Colorado Rockies Opening Day History

The Colorado Rockies 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.

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

Colorado Rockies

Opening Day History

1 04-09-1993 vs Montreal Expos 11-4 W 1-0
2 04-04-1994 vs Philadelphia Phillies 6-12 L 1-1
3 04-26-1995 vs New York Mets 11-9 W 2-1
4 04-08-1996 vs Chicago Cubs 6-9 L 2-2
5 04-07-1997 vs Cincinnati Reds 13-2 W 3-2
6 04-07-1998 vs St. Louis Cardinals 11-12 L 3-3
7 04-12-1999 vs San Diego Padres 5-8 L 3-4
8 04-10-2000 vs Cincinnati Reds 7-5 W 4-4
9 04-02-2001 vs St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 W 5-4
10 04-08-2002 vs Houston Astros 4-8 L 5-5
11 04-04-2003 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 W 6-5
12 04-12-2004 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 W 7-5
13 04-04-2005 vs San Diego Padres 12-10 W 8-5
14 04-03-2006 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 W 9-5
15 04-02-2007 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 6-8 L 9-6
16 04-04-2008 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 1-8 L 9-7
17 04-10-2009 vs Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 W 10-7
Colorado Rockies Opening Day History



The Colorado Rockies 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 Colorado Rockies 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
April (17)1070.588 Arizona Diamondbacks (5)320.600
  Chicago Cubs (1)010.000
Score Related Opening Day Splits Cincinnati Reds (2)201.000
  Houston Astros (1)010.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Montreal Expos (1)101.000
Shutouts (1)101.000 New York Mets (1)101.000
1-Run Games (3)210.667 Philadelphia Phillies (2)110.500
Blowouts (6)420.667 San Diego Padres (2)110.500
  St. Louis Cardinals (2)110.500

During their Opening Day history, the Colorado Rockies scored the most runs (13) on April 7, 1997 versus the Cincinnati Reds. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 12 and it was played on April 4, 1994 versus the Philadelphia Phillies.