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.
"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 HistoryAmerican League Opening Days / National League Opening Days |
Opening Day Data Current Through 2016 |
Opening Day History : An American League Analysis by Baseball Almanac |
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 |
Home Runs by Position |
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.