Opening Day – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

April 14, 1910: Walter Johnson impresses President Taft on Opening Day

Clark Griffith, right, and Philadelphia A's manager Connie Mack shake hands on Opening Day 1919 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. The Washington Senators began playing at Griffith Stadium in 1912. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

April 12, 1911: Senators’ victory inaugurates not-yet-completely-built Griffith Stadium

April 13, 1911: Cobb and Crawford lead Tigers to Opening Day victory

Joe Kelley (Trading Card DB)

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League

April 20, 1912: Red Sox open Fenway Park with extra-innings win over New York

Navin Field, 1912 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 20, 1912: Frank Navin’s field of dreams opens in Detroit

Otto Knabe (TRADING CARD DB)

April 13, 1914: Terrapins top visiting Buffalo in Federal League’s first big-league game

Tom Seaton (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season

April 23, 1914: Chicago Feds open Weeghman Park, later known as Wrigley Field

Festus Higgins (Scranton Times-Tribune, June 1, 1923)

April 30, 1914: Binghamton, Utica combine for one hit on Opening Day

Local baseball teams parade through Harrison Park in New Jersey on Opening Day of the Federal League season on April 16, 1915 (NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY)

April 16, 1915: Federal League comes to New Jersey as Terrapins beat Newark Peppers in home opener

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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

April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field

April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day

April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day

Boston Globe, April 20, 1919

April 19, 1919: Baseball resumes after World War I on Patriots Day in Boston

Stan Coveleskie (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1920: Spitball takes center stage as Stan Coveleski fires Cleveland’s first Opening Day shutout

President Warren G. Harding, center, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a Washington Senators game on April 13, 1921, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, NATIONAL PHOTO COMPANY)

April 13, 1921: Boston’s Sad Sam Jones beats a struggling Walter Johnson on Opening Day in Washington

Sherry Smith (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

April 13, 1921: Ivy Olson’s 9th-inning single wins it for Brooklyn over Braves on Opening Day

John McGraw (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

April 13, 1921: Giants top Phillies in 11 innings to start their 1921 championship season

Babe Ruth, 1921 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

April 13, 1921: Babe Ruth opens Yankees’ season with 5-for-5 ‘one-handed’ performance

April 13, 1921: Reds surge in eighth inning, beat Pirates on Opening Day

Had the All-Star Game begun in 1916, Detroit Tigers star might have started in nine Midsummer Classics.

April 14, 1921: Harry Heilmann’s walk-off hit wins Ty Cobb’s managerial debut for Tigers

April 21, 1921: Sam Jones shuts out Senators in Red Sox home opener