April 13, 1933 – Dick Bartell of the Phillies with Glenn Wright of the Dodgers. Opening day at the Baker Bowl. 12,000 attended opening day to see the Phillies lose to the Dodgers 5-4. Bartell will go 2-3 in the losing cause. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players,…
1932 – The New York Yankees draw the largest paid attendance, 55,452, for any Yankee Stadium opener. Babe Ruth homers as Lefty Gomez beats Lefty Grove in the 8 – 3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
1931 – At Braves Field, Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Robins becomes the oldest pitcher to start an Opening Day game. The 47-year-old Pennsylvanian gets tagged with the lost as the Boston Braves beats Brooklyn, 7 – 4.
1928 – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander opens his 18th season by shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 – 0.
On April 11, 1928 John McGraw of the Giants and Jack Slattery from the Boston Braves on opening day. the Giants take care of the Braves 5-2, Braves starter Bob Smith takes the loss and proves all the runs for the Braves with a 2 run homer. Edd Roush, Shanty Hogan and Andy Cohen leads…
April 13, 1926, one of the greatest Opening Day pitchers’ duels ever occurs, 25,000 fans filled Griffith Stadium to see, 38-year-old Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators battle Eddie Rommel and the Philadelphia Athletics. Johnson the aging future Hall of Famer was playing in his second to last season. Johnson and Rommel matched goose eggs…
On April 15, 1924, At the Baker Bowl, President Braves Christy Mathewson watches his beloved Boston Braves during opening day. Philadelphia has tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, and they play to a 6-6 tie after 11 innings. Cy Williams leads the Phillies with 3 hits, Bill Cunningham leads the Braves attack…
At age 31, pitcher Dazzy Vance makes his Brooklyn Robins debut and loses to Phil Douglas and the New York Giants, 4 – 3. In 1915, when Vance made one start for the Pirates, it was Douglas who beat him. Since then Vance has been in the minor leagues. Despite his late start, Vance will win 197 games in a 16-season career and a place in the Hall of Fame in 1955.
Apr 13, 1921 – At Chicago‚ the Cubs open the season with a 5-4 win over the Cardinals’ Jesse Haines. Grover Cleveland Alexander goes all the way to pick up the win for Chicago. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
In the season opener for the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth goes 5 for 5, as New York and Carl Mays beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 11 – 1.
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