:List of New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers
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Image:Yankee Stadium Overview.jpg, New York's home field from {{mlby|1923}} to {{mlby|1973}}, and {{mlby|1976}} to {{mlby|2008}}.]]
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York. They play in the American League East division. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season,{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100322&content_id=8868046&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Marcum tapped for Jays' Opening Day|first=Jordan|last=Bastian|work=MLB.com|date=March 22, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105103440/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100322&content_id=8868046&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live}} though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day.{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Dilbeck|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-clayton-kershaw-sydney-20140224,0,2715593.story#axzz2uMohA5cD|title=Dodgers may not start Clayton Kershaw in Sydney|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422214253/http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-clayton-kershaw-sydney-20140224,0,2715593.story#axzz2uMohA5cD|url-status=live}} The Yankees have used 58 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 110 seasons. Since the franchise's beginning in {{mlby|1901}}, the 58 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 58 wins, 36 losses, 1 tie (57–36–1), and 18 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. Although in modern baseball, ties are rare due to extra innings, in 1910, New York's Opening Game against the Boston Red Sox was declared a tie due to darkness – at the time, Hilltop Park had lacked adequate lighting.
Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Mel Stottlemyre hold the Yankees record for most Opening Day starts with seven. The other pitchers with three or more Opening Day starts for New York are CC Sabathia (6), Lefty Gomez (6), Red Ruffing (5), Jack Chesbro (4), Roger Clemens (4), Bob Shawkey (4), Masahiro Tanaka (4), Ray Caldwell (3), Jimmy Key (3), Vic Raschi (3), and most recently Gerrit Cole (3). Jimmy Key holds the Yankee record for best Opening Day record with a perfect 3–0.
On Opening Day, Yankee pitchers have a combined record of 35–12–1 when playing at home. Of those games, pitchers have a 1–0 record at Oriole Park, a 3–1–1 record at Hilltop Park, a 2–3 record from Polo Grounds, a 28–8 record at Yankee Stadium, and a 1–0 record at Shea Stadium. When on the road for Opening Day, Yankee pitchers have a combined record of 28–27.
During the {{mlby|1901}} and {{mlby|1902}} seasons, the franchise played in Baltimore as the "Baltimore Orioles". The franchise has Opening Day record of 1–1 as Baltimore. After their move to New York in {{mlby|1903}}, the franchise was known as the New York Highlanders until {{mlby|1912}}. As the Highlanders, they had a 6–3–1 Opening Day record. For seasons in which New York would later win the World Series, the starting pitchers have a 16–8 record.
Key
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| scope="row" align="center"|W
|Win |
| scope="row" align="center"|L
|Loss |
| scope="row" align="center"|ND (W)
|No decision by starting pitcher; Yankees won game |
| scope="row" align="center"|ND (L)
|No decision by starting pitcher; Yankees lost game |
| scope="row" align="center"|T
|Tie |
| scope="row" align="center"|Pitcher {{small|(#)}}
|Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Yankees |
| scope="row" align="center" style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|*
|Advanced to the post-season |
| scope="row" align="center" style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|**
|American League champions |
| scope="row" align="center" style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|{{dagger}}
|World Series champions |
Pitchers
Image:Joe McGinnity Baseball.jpg pitched on Opening Day for the Baltimore Orioles in {{mlby|1901}}.]]
Image:George McConnell 2163019453 a65cc5946c o MCU FOFF.jpg was New York's Opening Day starting pitcher in {{mlby|1913}}.]]
Image:Ray Caldwell.jpg started on Opening Day in {{mlby|1912}}, {{mlby|1916}} and {{mlby|1917}}.]]
Image:Andy P.jpg started on Opening Day for the New York Yankees in {{mlby|1998}}.]]
Image:Mike-mussina.jpg's first and only Opening Day start for the Yankees.]]
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!scope="col" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Season !scope="col" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Pitcher !scope="col" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Decision !scope="col" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Opponent !scope="col" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Location !class="unsortable" style="{{baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Ref(s) |
| align="center"|1901
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Joe|McGinnity}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1902
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tom|Hughes|Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1878)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1903
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Chesbro}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1904
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Chesbro}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1905
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Chesbro}} {{small|(3)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1906
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Chesbro}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1907
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Al|Orth}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1908
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Slow Joe|Doyle}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1909
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Doc|Newton}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1910
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hippo|Vaughn}} |align="center"|T |align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/04/15/104929840.pdf|title=25,000 See Yankees Play Red Sox to a Tie|work=New York Times|access-date=2008-09-22|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705013836/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/04/15/104929840.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1910yankees.stm|title=1910 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905144841/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1910yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-09-05}} |
| align="center"|1911
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hippo|Vaughn}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1912
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ray|Caldwell}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1913
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|McConnell|George McConnell (baseball)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1914
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Marty|McHale}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1915
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jack|Warhop}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1916
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ray|Caldwell}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1917
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ray|Caldwell}} {{small|(3)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1918
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Mogridge}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1919
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Mogridge}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1920
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bob|Shawkey}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1921**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Carl|Mays}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Polo Grounds |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1921yankees.stm|title=1921 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905143656/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1921yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-09-05}} |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1922**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Sad Sam|Jones}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1922yankees.stm|title=1922 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830092529/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1922yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-08-30}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1923{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Bob|Shawkey}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1923yankees.stm|title=1923 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012082559/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1923yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-12}} |
| align="center"|1924
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bob|Shawkey}} {{small|(3)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1925
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Urban|Shocker}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1926**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Bob|Shawkey}} {{small|(4)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1926yankees.stm|title=1926 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724015841/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1926yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-24}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1927{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Waite|Hoyt}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1927yankees.stm|title=1927 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916081806/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1927yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-09-16}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1928{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Herb|Pennock}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Shibe Park |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1928yankees.stm|title=1928 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121235531/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1928yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-11-21}} |
| align="center"|1929
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Pipgras}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1930
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Pipgras}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1931
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Red|Ruffing}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1932{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Shibe Park |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1932yankees.stm|title=1932 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013084739/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1932yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-13}} |
| align="center"|1933
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1934
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} {{small|(3)}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1935
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1936{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} {{small|(5)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1936yankees.stm|title=1936 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725130527/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1936yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-25}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1937{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Lefty|Gomez}} {{small|(6)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1937yankees.stm|title=1937 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014065744/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1937yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-14}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1938{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Red|Ruffing}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1938yankees.stm |title=1938 New York Yankees |publisher=Baseball Library |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121235952/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1938yankees.stm |archive-date=2008-11-21 }} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1939{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Red|Ruffing}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1939yankees.stm |title=1939 New York Yankees |publisher=Baseball Library |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022122703/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1939yankees.stm |archive-date=2008-10-22 }} |
| align="center"|1940
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Red|Ruffing}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1941{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Marius|Russo}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1941yankees.stm|title=1941 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010211306/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1941yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-10}} |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1942**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Red|Ruffing}} {{small|(5)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1942yankees.stm |title=1942 New York Yankees |publisher=Baseball Library |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051001/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1942yankees.stm |archive-date=2008-08-30 }} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1943{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Tiny|Bonham}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1943yankees.stm|title=1943 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013084841/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1943yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-13}} |
| align="center"|1944
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hank|Borowy}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1945
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Atley|Donald}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1946
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Spud|Chandler}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1947{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Spud|Chandler}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1947yankees.stm|title=1947 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725142902/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1947yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-25}} |
| align="center"|1948
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Allie|Reynolds}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1949{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Ed|Lopat}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1949yankees.stm|title=1949 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704202448/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1949yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-04}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1950{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Allie|Reynolds}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Fenway Park |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1950yankees.stm|title=1950 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725141659/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1950yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-25}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1951{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Vic|Raschi}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1951yankees.stm|title=1951 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724013926/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1951yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-07-24}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1952{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Vic|Raschi}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Shibe Park |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1952yankees.stm|title=1952 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010213254/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1952yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-10-10}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1953{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Vic|Raschi}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Philadelphia Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1953yankees.stm|title=1953 New York Yankees|publisher=Baseball Library|access-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123034450/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1953yankees.stm|archive-date=2008-11-23}} |
| align="center"|1954
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1955
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1956{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Don|Larsen}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Griffith Stadium |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/opening.shtml|title=New York Yankees Opening Day Starters and Results|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=2008-09-14|archive-date=2021-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904021327/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/opening.shtml|url-status=live}} |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1957**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Washington Senators |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1958{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Don|Larsen}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Fenway Park |
| align="center"|1959
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bob|Turley}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1960
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jim|Coates}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1961{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(4)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Minnesota Twins |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1962{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(5)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Baltimore Orioles |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1963**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Ralph|Terry}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Kansas City Athletics |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Municipal Stadium |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1964**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(6)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Fenway Park |
| align="center"|1965
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jim|Bouton}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1966
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Whitey|Ford}} {{small|(7)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1967
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1968
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1969
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(3)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1970
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1971
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Stan|Bahnsen}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1972
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(5)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1973
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(6)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1974
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mel|Stottlemyre}} {{small|(7)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1975
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Doc|Medich}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1976**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Catfish|Hunter}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Milwaukee Brewers |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Milwaukee County Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1977{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Catfish|Hunter}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Milwaukee Brewers |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1978{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Texas Rangers |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Arlington Stadium |
| align="center"|1979
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|1980*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Texas Rangers |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Arlington Stadium |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|1981**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Tommy|John}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Texas Rangers |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Yankee Stadium |
| align="center"|1982
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1983
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(5)}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1984
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(6)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1985
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Phil|Niekro}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|1986
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ron|Guidry}} {{small|(7)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1987
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rasmussen|Dennis Rasmussen (baseball)}} |align="center"|ND (W) |
| align="center"|1988
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Rick|Rhoden}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1989
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tommy|John}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1990
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dave|LaPoint}} |align="center"|ND (W) |
| align="center"|1991
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tim|Leary|Tim Leary (baseball)}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| align="center"|1992
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Scott|Sanderson|Scott Sanderson (baseball)}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1993
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Key}} |align="center"|W |
| align="center"|1994
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Key}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|W |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|1995*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Key}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Texas Rangers |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1996{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|David|Cone}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Cleveland Indians |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Jacobs Field |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|1997*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|David|Cone}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Seattle Mariners |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Kingdome |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1998{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Andy|Pettitte}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Anaheim Angels |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Edison International Field of Anaheim |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|1999{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Oakland Athletics |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Network Associates Coliseum |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|2000{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|Orlando|Hernandez}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Anaheim Angels |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Edison International Field of Anaheim |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|2001**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Kansas City Royals |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2002*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Baltimore Orioles |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|2003**
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}} {{small|(4)}} |style="background-color: #D0E7FF" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|Toronto Blue Jays |style="background-color: #D0E7FF"|SkyDome |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2004*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Mike|Mussina}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tampa Bay Devil Rays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tokyo Dome |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2005*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Randy|Johnson}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2006*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Randy|Johnson}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Oakland Athletics |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|McAfee Coliseum |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2007*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Carl|Pavano}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tampa Bay Devil Rays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| align="center"|2008
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Chien-Ming|Wang}} |align="center"|W |align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280401110|title=Girardi debuts as New York wins final opener at Yankee Stadium|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2008-09-20|archive-date=2012-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024174347/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280401110|url-status=dead}} |
| style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|2009{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC" scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Baltimore Orioles |style="background-color: #FFCCCC"|Oriole Park at Camden Yards |style="background-color: #FFCCCC" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290406101|title=Baltimore 10, New York Yankees 5|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=2009-04-06|archive-date=2013-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720073043/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290406101|url-status=live}} |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2010*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Fenway Park |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore;_ylt=AhFJw_ndGu8XguZXDLNMRwYRvLYF?gid=300404102|title=Boston 9, New York Yankees 7|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=2010-04-05}} |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2011*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Detroit Tigers |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2012*
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} {{small|(4)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tampa Bay Rays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tropicana Field |
| align="center"|2013
!scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} {{small|(5)}} |align="center"|L |
| align="center"|2014
!scope="row"|{{sortname|CC|Sabathia}} {{small|(6)}} |align="center"|L |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2015*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Masahiro|Tanaka}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Toronto Blue Jays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| align="center"|2016
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Masahiro|Tanaka}} {{small|(2)}} |align="center"|ND (L) |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2017*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Masahiro|Tanaka}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|L |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tampa Bay Rays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Tropicana Field |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2018*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Luis|Severino}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Toronto Blue Jays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Rogers Centre |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2019*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Masahiro|Tanaka}} {{small|(4)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"| Baltimore Orioles |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2020*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Gerrit|Cole}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|W |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"| Washington Nationals |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Nationals Park |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2021*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Gerrit|Cole}} {{small|(2)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (L) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"| Toronto Blue Jays |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|2022*
!style="background-color: #FFE6BD" scope="row"|{{sortname|Gerrit|Cole}} {{small|(3)}} |style="background-color: #FFE6BD" align="center"|ND (W) |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Boston Red Sox |style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|Yankee Stadium |
| align="center"|2023
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Gerrit|Cole}} {{small|(4)}} |align="center"| W |
| style="background-color: #D0E7FF"
|align="center"|2024** !style="background-color: #D0E7FF" scope="row"|{{sortname|Nestor|Cortés Jr.}} |align="center"| ND (W) |
| align="center"|2025
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Carlos|Rodón}} |align="center"| W |
References
;General
- {{cite web|url=http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2008/nyy/history_2.pdf|title=All-Time Opening Day line-ups|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=2008-09-25|archive-date=2008-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002003211/http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2008/nyy/history_2.pdf|url-status=live}}
;Specific
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