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April 18, 1972: Wilbur Wood tosses 3-hit shutout in White Sox’s first night opener
April 6, 1973: Don Baylor whacks 4 extra-base hits to lead Orioles’ Opening Day rout
April 6, 1973: Yankees’ Ron Blomberg makes debut as baseball’s first designated hitter
April 6, 1973: Nolan Ryan whiffs 12 on Opening Day; Vietnam War POW throws out first ball
April 6, 1973: Cleon Jones belts 2 homers; Mets blank Phillies 3-0 on Opening Day
April 6, 1973: Something’s missing: No Clemente in right field for Pirates
April 4, 1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home run record as Braves lose to Reds
April 5, 1974: Streaking, brawling Chicago fans overshadow Angels’ Opening Day win
April 5, 1974: Yaz, Yount, sloppiness, and streaker make Opening Day memorable in Milwaukee
April 6, 1974: Mike Schmidt’s Opening Day homer lifts Carlton, Phillies over Seaver, Mets
April 8, 1974: Hank Aaron hammers historic 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record
April 7, 1975: Big Red Machine re-ignites on Opening Day
April 8, 1975: Frank Robinson debuts as first black manager in major leagues
April 8, 1975: Mets beat Phillies in Opening Day battle between Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton
April 15, 1975: Ryan Express rolls past Twins in rowdy Minnesota opener
April 8, 1976: Hammerin’ Hank knocks in three in his final Opening Day
April 6, 1977: Angels debut their first free-agent class; Mariners open play in Seattle
April 7, 1977: A snowy beginning for Toronto’s major-league debut
April 15, 1977: Braves are winners in front of Lynyrd Skynyrd, other Southern stars
June 21, 1977: Blue Jays bring baseball back to Utica with Opening Day win
April 6, 1979: Expos edge Pirates in 10-inning season opener
April 10, 1980: Astros’ J.R. Richard flirts with perfection on Opening Day
April 10, 1980: Sixto Lezcano belts grand slam for walk-off win on Opening Day
April 10, 1980: Cardinals’ Vuckovich shuts out defending champion Pirates on Opening Day
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