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…

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”…

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

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…

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

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

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

April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field
During the 2017 baseball season, the Chicago Cubs surpassed 8,000…

April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day
Only 17 men born in North Dakota have appeared in a major-league…

April 16, 1918: Reds' Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day
It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…

April 13, 1921: Boston's Sad Sam Jones beats a struggling Walter Johnson on Opening Day in Washington
President Warren G. Harding, center, throws out the ceremonial…

April 21, 1921: Sam Jones shuts out Senators in Red Sox home opener
Sad Sam Jones had won the season opener for the Red Sox with…
April 21, 1921: A cloud over Chicago as White Sox return for home opener after World Series scandal
There was a dark cloud over Comiskey Park in Chicago as the Chicago…

April 18, 1923: Babe Ruth homers in Yankee Stadium's grand opening, hinting at franchise’s dynastic future
In 1913 the New York Highlanders were renamed the Yankees and…

April 14, 1925: Indians, Browns combine for 35 runs on Opening Day
It was a mild spring day, temperatures in the 60s with little…

April 22, 1925: Cardinals inflict death by a thousand singles to win home opener over Reds
The National League celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the league…
April 12, 1927: Cubs wallop defending champion Cardinals on Opening Day
In the early part of 1927, the Midwest was bursting with anticipation…

April 16, 1929: Earl Averill homers in first plate appearance during Indians' debut
Only two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as of…

April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates 'honeymoon' with a home run
The Babe settled in the batter’s box on the port side of home…

April 17, 1934: Cubs' Lon Warneke makes history with Opening Day one-hitter
Opening Day of the baseball season is always a festive occasion,…

April 16, 1935: The Babe returns to Boston as a Brave
The uniform seemed strange. Gone were the Yankee pinstripes and…