List of Cleveland Guardians Opening Day starting pitchers

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Bob Feller made seven Opening Day starts for the Cleveland Indians. Bob Feller.jpg
Bob Feller made seven Opening Day starts for the Cleveland Indians.

The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio; until 2021, they were known as the Cleveland Indians. They play in the American League Central division. The first game of the new baseball season is played on Opening Day, and being named the starter that day is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2] Since joining the league in 1901, the Indians have used 58 different Opening Day starting pitchers which includes the Opening Day starting pitchers from the Bluebirds and the Naps. They have a record of 58 wins and 54 losses in their Opening Day games. [3] [4]

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The Indians have played in three different home ball parks, League Park from 1901 through 1946, Cleveland Stadium from 1932 to 1993, and Progressive Field since 1994. From 1934 through 1946 some games were played at League Park and some at Cleveland Stadium. They had a record of 11 wins and 4 losses in Opening Day games at League Park, 9 wins and 13 losses at Cleveland Stadium and 2 wins and 4 losses at Progressive Field, for a total home record in Opening Day games of 22 wins and 21 losses. [3] Their record in Opening Day away games is 35 wins and 35 losses. [3] [5] [6]

Bob Feller has the most Opening Day starts for the Indians, with seven. Stan Coveleski had six Opening Day starts for the Indians, Bob Lemon and CC Sabathia each had five Opening Day starts, and Addie Joss, Willie Mitchell, Gaylord Perry and Charles Nagy each had four. [3] Several Baseball Hall of Famers have made Opening Day starts for the Indians, including Feller, Coveleski, Lemon, Joss, Gaylord Perry, Dennis Eckersley and Early Wynn. [7] Brothers Jim Perry and Gaylord Perry each made Opening Day starts for the Indians. [3] [8] [9] Jim Perry started on Opening Day in 1961 and Gaylord Perry made Opening Day starts in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975. [3]

The Indians have played in the World Series six times. They won in 1920 and 1948, and lost in 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016. [10] Coveleski was the Opening Day starting pitcher in 1920, Feller in 1948, Wynn in 1954, Dennis Martínez in 1995, Nagy in 1997, and Corey Kluber in 2016. The Indians are five and one in Opening Day games in those seasons, with the only loss coming in 2016. [3] The Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays currently hold the record for the longest Opening Day game in Major League history. They set that record on Opening Day 2012, when the game lasted 16 innings. This broke the previous record of 15 innings between the Indians and the Detroit Tigers in 1960. [11]

Key

Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians since 1994 Progressive Field, June 2019 (5).jpg
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians since 1994
WWin
LLoss
TTie game
ND (W) No decision by starting pitcher; Indians won game
ND (L)No decision by starting pitcher; Indians lost game
(W)Indians won game; no information on starting pitcher's decision
(L)Indians lost game; no information on starting pitcher's decision
Final scoreGame score with Indians runs listed first
LocationStadium in italics with Double-dagger-14-plain.png for home game
(No.)Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Indians
*Advanced to the post-season
** American League champions
Dagger-14-plain.png World Series champions

Pitchers

Addie Joss made four Opening Day starts for the Indians. Addie Joss Baseball.jpg
Addie Joss made four Opening Day starts for the Indians.
Willie Mitchell made four Opening Day starts for the Indians. WillieMitchellLOC.jpg
Willie Mitchell made four Opening Day starts for the Indians.
Stan Coveleski made six Opening Day starts for the Indians. Stan Coveleski.jpg
Stan Coveleski made six Opening Day starts for the Indians.
CC Sabathia made five Opening Day starts for the Indians. Sabathia1.jpg
CC Sabathia made five Opening Day starts for the Indians.
Cliff Lee was the Indians' Opening Day starter in 2009. Cliff Lee Follows Through.jpg
Cliff Lee was the Indians' Opening Day starter in 2009.
Justin Masterson was the Indians' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Justin Masterson Cleveland.jpg
Justin Masterson was the Indians' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
SeasonPitcherDecisionFinal
score
OpponentLocationRef(s)
1901 Bill Hoffer (L)28 Chicago White Sox South Side Park [12]
1902 Earl Moore (L)25 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [13]
1903 Addie Joss (L)24 Detroit Tigers Bennett Park [14]
1904 Bill Bernhard (W)61 Chicago White Sox South Side Park [15]
1905 Earl Moore (2)(W)62 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [16]
1906 Otto Hess (W)31 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [17]
1907 Glenn Liebhardt (L)02 Detroit Tigers Bennett Park [18]
1908 Addie Joss (2)(L)12 St. Louis Browns League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [19]
1909 Addie Joss (3)(W)42 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [20]
1910 Addie Joss (4)(W)97 Detroit Tigers Bennett Park [21]
1911 Fred Blanding (L)312 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [22]
1912 Willie Mitchell (W)32 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [23]
1913 Vean Gregg (W)31 Chicago White Sox League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [24]
1914 Willie Mitchell (2)(L)25 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [25]
1915 Willie Mitchell (3)(W)51 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [26]
1916 Willie Mitchell (4)(L)16 St. Louis Browns League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [27]
1917 Stan Coveleski (W)64 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [28]
1918 Stan Coveleski (2)(W)62 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [29]
1919 Stan Coveleski (3)(L)24 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [30]
1920 Dagger-14-plain.png Stan Coveleski (4)W50 St. Louis Browns League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [31]
1921 Stan Coveleski (5)L24 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [32]
1922 Guy Morton W74 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [33]
1923 Stan Coveleski (6)ND (W)65 Chicago White Sox League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [34]
1924 Joe Shaute L34 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [35]
1925 Sherry Smith ND (W)2114 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [36]
1926 George Uhle W21 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [37]
1927 George Uhle (2)W32 Chicago White Sox League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [38]
1928 George Uhle (3)W82 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [39]
1929 Joe Shaute ND (W)54 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [40]
1930 Willis Hudlin (L)78 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [41]
1931 Wes Ferrell W54 Chicago White Sox League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [42]
1932 Wes Ferrell (2)W65 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [43]
1933 Clint Brown W41 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [44]
1934 Oral Hildebrand W52 St. Louis Browns League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [45]
1935 Mel Harder W21 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [46]
1936 Mel Harder (2)(L)03 Detroit Tigers League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [47]
1937 Mel Harder (3)(L)34 Detroit Tigers Navin Field [48]
1938 Johnny Allen (L)26 St. Louis Browns League Park Double-dagger-14-plain.png [49]
1939 Bob Feller W51 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [50]
1940 Bob Feller (2)W10 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [51]
1941 Bob Feller (3)(L)34 Chicago White Sox Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [52]
1942 Jim Bagby W52 Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium [53]
1943 Jim Bagby (2)W10 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [54]
1944 Al Smith (L)13 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [55]
1945 Allie Reynolds (L)25 Chicago White Sox Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [56]
1946 Bob Feller (4)W10 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [57]
1947 Bob Feller (5)(L)02 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [58]
1948 Dagger-14-plain.png Bob Feller (6)W40 St. Louis Browns Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [59]
1949 Bob Feller (7)(L)15 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [60]
1950 Bob Lemon (L)67 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [61]
1951 Bob Lemon (2)W21 Detroit Tigers Briggs Stadium [62]
1952 Early Wynn W32 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [63]
1953 Bob Lemon (3)W60 Chicago White Sox Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [64]
1954** Early Wynn (2)W82 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [65]
1955 Bob Lemon (4)W51 Chicago White Sox Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [66]
1956 Bob Lemon (5)L12 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [67]
1957 Herb Score L23 Chicago White Sox Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [68]
1958 Herb Score (2)L05 Kansas City Athletics Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [69]
1959 Gary Bell W64 Kansas City Athletics Municipal Stadium [70]
1960 Gary Bell (2)ND (L)24 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [71]
1961 Jim Perry W95 Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium [72]
1962 Dick Donovan W40 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [73]
1963 Mudcat Grant W54 Minnesota Twins Metropolitan Stadium [74]
1964 Mudcat Grant (2)ND (L)67 Minnesota Twins Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [75]
1965 Ralph Terry W71 California Angels Dodger Stadium [76]
1966 Sam McDowell W52 Washington Senators Robert F. Kennedy Stadium [77]
1967 Sam McDowell (2)ND (L)34 Kansas City Athletics Municipal Stadium [78]
1968 Sonny Siebert W90 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [79]
1969 Luis Tiant L26 Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium [80]
1970 Sam McDowell (3)L28 Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [81]
1971 Steve Hargan L28 Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium [82]
1972 Gaylord Perry L15 Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [83]
1973 Gaylord Perry (2)W21 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [84]
1974 Gaylord Perry (3)L16 New York Yankees Yankee Stadium [85]
1975 Gaylord Perry (4)W53 New York Yankees Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [86]
1976 Dennis Eckersley L13 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [87]
1977 Dennis Eckersley (2)ND (W)54 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [88]
1978 Wayne Garland W85 Kansas City Royals Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [89]
1979 Rick Wise L17 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [90]
1980 Dan Spillner L210 California Angels Anaheim Stadium [91]
1981 Bert Blyleven L35 Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [92]
1982 Rick Waits L38 Texas Rangers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [93]
1983 Rick Sutcliffe W85 Oakland Athletics Oakland Coliseum [94]
1984 Rick Sutcliffe (2)W91 Texas Rangers Arlington Stadium [95]
1985 Bert Blyleven (2)ND (L)45 Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium [96]
1986 Ken Schrom W64 Baltimore Orioles Memorial Stadium [97]
1987 Tom Candiotti L34 Toronto Blue Jays Exhibition Stadium [98]
1988 Tom Candiotti (2)ND (L)34 Texas Rangers Arlington Stadium [99]
1989 Greg Swindell W21 Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [100]
1990 Bud Black ND (L)46 New York Yankees Yankee Stadium [101]
1991 Greg Swindell (2)L24 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [102]
1992 Charles Nagy L02 Baltimore Orioles Camden Yards [103]
1993 Charles Nagy (2)L19 New York Yankees Cleveland Stadium Double-dagger-14-plain.png [104]
1994 Dennis Martínez ND (W)43 Seattle Mariners Jacobs Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [105]
1995** Dennis Martínez (2)W116 Texas Rangers Rangers Ballpark in Arlington [106]
1996* Dennis Martínez (3)L17 New York Yankees Jacobs Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [107]
1997** Charles Nagy (3)ND (W)97 Oakland Athletics Oakland Coliseum [108]
1998* Charles Nagy (4)ND (W)109 Seattle Mariners Kingdome [109]
1999* Jaret Wright ND (L)56 Anaheim Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim [110]
2000 Bartolo Colón W41 Baltimore Orioles Camden Yards [111]
2001* Bartolo Colón (2)L47 Chicago White Sox Jacobs Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [112]
2002 Bartolo Colón (3)W60 Anaheim Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim [113]
2003 CC Sabathia ND (L)56 Baltimore Orioles Camden Yards [114]
2004 CC Sabathia (2)ND (L)47 Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [115]
2005 Jake Westbrook L01 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [116]
2006 CC Sabathia (3)ND (L)410 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [117]
2007* CC Sabathia (4)W125 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [118]
2008 CC Sabathia (5)ND (W)108 Chicago White Sox Progressive Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [119]
2009 Cliff Lee L19 Texas Rangers Rangers Ballpark in Arlington [5]
2010 Jake Westbrook (2)L06 Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field [6]
2011 Fausto Carmona L1015 Chicago White Sox Progressive Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [120]
2012 Justin Masterson ND (L)47 Toronto Blue Jays Progressive Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [11]
2013* Justin Masterson (2)W41 Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre [121]
2014 Justin Masterson (3)ND (W)20 Oakland Athletics O.co Coliseum [122]
2015 Corey Kluber L02 Houston Astros Minute Maid Park [123]
2016** Corey Kluber (2)L26 Boston Red Sox Progressive Field Double-dagger-14-plain.png [124]
2017* Corey Kluber (3)ND (W)95 Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington [125]
2018* Corey Kluber (4)L12 Seattle Mariners Safeco Field [126]
2019 Corey Kluber (5)L02 Minnesota Twins Target Field [127]
2020* Shane Bieber W20 Kansas City Royals Progressive Field [128]
2021 Shane Bieber (2)L23 Detroit Tigers Comerica Park [129]
2022 Shane Bieber (3)ND (L)13 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [130]

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