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The Baltimore Orioles are a Major
League Baseball (MLB) franchise based
in Baltimore, Maryland. They play in the American
League East division. The Orioles started playing in Baltimore
in 1954, after moving from St. Louis, where they were known as the St.
Louis Browns.[1] The
Orioles have used 32 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their
55 seasons since moving to Baltimore. The 32 starters
have a combined Opening Day record of 22 wins, 18 losses and
16 no decisions.[2][3][4]
No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game
is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.[5]
The first Opening Day for the Orioles was played in Detroit against the Detroit Tigers on
April 13, 1954.[6][3]
Don Larsen was the
Orioles' Opening Day starting pitcher that day, in a game the
Orioles lost 3–0.[6][3]
Jim Palmer and Mike Mussina have
made the most Opening Day starts for the Baltimore Orioles, with
six apiece. Palmer has a record of five wins and one loss
in his Opening Day starts, and Mussina has a record of
three wins, two losses and one no decision. Dave McNally made
five Opening Day starts for the Orioles, with a record of
three wins and no losses. Other Oriole pitchers who have
made multiple Opening Day starts are Steve Barber and Rodrigo
López, with three apiece, and Milt Pappas, Dennis
Martínez, Mike Flanagan, Mike Boddicker,
Rick Sutcliffe
and Jeremy
Guthrie, with two apiece. Flanagan's two Opening Day starts
occurred eight years apart, in 1978 and 1986.[2]
Palmer has the most Opening Day wins for the Orioles, with five.
McNally's record of three wins and no losses in Opening
Day starts gave him a 1.000 winning percentage, the highest in
Orioles history. Flanagan's record of no wins and
two losses is the lowest winning percentage of any Orioles'
Opening Day starting pitcher. Flanagan and Mussina are the only
pitchers to have two losses for the Orioles in Opening Day
starts.[2]
The Orioles have played in two home ball parks. Memorial Stadium was their
home park until 1991, and Camden Yards has been
their home park since 1992. Orioles' Opening Day starting pitchers
had a record of eight wins, eight losses and
eight no decisions in 24 Opening Day starts in Memorial
Stadium. They have a record of ten wins, four lossess and
two no decisions in 15 Opening Day starts at Camden Yards.
This makes their aggregate record in Opening Day starts at home
18 wins, 12 losses and 10 no decisions. Their record
in Opening Day starts on the road is four wins,
six losses and six no decisions, for an aggregate Opening
Day record of 22 wins, 18 losses and 16 no
decisions.[2][6][3][7][4][8]
The Orioles played in the World Series in 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979 and 1983,
winning in 1966, 1970 and 1983.[9] Their
Opening Day starting pitchers in those years were Steve Barber (1966),
Dave McNally (1969, 1970 and 1971), Jim Palmer (1979) and Dennis
Martínez (1983).[2]
Key
| Season |
Each year is linked to an article about that particular Orioles
season. |
| W |
Win |
| L |
Loss |
| ND (W) |
No
decision by starting pitcher; Orioles won game |
| ND (L) |
No decision by starting pitcher; Orioles lost game |
Final
Score |
Game score with Orioles runs listed first |
| Location |
Stadium in italics for home game |
| Pitcher (#) |
Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the
Orioles |
| * |
Advanced to the post-season |
| ** |
AL
Champions |
| † |
World Series
Champions |
Pitchers
Don Larsen was the
first Opening Day starting pitcher for the Orioles in 1954, the
year they moved from
St. Louis.
| Season |
Pitcher |
Decision |
Final
Score |
Opponent |
Location |
Reference |
| 1954 |
Larsen, DonDon Larsen |
L |
00
0–3 |
Detroit
Tigers |
Tiger Stadium |
[2][6][10][3] |
| 1955 |
Kretlow, LouLou Kretlow |
L |
05
5–12 |
Washington Senators |
Griffith
Stadium |
[2][7][11][4] |
| 1956 |
Wight, BillBill Wight |
L |
01
1–8 |
Boston Red
Sox |
Fenway Park |
[12] |
| 1957 |
Brown, HalHal Brown |
ND (W) |
07
7–6 |
Washington Senators |
Griffith
Stadium |
[13] |
| 1958 |
Johnson, ConnieConnie Johnson |
ND (W) |
06
6–1 |
Washington Senators |
Memorial Stadium |
[14] |
| 1959 |
Harshman, JackJack Harshman |
L |
02
2–9 |
Washington Senators |
Griffith
Stadium |
[15] |
| 1960 |
Walker, JerryJerry Walker |
ND (W) |
03
3–2 |
Washington Senators |
Memorial Stadium |
[16] |
| 1961 |
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas |
L |
02
2–7 |
Los Angeles Angels |
Memorial Stadium |
[17] |
| 1962 |
Hoeft, BillyBilly Hoeft |
ND (L) |
06
6–7 |
New York
Yankees |
Yankee Stadium |
[18] |
| 1963 |
Barber, SteveSteve Barber |
W |
03
3–1 |
Washington Senators |
District of Columbia Stadium |
[19] |
| 1964 |
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas (2) |
ND (W) |
05
5–3 |
Chicago
White Sox |
Comiskey
Park |
[20] |
| 1965 |
Barber, SteveSteve Barber (2) |
L |
03
3–5 |
Chicago
White Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[21] |
| 1966† |
Barber, SteveSteve
Barber (3) |
ND (W) |
05 5–4 |
Boston Red Sox |
Fenway Park |
[22] |
| 1967 |
McNally, DaveDave McNally |
ND (W) |
06
6–3 |
Minnesota
Twins |
Memorial Stadium |
[23] |
| 1968 |
Phoebus, TomTom Phoebus |
W |
03
3–1 |
Oakland
Athletics |
Memorial Stadium |
[24] |
| 1969** |
McNally, DaveDave
McNally (2) |
ND (L) |
04 4–5 |
Boston Red Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[25] |
| 1970† |
McNally, DaveDave
McNally (3) |
W |
08 8–2 |
Cleveland Indians |
Cleveland Stadium |
[26] |
| 1971** |
McNally, DaveDave
McNally (4) |
W |
03 3–2 |
Washington Senators |
Memorial Stadium |
[27] |
| 1972 |
Dobson, PatPat Dobson |
W |
03
3–1 |
New York
Yankees |
Memorial Stadium |
[28] |
| 1973* |
McNally, DaveDave
McNally (5) |
W |
10 10–0 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Memorial Stadium |
[29] |
| 1974* |
Palmer, JimJim
Palmer |
W |
03 3–2 |
Detroit Tigers |
Memorial Stadium |
[30] |
| 1975 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer (2) |
W |
10
10–0 |
Detroit
Tigers |
Tiger Stadium |
[31] |
| 1976 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer (3) |
W |
01
1–0 |
Boston Red
Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[32] |
| 1977 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer (4) |
L |
01
1–2 |
Texas Rangers |
Memorial Stadium |
[33] |
| 1978 |
Flanagan, MikeMike
Flanagan |
L |
03
3–11 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
County Stadium |
[34] |
| 1979** |
Palmer, JimJim
Palmer (5) |
W |
05 5–3 |
Chicago White Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[35] |
| 1980 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer (6) |
W |
05
5–3 |
Chicago
White Sox |
Comiskey
Park |
[36] |
| 1981 |
Stone, SteveSteve Stone |
W |
05
5–3 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Memorial Stadium |
[37] |
| 1982 |
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez |
ND (W) |
13
13–5 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Memorial Stadium |
[38] |
| 1983† |
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez (2) |
L |
02 2–7 |
Kansas City Royals |
Memorial Stadium |
[39] |
| 1984 |
McGregor, ScottScott
McGregor |
L |
02
2–5 |
Chicago
White Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[40] |
| 1985 |
Davis, StormStorm Davis |
ND (W) |
04
4–2 |
Texas Rangers |
Memorial Stadium |
[41] |
| 1986 |
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan
(2) |
L |
04
4–6 |
Cleveland Indians |
Memorial Stadium |
[42] |
| 1987 |
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker |
ND (W) |
02
2–1 |
Texas Rangers |
Memorial Stadium |
[43] |
| 1988 |
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker (2) |
L |
00
0–12 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Memorial Stadium |
[44] |
| 1989 |
Schmidt, DaveDave Schmidt |
ND (W) |
05
5–4 |
Boston Red
Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[45] |
| 1990 |
Milacki, BobBob Milacki |
ND (W) |
07
7–6 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Royals Stadium |
[46] |
| 1991 |
Ballard, JeffJeff Ballard |
L |
01
1–9 |
Chicago
White Sox |
Memorial Stadium |
[47] |
| 1992 |
Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe |
W |
02
2–0 |
Cleveland Indians |
Camden Yards |
[48] |
| 1993 |
Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe (2) |
L |
04
4–7 |
Texas Rangers |
Camden Yards |
[49] |
| 1994 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina |
W |
06
6–3 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Camden Yards |
[50] |
| 1995 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina (2) |
ND (L) |
01
1–5 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Kauffman
Stadium |
[51] |
| 1996* |
Mussina, MikeMike
Mussina (3) |
W |
04 4–2 |
Kansas City Royals |
Camden Yards |
[52] |
| 1997* |
Key, JimmyJimmy
Key |
W |
04 4–2 |
Kansas City Royals |
Camden Yards |
[53] |
| 1998 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina (4) |
L |
01
1–4 |
Kansas
City Royals |
Camden Yards |
[54] |
| 1999 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina (5) |
W |
10
10–7 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Camden Yards |
[55] |
| 2000 |
Mussina, MikeMike Mussina (6) |
L |
01
1–4 |
Cleveland Indians |
Camden Yards |
[56] |
| 2001 |
Hentgen, PatPat Hentgen |
ND (W) |
02
2–1 |
Boston Red
Sox |
Camden Yards |
[57] |
| 2002 |
Erickson, ScottScott Erickson |
W |
10
10–3 |
New York
Yankees |
Camden Yards |
[58][59] |
| 2003 |
López, RodrigoRodrigo
López |
ND (W) |
06
6–5 |
Cleveland Indians |
Camden Yards |
[60][61] |
| 2004 |
Ponson, SidneySidney Ponson |
W |
07
7–2 |
Boston Red
Sox |
Camden Yards |
[62][63] |
| 2005 |
López, RodrigoRodrigo
López (2) |
W |
04
4–0 |
Oakland
Athletics |
Camden Yards |
[64][65] |
| 2006 |
López, RodrigoRodrigo
López (3) |
W |
09
9–6 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Camden Yards |
[66][67] |
| 2007 |
Bédard, ÉrikÉrik Bédard |
L |
04
4–7 |
Minnesota
Twins |
Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome |
[68][69] |
| 2008 |
Guthrie, JeremyJeremy Guthrie |
L |
02
2–6 |
Tampa Bay
Rays |
Camden Yards |
[70][71] |
| 2009 |
Guthrie, JeremyJeremy Guthrie |
W |
10
10–5 |
New York
Yankees |
Camden Yards |
[8] |
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