San Diego Padres Opening Day History

The San Diego Padres 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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San Diego Padres

Opening Day History

1 04-08-1969 vs Houston Astros 2-1 W 1-0
2 04-07-1970 vs Atlanta Braves 8-3 W 2-0
3 04-06-1971 vs San Francisco Giants 0-4 L 2-1
4 04-15-1972 vs Atlanta Braves 6-5 W 3-1
5 04-06-1973 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 W 4-1
6 04-09-1974 vs Houston Astros 5-9 L 4-2
7 04-10-1975 vs San Francisco Giants 0-2 L 4-3
8 04-09-1976 vs Atlanta Braves 8-2 W 5-3
9 04-12-1977 vs San Francisco Giants 4-3 W 6-3
10 04-14-1978 vs San Francisco Giants 2-3 L 6-4
11 04-13-1979 vs Cincinnati Reds 2-4 L 6-5
12 04-10-1980 vs San Francisco Giants 6-4 W 7-5
13 04-13-1981 vs Cincinnati Reds 1-7 L 7-6
14 04-06-1982 vs Atlanta Braves 0-1 L 7-7
15 04-12-1983 vs San Francisco Giants 5-6 L 7-8
16 04-03-1984 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 W 8-8
17 04-15-1985 vs San Francisco Giants 8-3 W 9-8
18 04-11-1986 vs Cincinnati Reds 4-3 W 10-8
19 04-13-1987 vs San Francisco Giants 6-13 L 10-9
20 04-12-1988 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 W 11-9
21 04-03-1989 vs San Francisco Giants 3-5 L 11-10
22 04-10-1990 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 0-1 L 11-11
23 04-09-1991 vs San Francisco Giants 7-4 W 12-11
24 04-09-1992 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3-6 L 12-12
25 04-12-1993 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4 L 12-13
26 04-04-1994 vs Atlanta Braves 1-4 L 12-14
27 04-26-1995 vs Houston Astros 2-10 L 12-15
28 04-08-1996 vs Florida Marlins 9-2 W 13-15
29 04-01-1997 vs New York Mets 12-5 W 14-15
30 04-07-1998 vs Cincinnati Reds 3-2 W 15-15
31 04-04-1999 vs Colorado Rockies 2-8 L 15-16
32 04-10-2000 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4-8 L 15-17
33 04-10-2001 vs San Francisco Giants 6-11 L 15-18
34 04-08-2002 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 W 16-18
35 03-31-2003 vs San Francisco Giants 2-5 L 16-19
36 04-08-2004 vs San Francisco Giants 4-3 W 17-19
37 04-07-2005 vs Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 W 18-19
38 04-03-2006 vs San Francisco Giants 6-1 W 19-19
39 04-06-2007 vs Colorado Rockies 3-4 L 19-20
40 03-31-2008 vs Houston Astros 4-0 W 20-20
41 04-06-2009 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1-4 L 20-21
42 04-12-2010 vs Atlanta Braves 17-2 W 21-21
43 04-05-2011 vs San Francisco Giants 3-1 W 22-21
44 04-05-2012 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3-5 L 22-22
45 04-09-2013 vs Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 W 23-22
San Diego Padres Opening Day History


The San Diego Padres 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 San Diego Padres 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 (2)110.500 Arizona Diamondbacks (2)110.500
April (43)22210.512 Atlanta Braves (6)420.667
  Cincinnati Reds (4)220.500
Score Related Opening Day Splits Colorado Rockies (2)020.000
  Florida Marlins (1)101.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Houston Astros (4)220.500
Shutouts (7)340.429 Los Angeles Dodgers (7)340.429
1-Run Games (12)750.583 New York Mets (1)101.000
Blowouts (14)950.643 Pittsburgh Pirates (3)210.667
  San Francisco Giants (15)780.467

During their Opening Day history, the San Diego Padresscored the most runs (17) on April 12, 2010 versus the . The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 13 and it was played on April 13, 1987 versus the .

     

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