Chris Short (Trading Card DB)

April 7, 1970: Opening Day swan song for Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium

The Philadelphia Phillies planned to open the 1970 season at…
Ken Flowers (Geneva Times, June 24, 1971)

June 23, 1971: Geneva’s Ken Flowers nabs only professional win on Opening Day

One professional season, one professional win. In the pros,…
Cleon Jones (Trading Card DB)

April 6, 1973: Cleon Jones belts 2 homers; Mets blank Phillies 3-0 on Opening Day

A World Series berth was 161 games and an NL playoff away. Coming…

April 14, 1970: Prayers for Apollo 13 crew at Cubs’ home opener

What’s usually a day of terrific joy was also a day of grave…

April 15, 1972: After an uncertain spring, Red Sox drop Opening Day game in Detroit

It might be difficult to imagine in the modern era, with big-money…

April 15, 1972: Mets mourn Gil Hodges, win on Opening Day

On April 15, 1972, New York Mets fans filed into Shea Stadium…
Rocky Colavito (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 21, 1965: Rocky Colavito returns to Cleveland for home opener

The largest Opening Day crowd in 1965 poured into cavernous Municipal…

April 8, 1969: Tony Conigliaro returns to Red Sox after near-fatal beaning

Greater Boston native son Tony Conigliaro was a star for the…

April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game

The 1969 Padres coaches gather around manager Preston Gomez…

April 8, 1969: Baseball returns to Kansas City as Royals win debut

Senator William Stuart Symington of Missouri was a fighter.…

April 12, 1965: Phillies win first regular-season game in the Astrodome

On April 9, 1965, the former Houston Colt .45s took the field…

April 12, 1967: Red Sox begin magical season with Opening Day win

“In other years, the cynics expected the Red Sox to go nowhere.…

April 8, 1969: Bienvenue to MLB: Montreal Expos win inaugural game

Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman, Jim…

April 7, 1969: Dodgers’ Bill Singer credited with first official save

A sellout crowd of 30,111 watched their hometown Cincinnati Reds…