo Bisons 7

Worcester Ruby Legs 5
Boston Red Stockings 6
 
Detroit Wolverines 5
Cleveland Blues 4  

Troy Trojans 3
Providence Grays 9


Champion: Chicago White Stockings   

1883
Opening Day: May 1, 1883
New York Metropolitans (3) @ Baltimore Orioles (4)

Buffalo Bisons (4) @ Cleveland Blues (7)

Louisville Eclipse (6) @ Columbus Buckeyes (5)

St. Louis Browns (5) @ Cincinnati Red Stockings (6)

Chicago White Stockings (7) @ Detroit Wolverines (4)

Boston Beaneaters (5) @ New York Gothams (7)

Providence Grays (4) @ Philadelphia Quakers (3)

Philadelphia Athletics (4) @ Pittsburgh Alleghenys (0)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters

1884
Opening Day: April 17, 1884
Washington Nationals (3) @ Baltimore Monumentals (7)

Altoona Mountain City (2) @ Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (7)

Boston Reds (14) @ Philadelphia Keystones (2)


Champion: Providence Grays

1885
Opening Day: April 18, 1885
New York Metropolitans (2) @ Philadelphia Athletics (13)

Pittsburgh Alleghenys (7) @ St. Louis Browns (0)


Champion: Chicago White Stockings

1886
Opening Day: April 17, 1886
Brooklyn Grays (1) @ Baltimore Orioles (4)

Louisville Colonels (5) @ Cincinnati Red Stockings (1)

New York Metropolitans (3) @ Philadelphia Athletics (10)


Champion: Chicago White Stockings

1887
Opening Day: April 16, 1887
Philadelphia Athletics (3) @ Baltimore Orioles (8)

New York Metropolitans (10) @ Brooklyn Grays (14)

Cleveland Blues (6) @ Cincinnati Red Stockings (16)

St. Louis Browns (3) @ Louisville Colonels (8)


Champion: Detroit Wolverines

1888
Opening Day: April 18, 1888
Cleveland Blues (1) @ Brooklyn Bridegrooms (10)

Cincinnati Red Stockings (10) @ Kansas City Cowboys (3)

Baltimore Orioles (5) @ Philadelphia Athletics (4)

Louisville Colonels (0) @ St. Louis Browns (8)


Champion: New York Giants    

1889
Opening Day: April 17, 1889
St. Louis Browns (5) @ Cincinnati Red Stockings (1)

Kansas City Cowboys (7) @ Louisville Colonels (4)


Champion: New York Giants    

1890
Opening Day: April 17, 1890
Syracuse Stars (3) @ Brooklyn Gladiators (2)

Toledo Maumees (9) @ Columbus Solons (14)

Rochester Broncos (8) @ Philadelphia Athletics (11)


Champion: Brooklyn Bridegrooms

1891
Opening Day: April 8, 1891
Boston Reds (7) @ Baltimore Orioles (11)

Columbus Solons (6) @ Louisville Colonels (7)

Washington Statesmen (9) @ Philadelphia Athletics (8)

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (7) @ St. Louis Browns (7)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters

1892
Opening Day: April 12, 1892
Brooklyn Grooms (13) @ Baltimore Orioles (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates (7) @ Cincinnati Reds (5)

Cleveland Spiders (2) @ Louisville Colonels (5)

New York Giants (5) @ Philadelphia Phillies (4)

Chicago Colts (14) @ St. Louis Browns (10)

Boston Beaneaters (14) @ Washington Senators (4)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters

1893
Opening Day: April 27, 1893
Chicago Colts (1) @ Cincinnati Reds (10)

Cleveland Spiders (7) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (2)

Louisville Colonels (2) @ St. Louis Browns (4)

Baltimore Orioles (5) @ Washington Senators (7)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters

1894
Opening Day: April 19, 1894
New York Giants (3) @ Baltimore Orioles (8)

Brooklyn Grooms (2) @ Boston Beaneaters (13)

Pittsburgh Pirates (3) @ St. Louis Browns (11)

Philadelphia Phillies (2) @ Washington Senators (4)


Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1895
Opening Day: April 18, 1895
Philadelphia Phillies (7) @ Baltimore Orioles (6)

Cleveland Spiders (8) @ Cincinnati Reds (10)

Pittsburgh Pirates (2) @ Louisville Colonels (11)

Brooklyn Grooms (7) @ New York Giants (4)

Chicago Colts (10) @ St. Louis Browns (7)


Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1896
Opening Day: April 16, 1896
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (6) @ Baltimore Orioles (5)

Pittsburgh Pirates (9) @ Cincinnati Reds (1)

Chicago Colts (4) @ Louisville Colonels (2)

Boston Beaneaters (7) @ Philadelphia Phillies (3)

Cleveland Spiders (2) @ St. Louis Browns (5)

New York Giants (3) @ Washington Senators (6)


Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1897
Opening Day: April 19, 1897
Philadelphia Phillies (6) @ Boston Beaneaters (5)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters

1898
Opening Day: April 15, 1898
Cleveland Spiders (2) @ Cincinnati Reds (3) 

Pittsburgh Pirates (3) @ Louisville Colonels (10) 

Chicago Orphans (2) @ St. Louis Browns (1)


Champion: Boston Beaneaters   

1899
Opening Day: April 14, 1899
Chicago Orphans (15) @ Louisville Colonels (1)

Washington Senators (5) @ Philadelphia Phillies (6)


Champion: Brooklyn Superbas  

1900
Opening Day: April 19, 1900
Philadelphia Phillies (19) @ Boston Beaneaters (17)

Chicago Orphans (13) @ Cincinnati Reds (10)

Brooklyn Superbas (3) @ New York Giants (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates (0) @ St. Louis Cardinals (3)


Champion: Brooklyn Superbas  

1901
Opening Day: April 18, 1901

NL Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Champion: Chicago White Sox

1902
Opening Day: April 17, 1902

NL Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Champion: Philadelphia Athletics     

1903
Opening Day: April 16, 1903

World Series Champion: Boston Americans

1904
Opening Day: April 14, 1904

NL Champion: New York Giants
AL Champion: Boston Americans


1905
Opening Day: April 14, 1905

WS Champion: New York Giants

1906
Opening Day: April 12, 1906

WS Champion: Chicago White Sox

1907
Opening Day: April 11, 1907

WS Champion: Chicago Cubs

1908
Opening Day: April 14, 1908

WS Champion: Chicago Cubs

1909
Opening Day: April 12, 1909

WS Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

1910
Opening Day: April 14, 1910

WS Champion: Philadelphia Athletics

1911
Opening Day: April 12, 1911

WS Champion: Philadelphia Athletics

1912
Opening Day: April 11, 1912

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

1913
Opening Day: April 9, 1913

WS Champion: Philadelphia Athletics

1914
Opening Day: April 13 & 14, 1914

Monday, April 13, 1914

   » 1914-04-13 Standings & Scores

Tuesday, April 14, 1914

Boston Braves (2) @ Brooklyn Robins (8)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (1) @ Cincinnati Reds (10)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Boston Braves

1915
Federal League Opening Day: April 10, 1915
Buffalo Blues (9) @ Brooklyn Tip-Tops (13)     Boxscore
Pittsburgh Rebels (8) @ Kansas City Packers (0)     Boxscore

MLB Opening Day: April 14, 1915
Brooklyn Robins (3) @ New York Giants (16)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

1916
Opening Day: April 12, 1916

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

1917
Opening Day: April 11, 1917

WS Champion: Chicago White Sox

1918
Opening Day: April 15, 1918

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

1919
Opening Day: April 19, 1919 *doubleheader alert*
Brooklyn Robins (5) @ Boston Braves (2)     Boxscore
Brooklyn Robins (3) @ Boston Braves (2)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds 

1920
Opening Day: April 14, 1920

WS Champion: Cleveland Indians 

1921
Opening Day: April 13, 1921
WS Champion: New York Giants

1922
Opening Day: April 12, 1922

WS Champion: New York Giants

1923
Opening Day: April 17, 1923

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1924
Opening Day: April 15, 1924

WS Champion: Washington Senators

1925
Opening Day: April 14, 1925

WS Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

1926
Opening Day: April 13, 1926

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1927
Opening Day: April 12, 1927

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1928
Opening Day: April 10, 1928

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1929
Opening Day: April 16, 1929

WS Champion: Philadelphia Athletics

1930
Opening Day: April 14, 1930

WS Champion: Philadelphia Athletics

1931
Opening Day: April 14, 1931

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals 

1932
Opening Day: April 11, 1932

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1933
Opening Day: April 12, 1933

WS Champion: New York Giants

1934
Opening Day: April 17, 1934

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1935
Opening Day: April 16, 1935

WS Champion: Detroit Tigers 

1936
Opening Day: April 14, 1936

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1937
Opening Day: April 19, 1937 *doubleheader alert*

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1938
Opening Day: April 18, 1938

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1939
Opening Day: April 17, 1939

WS Champion: New York Yankees  

1940
Opening Day highlight: 21-year-old Bob Feller throws a no-hitter in the 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. It is the only MLB no-hitter in Opening Day history



Opening Day: April 16, 1940
Brooklyn Dodgers (5) @ Boston Bees (0)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (1) @ Cincinnati Reds (2)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds

1941
Opening Day: April 14, 1941

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1942
Opening Day: April 14, 1942

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1943
Opening Day: April 20, 1943

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1944
Opening Day: April 18, 1944

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1945
Opening Day: April 17, 1945

WS Champion: Detroit Tigers

1946

MLB Opening Day: April 16, 1946
WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1947
Opening Day: April 15, 1947

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1948
Opening Day: April 19, 1948 *doubleheader alert*

WS Champion: Cleveland Indians

1949
Opening Day: April 18, 1949

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1950
Opening Day: April 18, 1950

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1951
Opening Day: April 16, 1951

WS Champion: New York Yankees


1952
Opening Day: April 15, 1952

1953
Opening Day: April 13, 1953

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1954
Opening Day: April 13, 1954

WS Champion: New York Giants

1955
Opening Day: April 11, 1955

WS Champion: Brooklyn Dodgers

1956
Opening Day: April 17, 1956

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1957
Opening Day: April 15, 1957

WS Champion: Milwaukee Braves

1958
Opening Day: April 14, 1958
WS Champion: New York Yankees

1959
Opening Day: April 9, 1959

WS Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers

1960
Opening Day: April 12, 1960

WS Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

1961
Opening Day: April 10, 1961

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1962
Opening Day: April 9, 1962

WS Champion: New York Yankees


1963
Opening Day: April 8, 1963

WS Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers

1964
Opening Day: April 13, 1964

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1965
Opening Day: April 12, 1965

WS Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers

1966
Opening Day: April 11, 1966

WS Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1967
Opening Day: April 10, 1967

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals


1968
Hall of Famer Tom Seaver starts his first Opening Day game, a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants, on April 10, 1968. has been a starting pitcher for the most Opening Day games in Major League history. He went on to have 16 Opening Day starts, the most all-time for a pitcher.

Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver in Spring Training (1968)


Opening Day: April 10, 1968
Chicago Cubs (4) @ Cincinnati Reds (9)     Boxscore
Boston Red Sox (7) @ Detroit Tigers (3)     Boxscore


WS Champion: Detroit Tigers

1969
Opening Day: April 7, 1969

WS Champion: New York Mets

1970
Opening Day: April 6, 1970

WS Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1971
Opening Day: April 5, 1971

WS Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

1972
Opening Day: April 15, 1972


WS Champion: Oakland Athletics

1973
Opening Day: April 5, 1973

WS Champion: Oakland Athletics

1974
Opening Day: April 4, 1974
Atlanta Braves (6) @ Cincinnati Reds (7)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Oakland Athletics

1975
Opening Day: April 7, 1975

WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds

1976
Opening Day: April 8, 1976
Houston Astros (5) @ Cincinnati Reds (11)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds

1977
Opening Day: April 6, 1977

WS Champion: New York Yankees

1978
Opening Night: April 5, 1978

Opening Day: April 6, 1978
Houston Astros (9) @ Cincinnati Reds (11)     Boxscore


WS Champion: New York Yankees

1979
Opening Day: April 4, 1979

WS Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

1980
Opening Day: April 9, 1980

WS Champion: Philadelphia Phillies 

1981
Opening Day: April 8, 1981
WS Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers 

1982
Opening Day: April 5, 1982
Chicago Cubs (3) @ Cincinnati Reds (2)     Boxscore

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

1983
Opening Day: April 4, 1983

WS Champion: Baltimore Orioles

1984
Opening Day: April 2, 1984

WS Champion: Detroit Tigers

1985
Opening Day: April 8, 1985

WS Champion: Kansas City Royals

1986
Opening Day: April 7, 1986

WS Champion: New York Mets

1987
Opening Day: April 6, 1987

WS Champion: Minnesota Twins

1988
Opening Day: April 4, 1988

WS Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers

1989
Opening Day: April 3, 1989

WS Champion: Oakland Athletics

1990
Opening Day: April 9, 1990

1991
Opening Day: April 8, 1991

WS Champion: Minnesota Twins

1992
Opening Day: April 6, 1992

WS Champion: Toronto Blue Jays

1993
Opening Day: April 5, 1993

WS Champion: Toronto Blue Jays

1994
Opening Night: April 3, 1994

Opening Day: April 4, 1994
WS Champion: No Postseason played

1995
Opening Night: April 25, 1995

Opening Day: April 26, 1995
[Opening Day late due to strike]

WS Champion: Atlanta Braves

1996

Opening Night: March 31, 1996

Opening Day: April 1, 1996
WS Champion: New York Yankees

1997

Opening Day: April 1, 1997

WS Champion: Florida Marlins

1998

Opening Day: March 31, 1998
San Diego Padres (10) @ Cincinnati Reds (2)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (6) @ Florida Marlins (11)     Boxscore

You can read the comprehensive 1876 to 1998 Opening Day book Opening Day: All Major League Baseball Season Opening Games, by Team, 1876-1998 and find it on Amazon.


WS Champion: New York Yankees

1999

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Opening Night: April 4, 1999

Opening Day: April 5, 1999
New York Mets (2) @ Florida Marlins (6)     Boxscore

Detroit Tigers (11) @ Texas Rangers (5)     Boxscore

WS Champion: New York Yankees

2000
Opening Day: March 29, 2000
Chicago Cubs (5) @ New York Mets (3)     Boxscore
in Tokyo

WS Champion: New York Yankees

2001
Opening Night: April 1, 2001

in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Opening Day: April 2, 2001
Montreal Expos (5) @ Chicago Cubs (4)     Boxscore
Atlanta Braves (10) @ Cincinnati Reds (4)     Boxscore


WS Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks

2002
Opening Day: March 31, 2002


Opening Day: April 1, 2002
Toronto Blue Jays (12) @ Boston Red Sox (11)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (4) @ Cincinnati Reds (5)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Anaheim Angels

2003
Opening Night: March 30, 2003
Texas Rangers (6) @ Anaheim Angels (3)     Boxscore

Opening Day: March 31, 2003
Montreal Expos (10) @ Atlanta Braves (2)     Boxscore
Minnesota Twins (3) @ Detroit Tigers (1)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (15) @ New York Mets (2)     Boxscore


WS Champion: Florida Marlins

2004
Opening Day: March 30, 2004
in Tokyo

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

2005
Opening Night: April 3, 2005

Opening Day: April 4, 2005
WS Champion: Chicago White Sox

2006
Opening Night: April 2, 2006

Opening Day: April 3, 2006
WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

2007
Opening Night: April 1, 2007

Opening Day: April 2, 2007
Chicago Cubs (1) @ Cincinnati Reds (5)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

2008
Opening Day: March 25, 2008
in Tokyo

WS Champion: Philadelphia Phillies

2009
Opening Night: April 5, 2009

Opening Day: April 6, 2009
New York Mets (2) @ Cincinnati Reds (1)     Boxscore
Chicago Cubs (4) @ Houston Astros (2)     Boxscore
Detroit Tigers (5) @ Toronto Blue Jays (12)     Boxscore

WS Champion: New York Yankees

2010
Opening Night: April 4, 2010

Opening Day: April 5, 2010
Chicago Cubs (5) @ Atlanta Braves (16)     Boxscore
Florida Marlins (1) @ New York Mets (7)     Boxscore

WS Champion: San Francisco Giants

2011
Opening Day: March 31, 2011

WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals

2012
Opening Day: March 28, 2012
Seattle Mariners (3) @ Oakland Athletics (1)     Boxscore
in Tokyo

WS Champion: San Francisco Giants

2013














Opening Night: March 31, 2013
Texas Rangers (2) @ Houston Astros (8)     Boxscore

Opening Day: April 1, 2013
Detroit Tigers (4) @ Minnesota Twins (2)     Boxscore
San Diego Padres (2) @ New York Mets (11)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

2014

Opening Day: March 22, 2014
Los Angeles Dodgers (3) @ Arizona D'Backs (1)     Boxscore
in Sydney

WS Champion: San Francisco Giants

2015

Opening Night: April 5, 2015

Opening Day: April 6, 2015
Minnesota Twins (0) @ Detroit Tigers (4)     Boxscore
Atlanta Braves (2) @ Miami Marlins (1)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Kansas City Royals

2016

Opening Night: April 3, 2016

Opening Day: April 4, 2016
Colorado Rockies (10) @ Arizona D'Backs (5)     Boxscore
Seattle Mariners (2) @ Texas Rangers (3)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Chicago Cubs

2017

Opening Night: April 2, 2017

Opening Day: April 3, 2017
Atlanta Braves (0) @ New York Mets (6)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Houston Astros*












2018

Opening Day: March 29, 2018
Chicago Cubs (8) @ Miami Marlins (4)     Boxscore
Boston Red Sox (4) @ Tampa Bay Rays (6)     Boxscore
Houston Astros (4) @ Texas Rangers (1)     Boxscore

WS Champion: Boston Red Sox

2019

Opening Day: March 20, 2019
in Tokyo


WS Champion: Washington Nationals

2020
Opening Day: TBD


Box Scores found via Baseball-Reference