May 18, 1935: Negro League Brooklyn Eagles play inaugural home opener at Ebbets Field

Few names are as synonymous with the development of Negro League…
Hugh McQuillan

April 17, 1923: Reformer, rogue meet before Giants’ win on Opening Day in Boston

They made an odd couple on Opening Day 1923 at Braves Field…
Cum Posey

April 12, 1925: Homestead Grays open season by defeating McConkey Macks

It wasn’t easy being an independent team in 1925. These teams…
Ad Liska

April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come

The 1929 season was expected to be the latest installment of…
Howard Ehmke (TRADING CARD DB)

April 13, 1926: First Red Sox game is broadcast on Boston radio

Few baseball writers predicted big things for the 1926 Boston…

April 13, 1926: Big Train takes a long journey to defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics

Opening Day, at least as far as the Washington Senators were…

May 10, 1939: Olean beats Bradford on New York-Penn League’s first day

Forty-one minor leagues operated in the United States in 1939.…
Danny MacFayden (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1936: Boston Bees make their debut on Opening Day

The 1935 edition of the Boston Braves weren’t just bad, they…
Tris Speaker with the Cleveland Indians (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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 12, 1927: Cubs wallop defending champion Cardinals on Opening Day

In the early part of 1927, the Midwest was bursting with anticipation…

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 21, 1939: Bob Feller makes his first Opening Day start in front of Judy Garland

The Cleveland Indians were supposed to open the 1939 season on…

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 16, 1935: The Babe returns to Boston as a Brave

The uniform seemed strange. Gone were the Yankee pinstripes and…

April 20, 1937: Detroit’s Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians were coming off second-…