A Day On Wikipedia

== Key ==
{| class=’wikitable’ style=’font-size:90%;’
|-
|W
|Win
|-
|L
|Loss
|-
|ND (W)
|No Decision by starting pitcher; Dodgers won game
|-
|ND (L)
|No Decision by starting pitcher; Dodgers lost game
|-
|{{small|(#)}}
|Number of appearances as Opening Day starter
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|**
|[[American League|NL Champions]]
|-
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’|#
|[[World Series]] Champions
|}

== Pitchers ==
[[Image:Orelhershiser.jpg|right|thumb|[[Orel Hershiser]] made 4 Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in the 1980s and 1990s]]
[[Image:DSC03270 Chan Ho Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Chan Ho Park]] was the Dodgers Opening Day starter in 2001]]
[[Image:HideoNomo.png|thumb|right|[[Hideo Nomo]] made two Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in 2003 and 2004]]
{| class=’wikitable sortable’
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’|Year
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’|Pitcher
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’|Decision
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’|Opponent
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’|Location
!style=’background: #e3e3e3;’ class=’unsortable’|Reference
|-
|align=’center’|[[1932 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1932]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|[[Braves Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1933 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1933]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1934 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1934]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|[[Braves Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1935 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1935]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1936]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1937]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1938]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1939]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1940]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|[[Braves Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1941]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[New York Giants]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1942]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Polo Grounds]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1943]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1944 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1944]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1945 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1945]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1946]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|[[Braves Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1947]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1948 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1948]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Polo Grounds]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1949]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[New York Giants]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1950]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1951 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1951]]
|
|align=’center’|
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Ebbets Field]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1952]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Braves Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1953]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1954]]
|{{sortname|Carl|Erskine}}
|align=’center’|
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Polo Grounds]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’ align=’center’|[[1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1955]]#
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’|
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’ align=’center’|
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #FFCCCC’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|[[1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1956]]**
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|{{sortname|Don|Newcombe}}
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|L
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’|[[Ebbets Field]]
|style=’background-color: #D0E7FF’ align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’ />
|-
|align=’center’|[[1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1957]]
|{{sortname|Don|Newcombe}} {{small|(2)}}
|align=’center’|ND (W)
|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Shibe Park]]
|align=’center’|<ref name=’BaseballRef opening’>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/opening.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Starters and Results|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference]]|accessdate=2008-09-21}}</ref>
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|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Opening Day starting pitchers by team}}
{{Los Angeles Dodgers}}

[[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers|Opening day starters]]
[[Category:Baseball lists|Los Angeles Dodgers opening day starters]]