List of Cleveland Indians Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers

List of Cleveland Indians Opening Day starting pitchers

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

1901	Hoffer, BillBill Hoffer	(L)	2–8	Chicago White Sox	South Side Park

1902	Moore, EarlEarl Moore	(L)	2–5	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1903	Joss, AddieAddie Joss	(L)	2–4	Detroit Tigers	Bennett Park

1904	Bernhard, BillBill Bernhard	(W)	6–1	Chicago White Sox	South Side Park

1905	Moore, EarlEarl Moore (2)	(W)	6–2	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1906	Hess, OttoOtto Hess	(W)	3–1	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1907	Liebhardt, GlennGlenn Liebhardt	(L)	0–2	Detroit Tigers	Bennett Park

1908	Joss, AddieAddie Joss (2)	(L)	1–2	St. Louis Browns	League Park

1909	Joss, AddieAddie Joss (3)	(W)	4–2	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1910	Joss, AddieAddie Joss (4)	(W)	9–7	Detroit Tigers	Bennett Park

1911	Blanding, FredFred Blanding	(L)	3–12	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1912	Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell	(W)	3–2	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1913	Gregg, VeanVean Gregg	(W)	3–1	Chicago White Sox	League Park

1914	Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell (2)	(L)	2–5	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1915	Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell (3)	(W)	5–1	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1916	Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell (4)	(L)	1–6	St. Louis Browns	League Park

1917	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski	(W)	6–4	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1918	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski (2)	(W)	6–2	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1919	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski (3)	(L)	2–4	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1920	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski (4)	W	5–0	St. Louis Browns	League Park

1921	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski (5)	L	2–4	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1922	Morton, GuyGuy Morton	W	7–4	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1923	Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski (6)	ND (W)	6–5	Chicago White Sox	League Park

1924	Shaute, JoeJoe Shaute	L	3–4	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1925	Smith, SherrySherry Smith	ND (W)	21–14	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1926	Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle	W	2–1	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1927	Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle (2)	W	3–2	Chicago White Sox	League Park

1928	Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle (3)	W	8–2	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1929	Shaute, JoeJoe Shaute	ND (W)	5–4	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1930	Hudlin, WillisWillis Hudlin	(L)	7–8	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1931	Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell	W	5–4	Chicago White Sox	League Park

1932	Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell (2)	W	6–5	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1933	Brown, ClintClint Brown	W	4–1	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1934	Hildebrand, OralOral Hildebrand	W	5–2	St. Louis Browns	League Park

1935	Harder, MelMel Harder	W	2–1	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1936	Harder, MelMel Harder (2)	(L)	0–3	Detroit Tigers	League Park

1937	Harder, MelMel Harder (3)	(L)	3–4	Detroit Tigers	Navin Field

1938	Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen	(L)	2–6	St. Louis Browns	League Park

1939	Feller, BobBob Feller	W	5–1	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1940	Feller, BobBob Feller (2)	W	1–0	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1941	Feller, BobBob Feller (3)	(L)	3–4	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Stadium

1942	Bagby, JimJim Bagby	W	5–2	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium

1943	Bagby, JimJim Bagby (2)	W	1–0	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1944	Smith, AlAl Smith	(L)	1–3	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1945	Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds	(L)	2–5	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Stadium

1946	Feller, BobBob Feller (4)	W	1–0	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1947	Feller, BobBob Feller (5)	(L)	0–2	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1948	Feller, BobBob Feller (6)	W	4–0	St. Louis Browns	Cleveland Stadium

1949	Feller, BobBob Feller (7)	(L)	1–5	St. Louis Browns	Sportsman's Park

1950	Lemon, BobBob Lemon	(L)	6–7	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1951	Lemon, BobBob Lemon (2)	W	2–1	Detroit Tigers	Briggs Stadium

1952	Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn	W	3–2	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1953	Lemon, BobBob Lemon (3)	W	6–0	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Stadium

1954**	Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn (2)	W	8–2	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1955	Lemon, BobBob Lemon (4)	W	5–1	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Stadium

1956	Lemon, BobBob Lemon (5)	L	1–2	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1957	Score, HerbHerb Score	L	2–3	Chicago White Sox	Cleveland Stadium

1958	Score, HerbHerb Score (2)	L	0–5	Kansas City Athletics	Cleveland Stadium

1959	Bell, GaryGary Bell	W	6–4	Kansas City Athletics	Municipal Stadium

1960	Bell, GaryGary Bell (2)	ND (L)	2–4	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1961	Perry, JimJim Perry	W	9–5	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium

1962	Donovan, DickDick Donovan	W	4–0	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park

1963	Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	W	5–4	Minnesota Twins	Metropolitan Stadium

1964	Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant (2)	ND (L)	6–7	Minnesota Twins	Cleveland Stadium

1965	Terry, RalphRalph Terry	W	7–1	California Angels	Dodger Stadium

1966	McDowell, SamSam McDowell	W	5–2	Washington Senators	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

1967	McDowell, SamSam McDowell (2)	ND (L)	3–4	Kansas City Athletics	Municipal Stadium

1968	Siebert, SonnySonny Siebert	W	9–0	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

1969	Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant	L	2–6	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium

1970	McDowell, SamSam McDowell (3)	L	2–8	Baltimore Orioles	Cleveland Stadium

1971	Hargan, SteveSteve Hargan	L	2–8	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium

1972	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	L	1–5	Milwaukee Brewers	Cleveland Stadium

1973	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry (2)	W	2–1	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1974	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry (3)	L	1–6	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium

1975	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry (4)	W	5–3	New York Yankees	Cleveland Stadium

1976	Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	L	1–3	Detroit Tigers	Cleveland Stadium

1977	Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley (2)	ND (W)	5–4	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park

1978	Garland, WayneWayne Garland	W	8–5	Kansas City Royals	Cleveland Stadium

1979	Wise, RickRick Wise	L	1–7	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park

1980	Spillner, DanDan Spillner	L	2–10	California Angels	Anaheim Stadium

1981	Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven	L	3–5	Milwaukee Brewers	Cleveland Stadium

1982	Waits, RickRick Waits	L	3–8	Texas Rangers	Cleveland Stadium

1983	Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe	W	8–5	Oakland Athletics	Oakland Coliseum

1984	Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe (2)	W	9–1	Texas Rangers	Arlington Stadium

1985	Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven (2)	ND (L)	4–5	Detroit Tigers	Tiger Stadium

1986	Schrom, KenKen Schrom	W	6–4	Baltimore Orioles	Memorial Stadium

1987	Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti	L	3–4	Toronto Blue Jays	Exhibition Stadium

1988	Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti (2)	ND (L)	3–4	Texas Rangers	Arlington Stadium

1989	Swindell, GregGreg Swindell	W	2–1	Milwaukee Brewers	Cleveland Stadium

1990	Black, BudBud Black	ND (L)	4–6	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium

1991	Swindell, GregGreg Swindell (2)	L	2–4	Kansas City Royals	Kauffman Stadium

1992	Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy	L	0–2	Baltimore Orioles	Camden Yards

1993	Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy (2)	L	1–9	New York Yankees	Cleveland Stadium

1994	Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	ND (W)	4–3	Seattle Mariners	Jacobs Field

1995**	Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez (2)	W	11–6	Texas Rangers	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

1996*	Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez (3)	L	1–7	New York Yankees	Jacobs Field

1997**	Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy (3)	ND (W)	9–7	Oakland Athletics	Oakland Coliseum

1998*	Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy (4)	ND (W)	10–9	Seattle Mariners	Kingdome

1999*	Wright, JaretJaret Wright	ND (L)	5–6	Anaheim Angels	Angel Stadium of Anaheim

2000	Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón	W	4–1	Baltimore Orioles	Camden Yards

2001*	Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón (2)	L	4–7	Chicago White Sox	Jacobs Field

2002	Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón (3)	W	6–0	Anaheim Angels	Angel Stadium of Anaheim

2003	Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia	ND (L)	5–6	Baltimore Orioles	Camden Yards

2004	Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia (2)	ND (L)	4–7	Minnesota Twins	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2005	Westbrook, JakeJake Westbrook	L	0–1	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

2006	Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia (3)	ND (L)	4–10	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

2007*	Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia (4)	W	12–5	Chicago White Sox	Comiskey Park

2008	Sabathia, CCCC Sabathia (5)	ND (W)	10–8	Chicago White Sox	Progressive Field

2009	Lee, CliffCliff Lee	L	1–9	Texas Rangers	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

2010	Westbrook, JakeJake Westbrook (2)	L	0–6	Chicago White Sox	U.S. Cellular Field

2011	Carmona, FaustoFausto Carmona	L	10–15	Chicago White Sox	Progressive Field

2012	Masterson, JustinJustin Masterson	ND (L)	4–7	Toronto Blue Jays	Progressive Field

2013*	Masterson, JustinJustin Masterson (2)	W	4–1	Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Centre

2014	Masterson, JustinJustin Masterson (3)	ND (W)	2–0	Oakland Athletics	O.co Coliseum

2015	Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber	L	0–2	Houston Astros	Minute Maid Park

2016**	Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber (2)	L	2–6	Boston Red Sox	Progressive Field

2017	Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber (3)	ND (W)	9–5	Texas Rangers	Globe Life Park in Arlington

2018	Kluber, CoreyCorey Kluber (4)	L	1–2	Seattle Mariners	Safeco Field

Sentence(s)

In 2012, Masterson was the Opening Day starter for the first time in his career.

final_sentence: In 2012, Masterson was the Opening Day starter for the first time in his career.