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Virtual Opening Day
Opening Day Began in 1876
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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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1994: Cleveland 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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1903
1905
1907
1909
1911
1913
1915
1917
1919
1923
1925
1927
1929
1931
1933
1935
1937
1939
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
1943
1945
Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver in Spring Training (1968)
WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds
WS Champion: No Postseason played
[Opening Day late due to strike]
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
Opening Day: April 5, 1999
WS Champion: New York Yankees
WS Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks
Opening Day: April 1, 2002
Opening Day: March 31, 2003
Boston Red Stockings 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5
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!"
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/George_Costanza.jpg
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
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n63T8fl88TU/hqdefault.jpg
1994: Cleveland Indians (4) vs. Seattle Mariners (3) at the Jake on April 4
http://media.cleveland.com/wfny/photo/9428871-large.jpg
2001: Official logo
http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/481954892001/_MLB_Opening_Day/2001/Primary_Logo
2002: Official logo for the first Opening Day after 9/11/01
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/41/Lmutz3rk7x5x8gfvgh11yfcle.gif/revision/latest?cb=20160205044921
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
Brooklyn Superbas (12) @ Philadelphia Phillies (7)
NL Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Champion: Chicago White Sox
AL Champion: Chicago White Sox
1902
Opening Day: April 17, 1902
Boston Beaneaters (1) @ Brooklyn Superbas (2)
Chicago Orphans (6) @ Cincinnati Reds (1)
Philadelphia Phillies (0) @ New York Giants (7)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1) @ St. Louis Cardinals (0)
NL Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Champion: Philadelphia Athletics
AL Champion: Philadelphia Athletics
1903
Opening Day: April 16, 1903
Pittsburgh Pirates (7) @ Cincinnati Reds (1)
Chicago Cubs (1) @ St. Louis Cardinals (2)
World Series Champion: Boston Americans
1904
Opening Day: April 14, 1904
NL Champion: New York Giants
AL Champion: Boston Americans
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 & ScoresTuesday, April 14, 1914
WS Champion: Boston Braves
1915
Federal League Opening Day: April 10, 1915
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*
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: April 16, 1940
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
Negro Leagues Opening Day highlight: May 5, 1946. Newark 2 vs. Philadelphia Stars 0. Leon Day first game back from serving in World War II was his Opening Day no-hitter for the eventual champion Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars. The Eagles defeated the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League World Series in seven games.
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
Brooklyn Dodgers (3) @ Boston Braves (2) Boxscore
Opening Day highlight: April 16, 1952. New York Giants 5 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3. Willie Mays makes his first of a career 21 Opening Day starts, the most in MLB history.
WS Champion: New York Yankees
Opening Day highlight: April 16, 1952. New York Giants 5 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3. Willie Mays makes his first of a career 21 Opening Day starts, the most in MLB history.
Willie Mays and Leo Durocher in 1952, the year Mays also made arguably the best catch in MLB history
WS Champion: New York Yankees
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
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
WS Champion: Oakland Athletics
1975
Opening Day: April 7, 1975
WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds
1976
Opening Day: April 8, 1976
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
WS Champion: New York Yankees
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
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
WS Champion: Cincinnati Reds
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
1995
Opening Night: April 25, 1995
Opening Day: April 26, 1995
WS Champion: Atlanta Braves
1996
Opening Night: March 31, 1996
WS Champion: New York Yankees
1997
Opening Day: April 1, 1997
WS Champion: Florida Marlins
1998
Opening Day: March 31, 1998You 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
Opening Day highlight: More than 27,000 fans attended Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey on April 4 to see the Colorado Rockies defeat the San Diego Padres, 8-2, in the first Opening Day game outside of the United States and Canada. Mexican native Vinny Castilla (pictured in middle below) registered four hits for the Rockies in the Nuevo León, Mexico contest.
Opening Night: April 4, 1999
WS Champion: New York Yankees
2000
Opening Day: March 29, 2000
in Tokyo
WS Champion: New York Yankees
2001
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Opening Day: April 2, 2001
WS Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks
2002
Opening Day: April 1, 2002
WS Champion: Anaheim Angels
2003
Opening Night: March 30, 2003
Opening Day: March 31, 2003
WS Champion: Florida Marlins
2004
Opening Day: March 30, 2004
in Tokyo
WS Champion: Boston Red Sox
2005
Opening Night: April 3, 2005
WS Champion: Chicago White Sox
2006
Opening Night: April 2, 2006
WS Champion: St. Louis Cardinals
2007
Opening Night: April 1, 2007
Opening Day: April 2, 2007
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
WS Champion: New York Yankees
2010
Opening Night: April 4, 2010
Opening Day: April 5, 2010
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 Day highlight (April 1, 2013): First team to win an Interleague game on Opening Day: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Opening Night: March 31, 2013
Opening Day: April 1, 2013
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
WS Champion: Kansas City Royals
2016
Opening Night: April 3, 2016
Opening Day: April 4, 2016
WS Champion: Chicago Cubs
2017
Opening Night: April 2, 2017
Opening Day: April 3, 2017
WS Champion: Houston Astros*
2018
Opening Day: March 29, 2018
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
Opening Day: March 29, 2018
WS Champion: Boston Red Sox
Opening Day: March 20, 2019
in Tokyo
WS Champion: Washington Nationals
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