
April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow
Philadelphia resident George McFadden was there bright and…

April 28, 1893: Beaneaters open season with rout of Giants
Even in the nineteenth century, Opening Day was a much-anticipated…

May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd
The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League
The 1912 season was the first for the newly named International…

April 22, 1891: Beaneaters start championship run in first game in new Polo Grounds
The Atlanta National League team traces its history through two…

May 1, 1883: Philadelphia Athletics shut out Alleghenys on Opening Day
Many of the Athletics faithful in the crowd of over 10,000 who…

April 13, 1911: Cobb and Crawford lead Tigers to Opening Day victory
Who is the most valuable to a ball club – a star pitcher of…

April 20, 1912: Red Sox open Fenway Park with extra-innings win over New York
Boston's Fenway Park is pictured in 1912, the year it opened…

April 24, 1901: White Stockings thump Cleveland as American League turns from minor to major
Whether because of a “gloomy day” in Detroit that stalled…

April 27, 1893: Cy Young, Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh in opener after pitching distance change
National League hitting and scoring declined during the early…

April 12, 1911: Senators’ victory inaugurates not-yet-completely-built Griffith Stadium
Clark Griffith, right, and Philadelphia A's manager…

April 22, 1903: New York makes its American League debut as Highlanders fall to Washington on Opening Day
A new, glorious chapter in baseball’s chronicles began on April…

April 13, 1914: Terrapins top visiting Buffalo in Federal League’s first big-league game
It was the biggest sports news in Baltimore since the American…

April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
Nothing is more thrilling to a baseball fan than Opening Day…

May 8, 1901: Boston wins first home game in Red Sox franchise history
“The diamond shone in the sun like a great canvas of freshly…

April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day
Surely, preparation would not be an issue for Pittsburgh’s…

May 2, 1874: Cal McVey leads Red Stockings to an Opening Day victory
Mother Nature and Old Man Winter were not yet in a “base ball”…
May 5, 1871: Red Stockings win first regular-season game in Boston baseball history
“This sort of thing isn’t done in England, you know, where…

April 20, 1912: Frank Navin’s field of dreams opens in Detroit
The first game to be played at Navin Field was scheduled for…

April 25, 1901: Tigers’ ‘magnificent batting rally’ caps 10-run comeback in AL opener
When Charles Comiskey and other investors purchased the minor…

April 18, 1895: Phillies stand up to rowdy Orioles on Opening Day
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles were a study…

April 11, 1907: Reds celebrate a ‘grand’ Opening Day with win over Pirates
By 1907, Opening Day was one of the grand sporting and social…

April 14, 1910: Walter Johnson impresses President Taft on Opening Day
On Opening Day, April 14, 1910, more than 14,000 fans filled…

April 22, 1876: A new age begins with inaugural National League game
It is perhaps fitting that the National League played its first…