From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia’s Lost Ballpark, edited by Gregory H. Wolf

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…
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May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd

The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…
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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…
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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”…
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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 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…