Kansas City Royals Opening Day History
Opening Day	Date / Box Score	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
1	04-08-1969	vs Minnesota Twins	4-3	W	1-0
2	04-07-1970	vs Oakland Athletics	4-6	L	1-1
3	04-12-1971	vs Minnesota Twins	0-2	L	1-2
4	04-15-1972	vs Chicago White Sox	2-1	W	2-2
5	04-10-1973	vs Texas Rangers	12-1	W	3-2
6	04-05-1974	vs Minnesota Twins	4-6	L	3-3
7	04-11-1975	vs Minnesota Twins	8-3	W	4-3
8	04-13-1976	vs California Angels	7-4	W	5-3
9	04-11-1977	vs New York Yankees	5-4	W	6-3
10	04-10-1978	vs Baltimore Orioles	4-2	W	7-3
11	04-05-1979	vs Toronto Blue Jays	11-2	W	8-3
12	04-10-1980	vs Detroit Tigers	1-5	L	8-4
13	04-14-1981	vs Detroit Tigers	5-6	L	8-5
14	04-09-1982	vs Detroit Tigers	4-2	W	9-5
15	04-09-1983	vs Milwaukee Brewers	5-2	W	10-5
16	04-03-1984	vs New York Yankees	4-2	W	11-5
17	04-08-1985	vs Toronto Blue Jays	2-1	W	12-5
18	04-11-1986	vs Toronto Blue Jays	2-6	L	12-6
19	04-06-1987	vs Chicago White Sox	4-5	L	12-7
20	04-04-1988	vs Toronto Blue Jays	3-5	L	12-8
21	04-03-1989	vs Toronto Blue Jays	3-4	L	12-9
22	04-09-1990	vs Baltimore Orioles	6-7	L	12-10
23	04-08-1991	vs Cleveland Indians	4-2	W	13-10
24	04-13-1992	vs Oakland Athletics	1-6	L	13-11
25	04-05-1993	vs Boston Red Sox	1-3	L	13-12
26	04-08-1994	vs Cleveland Indians	3-8	L	13-13
27	04-26-1995	vs Baltimore Orioles	5-1	W	14-13
28	04-05-1996	vs Boston Red Sox	5-4	W	15-13
29	04-07-1997	vs Baltimore Orioles	6-5	W	16-13
30	04-07-1998	vs Baltimore Orioles	7-11	L	16-14
31	04-05-1999	vs Boston Red Sox	3-5	L	16-15
32	04-07-2000	vs Minnesota Twins	10-6	W	17-15
33	04-06-2001	vs Minnesota Twins	2-6	L	17-16
34	04-01-2002	vs Minnesota Twins	6-8	L	17-17
35	03-31-2003	vs Chicago White Sox	3-0	W	18-17
36	04-05-2004	vs Chicago White Sox	9-7	W	19-17
37	04-11-2005	vs Seattle Mariners	2-8	L	19-18
38	04-03-2006	vs Detroit Tigers	1-3	L	19-19
39	04-02-2007	vs Boston Red Sox	7-1	W	20-19
40	04-08-2008	vs New York Yankees	5-2	W	21-19
41	04-10-2009	vs New York Yankees	1-4	L	21-20
Opening Day	Date / Box Score	Opponent	Score	Decision	Record
Kansas City Royals Opening Day History

	The Kansas City Royals 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 Kansas City Royals 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) Won Lost WP   Opponent (Games) Won Lost WP March (1) 1 0 1.000   Baltimore Orioles (5) 3 2 0.600 April (40) 20 20 0.500   Boston Red Sox (4) 2 2 0.500     California Angels (1) 1 0 1.000 Score Related Opening Day Splits   Chicago White Sox (4) 3 1 0.750     Cleveland Indians (2) 1 1 0.500 Type (Games) Won Lost WP   Detroit Tigers (4) 1 3 0.250 Shutouts (2) 1 1 0.500   Milwaukee Brewers (1) 1 0 1.000 1-Run Games (10) 6 4 0.600   Minnesota Twins (7) 3 4 0.429 Blowouts (7) 4 3 0.571   New York Yankees (4) 3 1 0.750     Oakland Athletics (2) 0 2 0.000     Seattle Mariners (1) 0 1 0.000     Texas Rangers (1) 1 0 1.000     Toronto Blue Jays (5) 2 3 0.400 During their Opening Day history, the Kansas City Royals scored the most runs (12) on April 10, 1973 versus the Texas Rangers. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 11 and it was played on April 7, 1998 versus the Baltimore Orioles.