New York Yankees Opening Day History by Baseball Almanac

New York Yankees Opening Day History

The New York Yankees 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.

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Opening Day History

Opening Day Date / Box Score Opponent Score Decision Record

1 04-26-1901 vs Boston Americans 10-6 W 1-0

2 04-23-1902 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-8 L 1-1

3 04-30-1903 vs Washington Senators 6-2 W 2-1

4 04-14-1904 vs Boston Americans 8-2 W 3-1

5 04-22-1905 vs Washington Senators 5-3 W 4-1

6 04-14-1906 vs Boston Americans 2-1 W 5-1

7 04-16-1907 vs Philadelphia Athletics 6-9 L 5-2

8 04-14-1908 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-0 W 6-2

9 04-22-1909 vs Washington Senators 8-1 W 7-2

10 04-14-1910 vs Boston Red Sox 4-4 T 7-2-1

11 04-21-1911 vs Washington Senators 0-1 L 7-3-1

12 04-11-1912 vs Boston Red Sox 3-5 L 7-4-1

13 04-17-1913 vs Washington Senators 3-9 L 7-5-1

14 04-14-1914 vs Philadelphia Athletics 8-2 W 8-5-1

15 04-22-1915 vs Washington Senators 1-5 L 8-6-1

16 04-12-1916 vs Washington Senators 2-3 L 8-7-1

17 04-11-1917 vs Boston Red Sox 3-10 L 8-8-1

18 04-24-1918 vs Washington Senators 5-4 W 9-8-1

19 04-23-1919 vs Boston Red Sox 0-10 L 9-9-1

20 04-22-1920 vs Philadelphia Athletics 8-6 W 10-9-1

21 04-13-1921 vs Philadelphia Athletics 11-1 W 11-9-1

22 04-20-1922 vs Washington Senators 10-3 W 12-9-1

23 04-18-1923 vs Boston Red Sox 4-1 W 13-9-1

24 04-23-1924 vs Boston Red Sox 13-4 W 14-9-1

25 04-14-1925 vs Washington Senators 5-1 W 15-9-1

26 04-21-1926 vs Boston Red Sox 8-5 W 16-9-1

27 04-12-1927 vs Philadelphia Athletics 8-3 W 17-9-1

28 04-20-1928 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-2 L 17-10-1

29 04-18-1929 vs Boston Red Sox 7-3 W 18-10-1

30 04-22-1930 vs Philadelphia Athletics 6-7 L 18-11-1

31 04-14-1931 vs Boston Red Sox 6-3 W 19-11-1

32 04-20-1932 vs Philadelphia Athletics 8-3 W 20-11-1

33 04-13-1933 vs Boston Red Sox 4-3 W 21-11-1

34 04-24-1934 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-0 W 22-11-1

35 04-16-1935 vs Boston Red Sox 0-1 L 22-12-1

36 04-17-1936 vs Boston Red Sox 0-8 L 22-13-1

37 04-20-1937 vs Washington Senators 2-3 L 22-14-1

38 04-22-1938 vs Washington Senators 7-0 W 23-14-1

39 04-20-1939 vs Boston Red Sox 2-0 W 24-14-1

40 04-19-1940 vs Washington Senators 5-3 W 25-14-1

41 04-15-1941 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-3 L 25-15-1

42 04-17-1942 vs Boston Red Sox 1-0 W 26-15-1

43 04-22-1943 vs Washington Senators 5-4 W 27-15-1

44 04-22-1944 vs Washington Senators 6-3 W 28-15-1

45 04-17-1945 vs Boston Red Sox 8-4 W 29-15-1

46 04-19-1946 vs Washington Senators 7-6 W 30-15-1

47 04-15-1947 vs Philadelphia Athletics 1-6 L 30-16-1

48 04-23-1948 vs Boston Red Sox 0-4 L 30-17-1

49 04-19-1949 vs Washington Senators 3-2 W 31-17-1

50 04-21-1950 vs Washington Senators 14-7 W 32-17-1

51 04-17-1951 vs Boston Red Sox 5-0 W 33-17-1

52 04-18-1952 vs Washington Senators 1-3 L 33-18-1

53 04-14-1953 vs Philadelphia Athletics 0-5 L 33-19-1

54 04-15-1954 vs Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 W 34-19-1

55 04-13-1955 vs Washington Senators 19-1 W 35-19-1

56 04-20-1956 vs Boston Red Sox 7-1 W 36-19-1

57 04-16-1957 vs Washington Senators 2-1 W 37-19-1

58 04-18-1958 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-1 W 38-19-1

59 04-12-1959 vs Boston Red Sox 3-2 W 39-19-1

60 04-22-1960 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-0 W 40-19-1

61 04-11-1961 vs Minnesota Twins 0-6 L 40-20-1

62 04-10-1962 vs Baltimore Orioles 7-6 W 41-20-1

63 04-11-1963 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-4 L 41-21-1

64 04-16-1964 vs Boston Red Sox 3-4 L 41-22-1

65 04-21-1965 vs Minnesota Twins 2-7 L 41-23-1

66 04-12-1966 vs Detroit Tigers 1-2 L 41-24-1

67 04-14-1967 vs Boston Red Sox 0-3 L 41-25-1

68 04-10-1968 vs California Angels 1-0 W 42-25-1

69 04-15-1969 vs Washington Senators 8-2 W 43-25-1

70 04-07-1970 vs Boston Red Sox 3-4 L 43-26-1

71 04-13-1971 vs Detroit Tigers 5-2 W 44-26-1

72 04-18-1972 vs Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 W 45-26-1

73 04-09-1973 vs Cleveland Indians 1-3 L 45-27-1

74 04-06-1974 vs Cleveland Indians 6-1 W 46-27-1

75 04-11-1975 vs Detroit Tigers 3-5 L 46-28-1

76 04-15-1976 vs Minnesota Twins 11-4 W 47-28-1

77 04-07-1977 vs Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 W 48-28-1

78 04-13-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 4-2 W 49-28-1

79 04-05-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 L 49-29-1

80 04-18-1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers 2-3 L 49-30-1

81 04-09-1981 vs Texas Rangers 10-3 W 50-30-1

82 04-11-1982 vs Chicago White Sox 6-7 L 50-31-1

83 04-12-1983 vs Detroit Tigers 2-13 L 50-32-1

84 04-10-1984 vs Minnesota Twins 4-1 W 51-32-1

85 04-16-1985 vs Chicago White Sox 5-4 W 52-32-1

86 04-08-1986 vs Kansas City Royals 4-2 W 53-32-1

87 04-13-1987 vs Cleveland Indians 11-3 W 54-32-1

88 04-05-1988 vs Minnesota Twins 8-0 W 55-32-1

89 04-07-1989 vs Cleveland Indians 2-4 L 55-33-1

90 04-12-1990 vs Cleveland Indians 6-4 W 56-33-1

91 04-15-1991 vs Chicago White Sox 5-6 L 56-34-1

92 04-07-1992 vs Boston Red Sox 4-3 W 57-34-1

93 04-12-1993 vs Kansas City Royals 4-1 W 58-34-1

94 04-04-1994 vs Texas Rangers 5-3 W 59-34-1

95 04-26-1995 vs Texas Rangers 8-6 W 60-34-1

96 04-09-1996 vs Kansas City Royals 7-3 W 61-34-1

97 04-11-1997 vs Oakland Athletics 1-3 L 61-35-1

98 04-10-1998 vs Oakland Athletics 17-13 W 62-35-1

99 04-09-1999 vs Detroit Tigers 12-3 W 63-35-1

100 04-12-2000 vs Texas Rangers 8-6 W 64-35-1

101 04-02-2001 vs Kansas City Royals 7-3 W 65-35-1

102 04-05-2002 vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-0 W 66-35-1

103 04-08-2003 vs Minnesota Twins 7-3 W 67-35-1

104 04-08-2004 vs Chicago White Sox 3-1 W 68-35-1

105 04-03-2005 vs Boston Red Sox 9-2 W 69-35-1

106 04-11-2006 vs Kansas City Royals 9-7 W 70-35-1

107 04-02-2007 vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5 W 71-35-1

108 04-01-2008 vs Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 W 72-35-1

109 04-16-2009 vs Cleveland Indians 2-10 L 72-36-1

Opening Day Date / Box Score Opponent Score Decision Record

New York Yankees Opening Day History

The New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees 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)	Won	Lost	WP	Opponent (Games)	Won	Lost	WP
April (109)	72	36	0.667	Baltimore Orioles (4)	3	1	0.750
				Boston Americans (3)	3	0	1.000
Score Related Opening Day Splits				Boston Red Sox (24)	14	9	0.609
				California Angels (1)	1	0	1.000
Type (Games)	Won	Lost	WP	Chicago White Sox (5)	3	2	0.600
Shutouts (21)	13	8	0.619	Cleveland Indians (6)	3	3	0.500
1-Run Games (28)	16	12	0.571	Detroit Tigers (5)	2	3	0.400
Blowouts (33)	22	11	0.667	Kansas City Royals (5)	5	0	1.000
				Milwaukee Brewers (4)	2	2	0.500
				Minnesota Twins (6)	4	2	0.667
				Oakland Athletics (2)	1	1	0.500
				Philadelphia Athletics (15)	8	7	0.533
				Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2)	2	0	1.000
				Texas Rangers (4)	4	0	1.000
				Toronto Blue Jays (1)	1	0	1.000
				Washington Senators (22)	16	6	0.727

During their Opening Day history, the New York Yankees scored the most runs (19) on April 13, 1955 versus the Washington Senators. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 13 and it was played on April 12, 1983 versus the Detroit Tigers.

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