Game Ending Home Runs on Opening Day
From The SABR Tattersall-McConnell Home Run Log, courtesy of David Vincent:
Game Ending HR on Opening Day
Date Batter Tm Pitcher Opp In Outs From The SABR Tattersall-McConnell Home Run Log, courtesy of David Vincent: Date Batter Tm Pitcher Opp In Outs
04/19/1949 Tommy Henrich NYA Sid Hudson WAS 9 2
04/13/1954 Mickey Vernon WAS Allie Reynolds NYA 10 1
04/12/1960 Chuck Essegian LAN Don Els
Game Ending HR on Opening Day
04/19/1949 Tommy Henrich NYA Sid Hudson WAS 9 2
04/13/1954 Mickey Vernon WAS Allie Reynolds NYA 10 1
04/12/1960 Chuck Essegian LAN Don Elston CHN 11 2
04/19/1960 Minnie Minoso CHA John Tsitouris KC 9 0
04/12/1965 Bob Bailey PIT Juan Marichal SFN 10 0
04/08/1969 Willie Smith CHN Barry Lersch PHI 11 1
04/06/1971 Billy Williams CHN Bob Gibson SLN 10 1
04/06/1974 Mike Schmidt PHI Tug McGraw NYN 9 1
04/08/1977 Joe Ferguson HOU Bob Johnson ATL 11 0
04/08/1978 Richie Zisk TEX Rich Gossage NYA 9 0
04/10/1980 Sixto Lezcano MIL Dick Drago BOS 9 2
04/09/1985 Gary Carter NYN Neil Allen SLN 10 1
04/08/1986 Jim Presley SEA Ken Forsch CAL 10 2
04/26/1995 Dante Bichette COL Mike Remlinger NYN 14 1
04/05/1999 Raul Mondesi LAN John Frascatore ARI11 2
04/03/2000 Tony Batista TOR Jerry Spradlin KCA 9 2
03/31/2003 Carl Crawford TBA Chad Fox BOS 9 2
04/05/2004 Carlos Beltran KCA Damaso Marte CHA 9 1
04/05/2004 Shannon Stewart MIN Chad Durbin CLE 11 2
04/04/2005 Joe Randa CIN Braden Looper NYN 9 0
04/04/2005 Clint Barmes COL Trevor Hoffman SDN 9 2
03/30/2008 Ryan Zimmerman WAS Peter Moylan ATL 9 2
Originally published: April 3, 2008. Last Updated: April 3, 2008.