Opening Day History in the American League

Baseball Almanac presents a comprehensive chart illustrating the percentage of Opening Day games won by American League teams. Chart note: Includes previous franchise data and is current through date listed.

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"How many guys (Tommy John) can crank it up at that age? Most are lucky they can get out of bed." - New York Yankees Manager (1989-1989) Dallas Green on Opening Day 1989 (J. Light, Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 1997)

Opening Day History

American League Opening Days / National League Opening Days

Opening Day History : An American League Analysis by Baseball Almanac
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Baseball Almanac has more than ten other baseball charts similar to this one on our site and links to those charts appear in the list below:

Baseball Charts by Baseball Almanac
Baseball Player Batting Stances (Left / Right / Both)
Baseball Player Heights
Baseball Player Throwing Arms (Left / Right / Both)
Baseball Player Weights
Deaths by Month
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Mark McGwire: 10 Longest Home Runs
No Hitters by Month
No Hitters by Throwing Arms
Salary Data & Minimum Wages

Did you know that each column in the American League Opening Day history chart posted above can be clicked? They link to the page we used as a source for the chart itself.

When the Texas Rangers opened the season on April 9, 1993, forty-six year old Nolan Ryan was on the mound making him the oldest Opening Day starter in Major League history.