Boston Red Sox Opening Day History

The Boston Red Sox Opening Day history by Baseball Almanac is a comprehensive list of each Opening Day game played by the franchise, every opponent faced, the exact date of the game played, a final score, the official decision, team splits, and box scores.

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

Boston Red Sox

Opening Day History

1 05-08-1901 vs Philadelphia Athletics 12-4 W 1-0
2 04-19-1902 vs Baltimore Orioles 7-6 W 2-0
3 04-20-1903 vs Philadelphia Athletics 9-4 W 3-0
4 04-18-1904 vs Washington Senators 5-0 W 4-0
5 04-21-1905 vs Philadelphia Athletics 4-5 L 4-1
6 04-17-1906 vs New York Highlanders 3-4 L 4-2
7 04-16-1907 vs Washington Senators 4-2 W 5-2
8 04-14-1908 vs Washington Senators 3-1 W 6-2
9 04-21-1909 vs Philadelphia Athletics 6-2 W 7-2
10 04-19-1910 vs Washington Senators 2-1 W 8-2
11 04-21-1911 vs Philadelphia Athletics 13-4 W 9-2
12 04-20-1912 vs New York Highlanders 7-6 W 10-2
13 04-10-1913 vs Philadelphia Athletics 9-10 L 10-3
14 04-14-1914 vs Washington Senators 0-3 L 10-4
15 04-22-1915 vs Philadelphia Athletics 7-6 W 11-4
16 04-12-1916 vs Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 W 12-4
17 04-21-1917 vs New York Yankees 6-4 W 13-4
18 04-15-1918 vs Philadelphia Athletics 7-1 W 14-4
19 05-01-1919 vs New York Yankees 3-7 L 14-5
20 04-15-1920 vs Washington Senators 7-6 W 15-5
21 04-21-1921 vs Washington Senators 1-0 W 16-5
22 04-12-1922 vs Philadelphia Athletics 2-3 L 16-6
23 04-26-1923 vs New York Yankees 5-4 W 17-6
24 04-15-1924 vs New York Yankees 1-2 L 17-7
25 04-22-1925 vs Philadelphia Athletics 5-6 L 17-8
26 04-13-1926 vs New York Yankees 11-12 L 17-9
27 04-21-1927 vs Washington Senators 4-7 L 17-10
28 04-11-1928 vs Washington Senators 4-8 L 17-11
29 04-23-1929 vs New York Yankees 4-2 W 18-11
30 04-15-1930 vs Washington Senators 1-6 L 18-12
31 04-22-1931 vs New York Yankees 5-7 L 18-13
32 04-13-1932 vs Washington Senators 6-7 L 18-14
33 04-21-1933 vs New York Yankees 5-7 L 18-15
34 04-17-1934 vs Washington Senators 5-6 L 18-16
35 04-23-1935 vs New York Yankees 7-4 W 19-16
36 04-14-1936 vs Philadelphia Athletics 9-4 W 20-16
37 04-24-1937 vs New York Yankees 5-6 L 20-17
38 04-18-1938 vs New York Yankees 8-4 W 21-17
39 04-21-1939 vs Philadelphia Athletics 9-2 W 22-17
40 04-19-1940 vs Philadelphia Athletics 7-6 W 23-17
41 04-15-1941 vs Washington Senators 7-6 W 24-17
42 04-14-1942 vs Philadelphia Athletics 8-3 W 25-17
43 04-27-1943 vs New York Yankees 5-1 W 26-17
44 04-18-1944 vs New York Yankees 0-3 L 26-18
45 04-20-1945 vs Philadelphia Athletics 3-5 L 26-19
46 04-20-1946 vs Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 W 27-19
47 04-15-1947 vs Washington Senators 7-6 W 28-19
48 04-19-1948 vs Philadelphia Athletics 4-5 L 28-20
49 04-22-1949 vs New York Yankees 3-5 L 28-21
50 04-18-1950 vs New York Yankees 10-15 L 28-22
51 04-20-1951 vs Philadelphia Athletics 3-6 L 28-23
52 04-18-1952 vs Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 W 29-23
53 04-20-1953 vs Washington Senators 4-2 W 30-23
54 04-15-1954 vs Washington Senators 6-1 W 31-23
55 04-14-1955 vs New York Yankees 8-4 W 32-23
56 04-17-1956 vs Baltimore Orioles 8-1 W 33-23
57 04-18-1957 vs New York Yankees 2-3 L 33-24
58 04-15-1958 vs New York Yankees 0-3 L 33-25
59 04-14-1959 vs Washington Senators 7-3 W 34-25
60 04-19-1960 vs New York Yankees 4-8 L 34-26
61 04-11-1961 vs Kansas City Athletics 2-5 L 34-27
62 04-10-1962 vs Cleveland Indians 0-4 L 34-28
63 04-16-1963 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-1 W 35-28
64 04-17-1964 vs Chicago White Sox 4-1 W 36-28
65 04-17-1965 vs Baltimore Orioles 12-9 W 37-28
66 04-12-1966 vs Baltimore Orioles 4-5 L 37-29
67 04-12-1967 vs Chicago White Sox 5-4 W 38-29
68 04-16-1968 vs Detroit Tigers 2-9 L 38-30
69 04-14-1969 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-3 W 39-30
70 04-14-1970 vs New York Yankees 8-3 W 40-30
71 04-06-1971 vs New York Yankees 3-1 W 41-30
72 04-17-1972 vs Cleveland Indians 0-4 L 41-31
73 04-06-1973 vs New York Yankees 15-5 W 42-31
74 04-11-1974 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-7 L 42-32
75 04-08-1975 vs Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 W 43-32
76 04-13-1976 vs Cleveland Indians 7-4 W 44-32
77 04-07-1977 vs Cleveland Indians 4-5 L 44-33
78 04-14-1978 vs Texas Rangers 5-4 W 45-33
79 04-05-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 7-1 W 46-33
80 04-14-1980 vs Detroit Tigers 3-1 W 47-33
81 04-10-1981 vs Chicago White Sox 3-5 L 47-34
82 04-12-1982 vs Chicago White Sox 2-3 L 47-35
83 04-05-1983 vs Toronto Blue Jays 1-7 L 47-36
84 04-13-1984 vs Detroit Tigers 9-13 L 47-37
85 04-08-1985 vs New York Yankees 9-2 W 48-37
86 04-14-1986 vs Kansas City Royals 2-8 L 48-38
87 04-10-1987 vs Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 W 49-38
88 04-04-1988 vs Detroit Tigers 3-5 L 49-39
89 04-10-1989 vs Cleveland Indians 5-2 W 50-39
90 04-09-1990 vs Detroit Tigers 5-2 W 51-39
91 04-11-1991 vs Cleveland Indians 4-6 L 51-40
92 04-13-1992 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-8 L 51-41
93 04-13-1993 vs Cleveland Indians 6-2 W 52-41
94 04-04-1994 vs Detroit Tigers 9-8 W 53-41
95 04-26-1995 vs Minnesota Twins 9-0 W 54-41
96 04-09-1996 vs Minnesota Twins 9-1 W 55-41
97 04-11-1997 vs Seattle Mariners 3-5 L 55-42
98 04-10-1998 vs Seattle Mariners 9-7 W 56-42
99 04-13-1999 vs Chicago White Sox 6-0 W 57-42
100 04-11-2000 vs Minnesota Twins 13-4 W 58-42
101 04-06-2001 vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-4 W 59-42
102 04-01-2002 vs Toronto Blue Jays 11-12 L 59-43
103 04-12-2003 vs Baltimore Orioles 6-13 L 59-44
104 04-09-2004 vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-10 L 59-45
105 04-11-2005 vs New York Yankees 8-1 W 60-45
106 04-11-2006 vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 W 61-45
107 04-10-2007 vs Seattle Mariners 14-3 W 62-45
108 04-08-2008 vs Detroit Tigers 5-0 W 63-45
109 04-07-2009 vs Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 W 64-45
Boston Red Sox Opening Day History



The Boston Red Sox Opening Day history is based upon the first game played at home during the regular season and includes (if applicable) the entire franchise history.

How many Boston Red Sox Opening Day games were played in April? Have they ever played an Opening Day game in March? Have they even been shutout at home on Opening Day? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar Opening Day splits:

Monthly Opening Day Splits Team vs Team Opening Day Splits
   
Month (Games)WonLostWP Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
April (107)63440.589 Baltimore Orioles (9)540.556
May (2)110.500 Chicago White Sox (5)320.600
  Cleveland Indians (8)440.500
Score Related Opening Day Splits Detroit Tigers (7)430.571
  Kansas City Athletics (1)010.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Kansas City Royals (1)010.000
Shutouts (11)650.545 Milwaukee Brewers (1)101.000
1-Run Games (33)16170.485 Minnesota Twins (3)301.000
Blowouts (30)2370.767 New York Highlanders (2)110.500
  New York Yankees (24)12120.500
  Philadelphia Athletics (20)1370.650
  Seattle Mariners (3)210.667
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1)101.000
  Tampa Bay Rays (1)101.000
  Texas Rangers (1)101.000
  Toronto Blue Jays (5)230.400
  Washington Senators (17)1160.647

During their Opening Day history, the Boston Red Sox scored the most runs (15) on April 6, 1973 versus the New York Yankees. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 15 and it was played on April 18, 1950 versus the New York Yankees.