Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day History

The Philadelphia Phillies 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.

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

Philadelphia Phillies

Opening Day History

1 05-01-1883 vs Providence Grays 3-4 L 0-1
2 05-01-1884 vs Detroit Wolverines 13-2 W 1-1
3 05-02-1885 vs Providence Grays 2-8 L 1-2
4 05-03-1886 vs New York Giants 6-3 W 2-2
5 04-30-1887 vs New York Giants 15-9 W 3-2
6 04-20-1888 vs Boston Beaneaters 3-4 L 3-3
7 04-29-1889 vs Boston Beaneaters 3-8 L 3-4
8 04-29-1890 vs New York Giants 5-4 W 4-4
9 04-22-1891 vs Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8-14 L 4-5
10 04-12-1892 vs New York Giants 4-5 L 4-6
11 04-28-1893 vs Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7-5 W 5-6
12 04-21-1894 vs Washington Senators 10-2 W 6-6
13 05-02-1895 vs New York Giants 4-9 L 6-7
14 04-16-1896 vs Boston Beaneaters 3-7 L 6-8
15 04-22-1897 vs New York Giants 5-1 W 7-8
16 04-16-1898 vs Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6-7 L 7-9
17 04-14-1899 vs Washington Senators 6-5 W 8-9
18 04-20-1900 vs Boston Beaneaters 5-4 W 9-9
19 04-18-1901 vs Brooklyn Superbas 7-12 L 9-10
20 04-18-1902 vs New York Giants 9-2 W 10-10
21 04-17-1903 vs Boston Beaneaters 3-8 L 10-11
22 04-14-1904 vs Boston Beaneaters 6-2 W 11-11
23 04-22-1905 vs New York Giants 2-10 L 11-12
24 04-12-1906 vs New York Giants 2-3 L 11-13
25 04-16-1907 vs Boston Doves 6-5 W 12-13
26 04-14-1908 vs New York Giants 1-3 L 12-14
27 04-22-1909 vs Boston Doves 4-0 W 13-14
28 04-14-1910 vs Brooklyn Superbas 0-2 L 13-15
29 04-21-1911 vs New York Giants 3-0 W 14-15
30 04-19-1912 vs Boston Braves 9-5 W 15-15
31 04-10-1913 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-11 L 15-16
32 04-14-1914 vs New York Giants 10-1 W 16-16
33 04-22-1915 vs Boston Braves 8-4 W 17-16
34 04-12-1916 vs New York Giants 5-4 W 18-16
35 04-20-1917 vs Brooklyn Robins 4-3 W 19-16
36 04-16-1918 vs Boston Braves 5-2 W 20-16
37 04-23-1919 vs New York Giants 7-10 L 20-17
38 04-22-1920 vs Brooklyn Robins 4-3 W 21-17
39 04-13-1921 vs New York Giants 8-10 L 21-18
40 04-12-1922 vs Boston Braves 7-1 W 22-18
41 04-26-1923 vs Brooklyn Robins 4-14 L 22-19
42 04-15-1924 vs Boston Braves 6-6 T 22-19-1
43 04-22-1925 vs Brooklyn Robins 8-7 W 23-19-1
44 04-13-1926 vs Boston Braves 6-3 W 24-19-1
45 04-12-1927 vs New York Giants 7-15 L 24-20-1
46 04-19-1928 vs Brooklyn Robins 9-5 W 25-20-1
47 04-18-1929 vs New York Giants 9-11 L 25-21-1
48 04-22-1930 vs Brooklyn Robins 6-5 W 26-21-1
49 04-14-1931 vs New York Giants 5-9 L 26-22-1
50 04-20-1932 vs New York Giants 5-14 L 26-23-1
51 04-13-1933 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 4-5 L 26-24-1
52 04-24-1934 vs New York Giants 7-11 L 26-25-1
53 04-16-1935 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-12 L 26-26-1
54 04-14-1936 vs Boston Bees 4-1 W 27-26-1
55 04-23-1937 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 3-4 L 27-27-1
56 04-19-1938 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 5-12 L 27-28-1
57 04-21-1939 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 2-2 T 27-28-2
58 04-23-1940 vs New York Giants 0-1 L 27-29-2
59 04-15-1941 vs Boston Braves 6-5 W 28-29-2
60 04-14-1942 vs Boston Braves 1-2 L 28-30-2
61 04-27-1943 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 2-4 L 28-31-2
62 04-18-1944 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1 W 29-31-2
63 04-20-1945 vs Boston Braves 5-6 L 29-32-2
64 04-20-1946 vs Boston Braves 3-6 L 29-33-2
65 04-15-1947 vs New York Giants 4-3 W 30-33-2
66 04-20-1948 vs Boston Braves 3-1 W 31-33-2
67 04-23-1949 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 6-8 L 31-34-2
68 04-18-1950 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 9-1 W 32-34-2
69 04-20-1951 vs Boston Braves 1-2 L 32-35-2
70 04-18-1952 vs Boston Braves 2-3 L 32-36-2
71 04-14-1953 vs New York Giants 1-4 L 32-37-2
72 04-15-1954 vs New York Giants 2-0 W 33-37-2
73 04-13-1955 vs New York Giants 4-2 W 34-37-2
74 04-20-1956 vs New York Giants 2-1 W 35-37-2
75 04-16-1957 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 6-7 L 35-38-2
76 04-18-1958 vs Milwaukee Braves 2-4 L 35-39-2
77 04-10-1959 vs Cincinnati Reds 2-1 W 36-39-2
78 04-14-1960 vs Milwaukee Braves 5-4 W 37-39-2
79 04-20-1961 vs Milwaukee Braves 6-7 L 37-40-2
80 04-13-1962 vs Houston Colt .45s 3-2 W 38-40-2
81 04-09-1963 vs Cincinnati Reds 2-1 W 39-40-2
82 04-14-1964 vs New York Mets 5-3 W 40-40-2
83 04-14-1965 vs San Francisco Giants 2-5 L 40-41-2
84 04-15-1966 vs Cincinnati Reds 4-3 W 41-41-2
85 04-14-1967 vs New York Mets 5-1 W 42-41-2
86 04-17-1968 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 W 43-41-2
87 04-14-1969 vs New York Mets 5-1 W 44-41-2
88 04-07-1970 vs Chicago Cubs 2-0 W 45-41-2
89 04-10-1971 vs Montreal Expos 4-1 W 46-41-2
90 04-17-1972 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4-5 L 46-42-2
91 04-10-1973 vs Montreal Expos 7-5 W 47-42-2
92 04-06-1974 vs New York Mets 5-4 W 48-42-2
93 04-11-1975 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-6 L 48-43-2
94 04-10-1976 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4-5 L 48-44-2
95 04-09-1977 vs Montreal Expos 3-4 L 48-45-2
96 04-07-1978 vs St. Louis Cardinals 1-5 L 48-46-2
97 04-10-1979 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 W 49-46-2
98 04-11-1980 vs Montreal Expos 6-3 W 50-46-2
99 04-13-1981 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 W 51-46-2
100 04-08-1982 vs New York Mets 2-7 L 51-47-2
101 04-12-1983 vs New York Mets 4-3 W 52-47-2
102 04-10-1984 vs Houston Astros 3-1 W 53-47-2
103 04-09-1985 vs Atlanta Braves 0-6 L 53-48-2
104 04-11-1986 vs New York Mets 7-9 L 53-49-2
105 04-10-1987 vs Chicago Cubs 3-4 L 53-50-2
106 04-05-1988 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-5 L 53-51-2
107 04-08-1989 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 W 54-51-2
108 04-13-1990 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-11 L 54-52-2
109 04-12-1991 vs St. Louis Cardinals 11-4 W 55-52-2
110 04-07-1992 vs Chicago Cubs 3-4 L 55-53-2
111 04-09-1993 vs Chicago Cubs 7-11 L 55-54-2
112 04-11-1994 vs Colorado Rockies 7-8 L 55-55-2
113 04-28-1995 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 W 56-55-2
114 04-02-1996 vs Colorado Rockies 3-5 L 56-56-2
115 04-11-1997 vs San Diego Padres 3-8 L 56-57-2
116 04-07-1998 vs Florida Marlins 9-8 W 57-57-2
117 04-12-1999 vs Atlanta Braves 6-8 L 57-58-2
118 04-10-2000 vs New York Mets 9-7 W 58-58-2
119 04-06-2001 vs Chicago Cubs 2-3 L 58-59-2
120 04-05-2002 vs Florida Marlins 6-2 W 59-59-2
121 04-04-2003 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 1-9 L 59-60-2
122 04-12-2004 vs Cincinnati Reds 1-4 L 59-61-2
123 04-04-2005 vs Washington Nationals 8-4 W 60-61-2
124 04-03-2006 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-13 L 60-62-2
125 04-02-2007 vs Atlanta Braves 3-5 L 60-63-2
126 03-31-2008 vs Washington Nationals 6-11 L 60-64-2
127 04-05-2009 vs Atlanta Braves 1-4 L 60-65-2
Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day History



The Philadelphia Phillies 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 Philadelphia Phillies 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
March (1)010.000 Atlanta Braves (4)040.000
April (121)58610.487 Boston Beaneaters (6)240.333
May (5)230.400 Boston Bees (1)101.000
  Boston Braves (13)750.583
Score Related Opening Day Splits Boston Doves (2)201.000
  Brooklyn Bridegrooms (3)120.333
Type (Games)WonLostWP Brooklyn Dodgers (11)280.200
Shutouts (8)440.500 Brooklyn Robins (6)510.833
1-Run Games (43)22210.512 Brooklyn Superbas (2)020.000
Blowouts (28)8200.286 Chicago Cubs (5)140.200
  Cincinnati Reds (4)310.750
  Colorado Rockies (2)020.000
  Detroit Wolverines (1)101.000
  Florida Marlins (2)201.000
  Houston Astros (1)101.000
  Houston Colt .45s (1)101.000
  Los Angeles Dodgers (1)101.000
  Milwaukee Braves (3)120.333
  Montreal Expos (4)310.750
  New York Giants (26)12140.462
  New York Mets (8)620.750
  Pittsburgh Pirates (6)330.500
  Providence Grays (2)020.000
  San Diego Padres (1)010.000
  San Francisco Giants (1)010.000
  St. Louis Cardinals (7)250.286
  Washington Nationals (2)110.500
  Washington Senators (2)201.000

During their Opening Day history, the Philadelphia Phillies scored the most runs (15) on April 30, 1887 versus the New York Giants. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 15 and it was played on April 12, 1927 versus the New York Giants.