Chili Davis (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 6, 1987: Giants rally for Opening Day extra-inning win over Padres

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Mike Hampton (MLB.COM)

March 29, 2000: Cubs top Mets in season opener at Japan’s Tokyo Dome

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Jesse Barfield (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 21, 1977: Blue Jays bring baseball back to Utica with Opening Day win

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Bob Feller (TRADING CARD DB)

April 16, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller hurls 3-hitter against White Sox on Opening Day

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Rick Sutcliffe (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 9, 1985: Cubs’ Rick Sutcliffe, Lee Smith shut down Pirates in opener

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Darryl Strawberry (TRADING CARD DB)

April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring

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Nolan Ryan (TRADING CARD DB)

April 5, 1974: Streaking, brawling Chicago fans overshadow Angels’ Opening Day win

Opening Day is usually a day of optimism, celebration, and a…

Bill Galloway

When Jackie Robinson debuted with the Montreal Royals on April…

Alfred Henry Spink

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Joe Page

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Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 12, 1916: Babe Ruth’s throwing error costs him an Opening Day shutout

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Roy Halladay (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 5, 2012: Roy Halladay, Phillies blank Pirates 1-0 on Opening Day

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Charles Parks and Leon Day (COURTESY OF LARRY LESTER)

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This Week in SABR: March 26, 2021

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Joe Niese’s Zack Wheat biography wins 2021 SABR Ron Gabriel Award

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Frank Bertaina (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Frank Bertaina

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George Crosby

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