New York Mets Opening Day History

The New York Mets 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.
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Opening Day History

1 04-13-1962 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-4 L 0-1
2 04-09-1963 vs St. Louis Cardinals 0-7 L 0-2
3 04-17-1964 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-4 L 0-3
4 04-12-1965 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1-6 L 0-4
5 04-15-1966 vs Atlanta Braves 2-3 L 0-5
6 04-11-1967 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-6 L 0-6
7 04-17-1968 vs San Francisco Giants 3-0 W 1-6
8 04-08-1969 vs Montreal Expos 10-11 L 1-7
9 04-14-1970 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4-6 L 1-8
10 04-06-1971 vs Montreal Expos 4-2 W 2-8
11 04-15-1972 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 W 3-8
12 04-06-1973 vs Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 W 4-8
13 04-10-1974 vs St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 W 5-8
14 04-08-1975 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 W 6-8
15 04-09-1976 vs Montreal Expos 3-2 W 7-8
16 04-12-1977 vs St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 W 8-8
17 04-07-1978 vs Montreal Expos 3-1 W 9-8
18 04-10-1979 vs Montreal Expos 2-3 L 9-9
19 04-10-1980 vs Chicago Cubs 5-2 W 10-9
20 04-15-1981 vs St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 W 11-9
21 04-13-1982 vs Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 W 12-9
22 04-05-1983 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 W 13-9
23 04-17-1984 vs Montreal Expos 0-10 L 13-10
24 04-09-1985 vs St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 W 14-10
25 04-14-1986 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2-6 L 14-11
26 04-07-1987 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 W 15-11
27 04-12-1988 vs Montreal Expos 3-0 W 16-11
28 04-03-1989 vs St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 W 17-11
29 04-09-1990 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3-12 L 17-12
30 04-08-1991 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 W 18-12
31 04-10-1992 vs Montreal Expos 0-4 L 18-13
32 04-05-1993 vs Colorado Rockies 3-0 W 19-13
33 04-11-1994 vs Chicago Cubs 5-9 L 19-14
34 04-28-1995 vs St. Louis Cardinals 10-8 W 20-14
35 04-01-1996 vs St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 W 21-14
36 04-13-1997 vs San Francisco Giants 1-5 L 21-15
37 03-31-1998 vs Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 W 22-15
38 04-12-1999 vs Florida Marlins 8-1 W 23-15
39 03-29-2000 vs Chicago Cubs 3-5 L 23-16
40 04-09-2001 vs Atlanta Braves 9-4 W 24-16
41 04-01-2002 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 W 25-16
42 03-31-2003 vs Chicago Cubs 2-15 L 25-17
43 04-12-2004 vs Atlanta Braves 10-6 W 26-17
44 04-11-2005 vs Houston Astros 8-4 W 27-17
45 04-03-2006 vs Washington Nationals 3-2 W 28-17
46 04-09-2007 vs Philadelphia Phillies 11-5 W 29-17
47 04-08-2008 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-5 L 29-18
48 04-13-2009 vs San Diego Padres 5-6 L 29-19
49 04-05-2010 vs Florida Marlins 7-1 W 30-19
50 04-08-2011 vs Washington Nationals 2-6 L 30-20
51 04-05-2012 vs Atlanta Braves 1-0 W 31-20
52 04-01-2013 vs San Diego Padres 11-2 W 32-20
53 03-31-2014 vs Washington Nationals 7-9 L 32-21
54 04-13-2015 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 W 33-21
55 04-08-2016 vs Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 W 34-21
56 04-03-2017 vs Atlanta Braves 6-0 W 35-21
57 03-29-2018 vs St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 W 36-21
58 04-04-2019 vs Washington Nationals 0-4 L 36-22
59 07-24-2020 vs Atlanta Braves 1-0 W 37-22
60 04-08-2021 vs Miami Marlins 3-2 W 38-22
61 04-15-2022 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 W 39-22
62 04-07-2023 vs Miami Marlins 9-3 W 40-22

New York Mets Opening Day History

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The New York Mets 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 New York Mets 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
March (5)230.400 Arizona Diamondbacks (1)101.000
April (56)37190.661 Atlanta Braves (6)510.833
July (1)101.000 Chicago Cubs (4)130.250
  Colorado Rockies (1)101.000
Score Related Opening Day Splits Florida Marlins (2)201.000
  Houston Astros (1)101.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Los Angeles Dodgers (1)010.000
Shutouts (16)1240.750 Miami Marlins (2)201.000
1-Run Games (18)1260.667 Montreal Expos (8)440.500
Blowouts (15)1050.667 Philadelphia Phillies (10)910.900
  Pittsburgh Pirates (8)350.375
  San Diego Padres (2)110.500
  San Francisco Giants (2)110.500
  St. Louis Cardinals (10)820.800
  Washington Nationals (4)130.250

During their Opening Day history, the New York Metsscored the most runs (11) on April 9, 2007 versus the . The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 15 and it was played on March 31, 2003 versus the .