List of St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers

List of St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starting pitchers

Section Title: Pitchers
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Season	Pitcher	Decision	Opponent	Location	Ref(s)

1882	Jumbo McGinnis	(W)	Louisville Eclipse	Sportsman's Park

1883	Jumbo McGinnis (2)	(L)	Cincinnati Red Stockings	Bank Street Grounds

1884	Tip O'Neill	(W)	Indianapolis Hoosiers	Sportsman's Park

1885	Dave Foutz	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1886	Bob Caruthers	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1887	Dave Foutz (2)	(L)	Louisville Colonels	Eclipse Park

1888	Silver King	(W)	Louisville Colonels	Sportsman's Park

1889	Silver King (2)	(W)	Cincinnati Reds	League Park (CIN)

1890	Toad Ramsey	(W)	Louisville Colonels	Eclipse Park

1891	Jack Stivetts	(T)	Cincinnati Kelly's Killers	East End Park

1892	Kid Gleason	(L)	Chicago Colts	Sportsman's Park

1893	Pink Hawley	(W)	Louisville Colonels	New Sportsman's Park

1894	Ted Breitenstein	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	New Sportsman's Park

1895	Ted Breitenstein (2)	(L)	Chicago Colts	New Sportsman's Park

1896	Ted Breitenstein (3)	(W)	Cleveland Spiders	New Sportsman's Park

1897	Red Donahue	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	New Sportsman's Park

1898	Jack B. Taylor	(L)	Chicago Orphans	New Sportsman's Park

1899	Cy Young	(W)	Cleveland Spiders	League Park

1900	Cy Young (2)	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1901	Jack Powell	(L)	Chicago Orphans	League Park

1902	Stan Yerkes	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1903	Clarence Currie	(W)	Chicago Cubs	League Park

1904	Jack W. Taylor	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1905	Chappie McFarland	(L)	Chicago Cubs	League Park

1906	Jack W. Taylor (2)	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1907	Art Fromme	(L)	Chicago Cubs	West Side Park

1908	Johnny Lush	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1909	Johnny Lush (2)	(L)	Chicago Cubs	West Side Park

1910	Vic Willis	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Park

1911	Slim Sallee	T	Chicago Cubs	West Side Park

1912	Bob Harmon	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Robison Field

1913	Dan Griner	(W)	Chicago Cubs	West Side Park

1914	Dan Griner (2)	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Robison Field

1915	Slim Sallee (2)	(L)	Chicago Cubs	West Side Park

1916	Bill Doak	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Robison Field

1917	Lee Meadows	(L)	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1918	Lee Meadows (2)	(W)	Chicago Cubs	Cardinal Field

1919	Jakie May	(L)	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1920	Bill Doak (2)	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Cardinal Field

1921	Jesse Haines	L	Chicago Cubs	Cubs Park

1922	Bill Sherdel	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1923	Jeff Pfeffer	ND (L)	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1924	Johnny Stuart	ND (W)	Chicago Cubs	Sportsman's Park

1925	Jesse Haines (2)	L	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1926	Flint Rhem	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1927	Grover Cleveland Alexander	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1928**	Jesse Haines (3)	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1929	Grover Cleveland Alexander (2)	(W)	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1930**	Flint Rhem (2)	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Sportsman's Park

1931***	Flint Rhem (3)	(W)	Cincinnati Reds	Redland Field

1932	Flint Rhem (4)	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1933	Dizzy Dean	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1934***	Dizzy Dean (2)	(W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1935	Dizzy Dean (3)	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1936	Dizzy Dean (4)	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Sportsman's Park

1937	Dizzy Dean (5)	W	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1938	Bob Weiland	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1939	Bob Weiland (2)	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Forbes Field

1940	Curt Davis	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1941	Lon Warneke	W	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1942***	Mort Cooper	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Sportsman's Park

1943**	Mort Cooper (2)	(L)	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1944***	Max Lanier	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1945	Ted Wilks	(L)	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1946***	Johnny Beazley	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1947	Howie Pollet	(L)	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1948	Murry Dickson	W	Cincinnati Reds	Sportsman's Park

1949	Harry Brecheen	(L)	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1950	Gerry Staley	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1951	Tom Poholsky	(L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Forbes Field

1952	Gerry Staley (2)	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sportsman's Park

1953	Gerry Staley (3)	L	Milwaukee Braves	Milwaukee County Stadium

1954	Harvey Haddix	L	Chicago Cubs	Busch Stadium

1955	Brooks Lawrence	L	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1956	Wilmer Mizell	W	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1957	Herm Wehmeier	W	Cincinnati Reds	Crosley Field

1958	Wilmer Mizell (2)	L	Chicago Cubs	Sportsman's Park

1959	Larry Jackson	ND (L)	San Francisco Giants	Sportsman's Park

1960	Larry Jackson (2)	L	San Francisco Giants	Candlestick Park

1961	Ernie Broglio	ND (W)	Milwaukee Braves	Milwaukee County Stadium

1962	Larry Jackson (3)	W	New York Mets	Sportsman's Park

1963	Ernie Broglio (2)	W	New York Mets	Polo Grounds

1964***	Ernie Broglio (3)	L	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium

1965	Bob Gibson	T	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1966	Curt Simmons	ND (L)	Philadelphia Phillies	Sportsman's Park

1967***	Bob Gibson (2)	W	San Francisco Giants	Busch Memorial Stadium

1968**	Bob Gibson (3)	ND (W)	Atlanta Braves	Busch Memorial Stadium

1969	Bob Gibson (4)	ND (L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Busch Memorial Stadium

1970	Bob Gibson (5)	W	Montreal Expos	Jarry Park Stadium

1971	Bob Gibson (6)	L	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1972	Bob Gibson (7)	ND (L)	Montreal Expos	Busch Memorial Stadium

1973	Bob Gibson (8)	ND (L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Three Rivers Stadium

1974	Bob Gibson (9)	ND (W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Busch Memorial Stadium

1975	Bob Gibson (10)	L	Montreal Expos	Busch Memorial Stadium

1976	Lynn McGlothen	W	Chicago Cubs	Busch Memorial Stadium

1977	John Denny	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Three Rivers Stadium

1978	Bob Forsch	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Veterans Stadium

1979	John Denny (2)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Busch Memorial Stadium

1980	Pete Vuckovich	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Busch Memorial Stadium

1981	Bob Forsch (2)	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Busch Memorial Stadium

1982***	Bob Forsch (3)	W	Houston Astros	Houston Astrodome

1983	Bob Forsch (4)	L	Pittsburgh Pirates	Busch Memorial Stadium

1984	Dave LaPoint	L	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium

1985**	Joaquín Andújar	ND (L)	New York Mets	Shea Stadium

1986	John Tudor	W	Chicago Cubs	Busch Memorial Stadium

1987**	John Tudor (2)	W	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1988*	Joe Magrane	ND (L)	Cincinnati Reds	Riverfront Stadium

1989	Joe Magrane (2)	L	New York Mets	Shea Stadium

1990	Joe Magrane (3)	ND (W)	Montreal Expos	Busch Memorial Stadium

1991	Bryn Smith	W	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

1992	José DeLeón	ND (L)	New York Mets	Busch Memorial Stadium

1993	Bob Tewksbury	L	San Francisco Giants	Busch Memorial Stadium

1994	Bob Tewksbury (2)	W	Cincinnati Reds	Riverfront Stadium

1995	Ken Hill	ND (W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Busch Memorial Stadium

1996*	Andy Benes	ND (L)	New York Mets	Shea Stadium

1997	Todd Stottlemyre	ND (L)	Montreal Expos	Olympic Stadium

1998	Todd Stottlemyre (2)	W	Los Angeles Dodgers	Busch Memorial Stadium

1999	Donovan Osborne	ND (L)	Milwaukee Brewers	Busch Memorial Stadium

2000*	Darryl Kile	W	Chicago Cubs	Busch Memorial Stadium

2001*	Darryl Kile (2)	L	Colorado Rockies	Coors Field

2002*	Matt Morris	W	Colorado Rockies	Busch Memorial Stadium

2003	Matt Morris (2)	ND (W)	Milwaukee Brewers	Busch Memorial Stadium

2004**	Matt Morris (3)	ND (L)	Milwaukee Brewers	Busch Memorial Stadium

2005*	Chris Carpenter	W	Houston Astros	Minute Maid Park

2006***	Chris Carpenter (2)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Citizens Bank Park

2007	Chris Carpenter (3)	L	New York Mets	Busch Stadium

2008	Kyle Lohse	ND (L)	Colorado Rockies	Busch Stadium

2009*	Adam Wainwright	ND (L)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Busch Stadium

2010	Chris Carpenter (4)	W	Cincinnati Reds	Great American Ball Park

2011***	Chris Carpenter (5)	ND (L)	San Diego Padres	Busch Stadium

2012*	Kyle Lohse (2)	W	Miami Marlins	Marlins Park

2013**	Adam Wainwright (2)	L	Arizona Diamondbacks	Chase Field

2014	Adam Wainwright (3)	W	Cincinnati Reds	Great American Ball Park

2015*	Adam Wainwright (4)	W	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field

2016	Adam Wainwright (5)	L	Pittsburgh Pirates	PNC Park

2017	Carlos Martinez	ND (W)	Chicago Cubs	Busch Stadium

2018	Carlos Martinez (2)	L	New York Mets	Citi Field

2018	Miles Mikolas	L	Milwaukee Brewers	Miller Park

Sentence(s)

The Cardinals called on Carpenter for his first Opening Day start for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005.

final_sentence: The Cardinals called on Carpenter for his first Opening Day start for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005.