List of Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers

List of Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers

Section Title: Pitchers
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Year	Pitcher	Decision	Opponent	Location	Reference

1884	Sam Kimber	(L)	Washington Statesmen	Athletic Park

1885	John Harkins	(W)	Baltimore Orioles	Oriole Park

1886	John Harkins (2)	(L)	Baltimore Orioles	Oriole Park

1887	Henry Porter	(W)	New York Metropolitans	Washington Park

1888	Bob Caruthers	(W)	Cleveland Blues	Washington Park

1889*	Mickey Hughes	(L)	Philadelphia Athletics	Jefferson Street Grounds or Gloucester Point Grounds

1890**	Bob Caruthers (2)	(L)	Boston Beaneaters	Congress Street Grounds

1891	George Hemming	(W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Huntingdon Grounds

1892	Dave Foutz	(W)	Baltimore Orioles	Union Park

1893	Ed Stein	(L)	Philadelphia Phillies	Huntingdon Grounds

1894	Brickyard Kennedy	(L)	Boston Beaneaters	South End Grounds

1895	Brickyard Kennedy (2)	(W)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1896	Brickyard Kennedy (3)	(W)	Baltimore Orioles	Union Park

1897	Harley Payne	(W)	Washington Nationals	Boundary Field

1898	Brickyard Kennedy (4)	(W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1899**	Brickyard Kennedy (5)	(L)	Boston Beaneaters	Washington Park

1900**	Brickyard Kennedy (6)	(W)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1901	Bill Donovan	(W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1902	Bill Donovan (2)	(W)	Boston Beaneaters	Washington Park

1903	Henry Schmidt	(W)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1904	Oscar Jones	(L)	New York Giants	Washington Park

1905	Oscar Jones (2)	(L)	Philadelphia Phillies	Washington Park

1906	Harry McIntire	(L)	Boston Beaneaters	Washington Park

1907	Elmer Stricklett	(L)	Boston Doves	South End Grounds

1908	Nap Rucker	(L)	Boston Doves	'Washington Park

1909	Kaiser Wilhelm	(W)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1910	Nap Rucker (2)	(W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1911	Cy Barger	L	Boston Rustlers	South End Grounds

1912	Nap Rucker (3)	L	New York Giants	Washington Park

1913	Nap Rucker (4)	(L)	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1914	Ed Reulbach	(W)	Boston Braves	Ebbets Field

1915	Jeff Pfeffer	(L)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1916**	Larry Cheney	(L)	Boston Braves	Ebbets Field

1917	Wheezer Dell	(L)	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1918	Rube Marquard	L	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1919	Leon Cadore	W	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1920**	Leon Cadore (2)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1921	Leon Cadore (3)	ND (W)	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1922	Dutch Ruether	W	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1923	Dutch Ruether (2)	T	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1924	Dutch Ruether (3)	W	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1925	Dazzy Vance	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1926	Jesse Petty	W	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1927	Jesse Petty (2)	W	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1928	Jesse Petty (3)	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1929	Watty Clark	L	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1930	Watty Clark (2)	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1931	Jack Quinn	L	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1932	Waite Hoyt	L	Boston Braves	Ebbets Field

1933	Watty Clark (3)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1934	Van Mungo	W	Boston Braves	Ebbets Field

1935	Van Mungo (2)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1936	George Earnshaw	L	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1937	Van Mungo (3)	L	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1938	Van Mungo (4)	ND (W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Baker Bowl

1939	Red Evans	L	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1940	Whit Wyatt	W	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1941**	Whit Wyatt (2)	L	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1942	Curt Davis	W	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1943	Ed Head	W	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1944	Hal Gregg	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Shibe Park

1945	Curt Davis (2)	W	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1946	Hal Gregg (2)	L	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1947**	Joe Hatten	ND (W)	Boston Braves	Ebbets Field

1948	Rex Barney	ND (W)	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1949**	Joe Hatten (2)	W	New York Giants	Ebbets Field

1950	Don Newcombe	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Shibe Park

1951	Carl Erskine	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1952**	Preacher Roe	W	Boston Braves	Braves Field

1953**	Carl Erskine (2)	ND (W)	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ebbets Field

1954	Carl Erskine (3)	L	New York Giants	Polo Grounds

1955#	Carl Erskine (4)	W	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ebbets Field

1956**	Don Newcombe (2)	L	Philadelphia Phillies	Ebbets Field

1957	Don Newcombe (3)	ND (W)	Philadelphia Phillies	Connie Mack Stadium

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