Oakland Athletics Opening Day History
Opening Day	Date / Box Score	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
1	04-26-1901	vs Washington Senators	1-5	L	0-1
2	05-02-1902	vs Washington Senators	6-7	L	0-2
3	04-22-1903	vs Boston Americans	6-1	W	1-2
4	04-21-1904	vs New York Highlanders	3-2	W	2-2
5	04-14-1905	vs Boston Americans	3-2	W	3-2
6	04-18-1906	vs Washington Senators	4-2	W	4-2
7	04-11-1907	vs Boston Americans	4-8	L	4-3
8	04-22-1908	vs New York Highlanders	3-2	W	5-3
9	04-12-1909	vs Boston Red Sox	8-1	W	6-3
10	04-20-1910	vs New York Highlanders	6-0	W	7-3
11	04-12-1911	vs New York Highlanders	1-2	L	7-4
12	04-11-1912	vs Washington Senators	4-2	W	8-4
13	04-17-1913	vs Boston Red Sox	6-5	W	9-4
14	04-23-1914	vs New York Yankees	3-5	L	9-5
15	04-14-1915	vs Boston Red Sox	2-0	W	10-5
16	04-20-1916	vs Boston Red Sox	1-7	L	10-6
17	04-11-1917	vs Washington Senators	0-3	L	10-7
18	04-24-1918	vs Boston Red Sox	3-0	W	11-7
19	05-02-1919	vs Washington Senators	2-7	L	11-8
20	04-14-1920	vs New York Yankees	3-1	W	12-8
21	04-21-1921	vs New York Yankees	1-6	L	12-9
22	04-20-1922	vs Boston Red Sox	4-15	L	12-10
23	04-18-1923	vs Washington Senators	3-1	W	13-10
24	04-23-1924	vs Washington Senators	6-4	W	14-10
25	04-14-1925	vs Boston Red Sox	9-8	W	15-10
26	04-21-1926	vs Washington Senators	5-2	W	16-10
27	04-20-1927	vs New York Yankees	8-5	W	17-10
28	04-11-1928	vs New York Yankees	3-8	L	17-11
29	04-23-1929	vs Washington Senators	3-4	L	17-12
30	04-15-1930	vs New York Yankees	6-2	W	18-12
31	04-22-1931	vs Washington Senators	5-1	W	19-12
32	04-12-1932	vs New York Yankees	6-12	L	19-13
33	04-20-1933	vs Washington Senators	8-1	W	20-13
34	04-17-1934	vs New York Yankees	6-5	W	21-13
35	04-23-1935	vs Washington Senators	4-6	L	21-14
36	04-17-1936	vs Washington Senators	2-3	L	21-15
37	04-20-1937	vs Boston Red Sox	5-11	L	21-16
38	04-23-1938	vs Boston Red Sox	4-10	L	21-17
39	04-20-1939	vs Washington Senators	2-0	W	22-17
40	04-16-1940	vs New York Yankees	2-1	W	23-17
41	04-18-1941	vs Boston Red Sox	2-3	L	23-18
42	04-17-1942	vs Washington Senators	5-4	W	24-18
43	04-22-1943	vs Boston Red Sox	0-1	L	24-19
44	04-22-1944	vs Boston Red Sox	4-0	W	25-19
45	04-17-1945	vs Washington Senators	8-14	L	25-20
46	04-16-1946	vs New York Yankees	0-5	L	25-21
47	04-18-1947	vs Boston Red Sox	3-9	L	25-22
48	04-23-1948	vs Washington Senators	3-5	L	25-23
49	04-19-1949	vs Boston Red Sox	3-2	W	26-23
50	04-21-1950	vs Boston Red Sox	2-8	L	26-24
51	04-17-1951	vs Washington Senators	1-6	L	26-25
52	04-16-1952	vs New York Yankees	1-8	L	26-26
53	04-16-1953	vs Boston Red Sox	6-11	L	26-27
54	04-13-1954	vs Boston Red Sox	6-4	W	27-27
55	04-12-1955	vs Detroit Tigers	6-2	W	28-27
56	04-20-1956	vs Chicago White Sox	3-6	L	28-28
57	04-16-1957	vs Detroit Tigers	2-1	W	29-28
58	04-18-1958	vs Chicago White Sox	7-11	L	29-29
59	04-10-1959	vs Cleveland Indians	4-6	L	29-30
60	04-22-1960	vs Cleveland Indians	4-1	W	30-30
61	04-21-1961	vs Cleveland Indians	3-5	L	30-31
62	04-10-1962	vs Minnesota Twins	4-2	W	31-31
63	04-09-1963	vs New York Yankees	2-8	L	31-32
64	04-21-1964	vs Cleveland Indians	3-5	L	31-33
65	04-12-1965	vs Detroit Tigers	2-6	L	31-34
66	04-19-1966	vs Minnesota Twins	3-2	W	32-34
67	04-11-1967	vs Cleveland Indians	4-3	W	33-34
68	04-17-1968	vs Baltimore Orioles	1-4	L	33-35
69	04-08-1969	vs Chicago White Sox	5-2	W	34-35
70	04-13-1970	vs Milwaukee Brewers	2-1	W	35-35
71	04-07-1971	vs Chicago White Sox	5-6	L	35-36
72	04-15-1972	vs Minnesota Twins	4-3	W	36-36
73	04-06-1973	vs Minnesota Twins	3-8	L	36-37
74	04-13-1974	vs Texas Rangers	3-10	L	36-38
75	04-08-1975	vs Chicago White Sox	3-2	W	37-38
76	04-17-1976	vs Baltimore Orioles	1-6	L	37-39
77	04-09-1977	vs Minnesota Twins	7-4	W	38-39
78	04-10-1978	vs Seattle Mariners	1-0	W	39-39
79	04-06-1979	vs Minnesota Twins	3-5	L	39-40
80	04-10-1980	vs Minnesota Twins	7-9	L	39-41
81	04-17-1981	vs Seattle Mariners	16-1	W	40-41
82	04-06-1982	vs California Angels	3-2	W	41-41
83	04-04-1983	vs Cleveland Indians	5-8	L	41-42
84	04-03-1984	vs Milwaukee Brewers	6-5	W	42-42
85	04-12-1985	vs California Angels	15-6	W	43-42
86	04-08-1986	vs Minnesota Twins	2-3	L	43-43
87	04-10-1987	vs California Angels	4-6	L	43-44
88	04-04-1988	vs Seattle Mariners	4-1	W	44-44
89	04-03-1989	vs Seattle Mariners	3-2	W	45-44
90	04-09-1990	vs Minnesota Twins	8-3	W	46-44
91	04-09-1991	vs Minnesota Twins	7-2	W	47-44
92	04-06-1992	vs Kansas City Royals	5-3	W	48-44
93	04-05-1993	vs Detroit Tigers	9-4	W	49-44
94	04-11-1994	vs Toronto Blue Jays	5-14	L	49-45
95	05-05-1995	vs Texas Rangers	4-9	L	49-46
96	04-01-1996	vs Toronto Blue Jays	6-9	L	49-47
97	04-02-1997	vs Cleveland Indians	7-9	L	49-48
98	04-01-1998	vs Boston Red Sox	0-2	L	49-49
99	04-05-1999	vs New York Yankees	5-3	W	50-49
100	04-03-2000	vs Detroit Tigers	4-7	L	50-50
101	04-06-2001	vs Anaheim Angels	4-5	L	50-51
102	04-01-2002	vs Texas Rangers	8-3	W	51-51
103	04-01-2003	vs Seattle Mariners	5-0	W	52-51
104	04-05-2004	vs Texas Rangers	5-4	W	53-51
105	04-11-2005	vs Toronto Blue Jays	3-10	L	53-52
106	04-03-2006	vs New York Yankees	2-15	L	53-53
107	04-09-2007	vs Chicago White Sox	1-4	L	53-54
108	03-25-2008	vs Boston Red Sox	5-6	L	53-55
109	04-10-2009	vs Seattle Mariners	4-5	L	53-56
Opening Day	Date / Box Score	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
Oakland Athletics Opening Day History

	The Oakland Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics 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 March (1) 0 1 0.000   Anaheim Angels (1) 0 1 0.000 April (105) 53 52 0.505   Baltimore Orioles (2) 0 2 0.000 May (3) 0 3 0.000   Boston Americans (3) 2 1 0.667     Boston Red Sox (19) 8 11 0.421 Score Related Opening Day Splits   California Angels (3) 2 1 0.667     Chicago White Sox (6) 2 4 0.333 Type (Games) Won Lost WP   Cleveland Indians (7) 2 5 0.286 Shutouts (11) 7 4 0.636   Detroit Tigers (5) 3 2 0.600 1-Run Games (31) 20 11 0.645   Kansas City Royals (1) 1 0 1.000 Blowouts (34) 11 23 0.324   Milwaukee Brewers (2) 2 0 1.000     Minnesota Twins (10) 6 4 0.600     New York Highlanders (4) 3 1 0.750     New York Yankees (14) 6 8 0.429     Seattle Mariners (6) 5 1 0.833     Texas Rangers (4) 2 2 0.500     Toronto Blue Jays (3) 0 3 0.000     Washington Senators (19) 9 10 0.474 During their Opening Day history, the Oakland Athletics scored the most runs (16) on April 17, 1981 versus the Seattle Mariners. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 15 and it was played on April 20, 1922 versus the Boston Red Sox.