Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day History

The Toronto Blue Jays 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.

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

Toronto Blue Jays

Opening Day History

1 04-07-1977 vs Chicago White Sox 9-5 W 1-0
2 04-14-1978 vs Detroit Tigers 10-8 W 2-0
3 04-13-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 4-1 W 3-0
4 04-16-1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers 11-2 W 4-0
5 04-13-1981 vs New York Yankees 5-1 W 5-0
6 04-09-1982 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-15 L 5-1
7 04-09-1983 vs New York Yankees 7-4 W 6-1
8 04-17-1984 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 7-1
9 04-16-1985 vs Texas Rangers 4-9 L 7-2
10 04-14-1986 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-2 L 7-3
11 04-06-1987 vs Cleveland Indians 7-3 W 8-3
12 04-11-1988 vs New York Yankees 17-9 W 9-3
13 04-14-1989 vs Kansas City Royals 3-0 W 10-3
14 04-10-1990 vs Texas Rangers 2-1 W 11-3
15 04-08-1991 vs Boston Red Sox 2-6 L 11-4
16 04-10-1992 vs Baltimore Orioles 4-3 W 12-4
17 04-09-1993 vs Cleveland Indians 13-10 W 13-4
18 04-04-1994 vs Chicago White Sox 7-3 W 14-4
19 04-26-1995 vs Oakland Athletics 13-1 W 15-4
20 04-09-1996 vs California Angels 5-0 W 16-4
21 04-01-1997 vs Chicago White Sox 5-6 L 16-5
22 04-01-1998 vs Minnesota Twins 3-2 W 17-5
23 04-12-1999 vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-1 W 18-5
24 04-03-2000 vs Kansas City Royals 5-4 W 19-5
25 04-01-2001 vs Texas Rangers 8-1 W 20-5
26 04-04-2002 vs Minnesota Twins 7-2 W 21-5
27 03-31-2003 vs New York Yankees 4-8 L 21-6
28 04-05-2004 vs Detroit Tigers 0-7 L 21-7
29 04-08-2005 vs Boston Red Sox 5-6 L 21-8
30 04-04-2006 vs Minnesota Twins 6-3 W 22-8
31 04-09-2007 vs Kansas City Royals 9-1 W 23-8
32 04-04-2008 vs Boston Red Sox 6-3 W 24-8
33 04-06-2009 vs Detroit Tigers 12-5 W 25-8
Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day History



The Toronto Blue Jays 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 Toronto Blue Jays 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 Baltimore Orioles (3)210.667
April (32)2570.781 Boston Red Sox (3)120.333
  California Angels (1)101.000
Score Related Opening Day Splits Chicago White Sox (3)210.667
  Cleveland Indians (2)201.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Detroit Tigers (3)210.667
Shutouts (3)210.667 Kansas City Royals (4)401.000
1-Run Games (8)530.625 Milwaukee Brewers (2)110.500
Blowouts (12)930.750 Minnesota Twins (3)301.000
  New York Yankees (4)310.750
  Oakland Athletics (1)101.000
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1)101.000
  Texas Rangers (3)210.667

During their Opening Day history, the Toronto Blue Jays scored the most runs (17) on April 11, 1988 versus the New York Yankees. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 15 and it was played on April 9, 1982 versus the Milwaukee Brewers.