list of cleveland indians opening day starting pitchers
pitchers
Table:
Season
Pitcher
Decision
Final score
Opponent
Location
Ref(s)

1901
Bill Hoffer Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
2–8
Chicago White Sox
South Side Park

1902
Earl Moore Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
2–5
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1903
Addie Joss Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
2–4
Detroit Tigers
Bennett Park

1904
Bill Bernhard Category:Articles with hCards
(W)
6–1
Chicago White Sox
South Side Park

1905
Earl Moore Category:Articles with hCards (2)
(W)
6–2
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1906
Otto Hess Category:Articles with hCards
(W)
3–1
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1907
Glenn Liebhardt Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
0–2
Detroit Tigers
Bennett Park

1908
Addie Joss Category:Articles with hCards (2)
(L)
1–2
St. Louis Browns
League Park

1909
Addie Joss Category:Articles with hCards (3)
(W)
4–2
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1910
Addie Joss Category:Articles with hCards (4)
(W)
9–7
Detroit Tigers
Bennett Park

1911
Fred Blanding Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
3–12
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1912
Willie Mitchell Category:Articles with hCards
(W)
3–2
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1913
Vean Gregg Category:Articles with hCards
(W)
3–1
Chicago White Sox
League Park

1914
Willie Mitchell Category:Articles with hCards (2)
(L)
2–5
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1915
Willie Mitchell Category:Articles with hCards (3)
(W)
5–1
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1916
Willie Mitchell Category:Articles with hCards (4)
(L)
1–6
St. Louis Browns
League Park

1917
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards
(W)
6–4
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1918
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards (2)
(W)
6–2
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1919
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards (3)
(L)
2–4
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1920
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards (4)
W
5–0
St. Louis Browns
League Park

1921
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards (5)
L
2–4
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1922
Guy Morton Category:Articles with hCards
W
7–4
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1923
Stan Coveleski Category:Articles with hCards (6)
ND (W)
6–5
Chicago White Sox
League Park

1924
Joe Shaute Category:Articles with hCards
L
3–4
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1925
Sherry Smith Category:Articles with hCards
ND (W)
21–14
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1926
George Uhle Category:Articles with hCards
W
2–1
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1927
George Uhle Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
3–2
Chicago White Sox
League Park

1928
George Uhle Category:Articles with hCards (3)
W
8–2
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1929
Joe Shaute Category:Articles with hCards
ND (W)
5–4
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1930
Willis Hudlin Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
7–8
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1931
Wes Ferrell Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–4
Chicago White Sox
League Park

1932
Wes Ferrell Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
6–5
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1933
Clint Brown Category:Articles with hCards
W
4–1
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1934
Oral Hildebrand Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–2
St. Louis Browns
League Park

1935
Mel Harder Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
2–1
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1936
Mel Harder Category:Articles with hCards (3)
(L)
0–3
Detroit Tigers
League Park

1937
Mel Harder Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
3–4
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field

1938
Johnny Allen Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
2–6
St. Louis Browns
League Park

1939
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–1
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1940
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
1–0
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1941
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (3)
(L)
3–4
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium

1942
Jim Bagby Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–2
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium

1943
Jim Bagby Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
1–0
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1944
Al Smith Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
1–3
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1945
Allie Reynolds Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
2–5
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium

1946
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (4)
W
1–0
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1947
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (5)
(L)
0–2
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1948
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (6)
W
4–0
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Stadium

1949
Bob Feller Category:Articles with hCards (7)
(L)
1–5
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park

1950
Bob Lemon Category:Articles with hCards
(L)
6–7
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1951
Bob Lemon Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
2–1
Detroit Tigers
Briggs Stadium

1952
Early Wynn Category:Articles with hCards
W
3–2
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1953
Bob Lemon Category:Articles with hCards (3)
W
6–0
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium

1954 **
Early Wynn Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
8–2
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1955
Bob Lemon Category:Articles with hCards (4)
W
5–1
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium

1956
Bob Lemon Category:Articles with hCards (5)
L
1–2
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1957
Herb Score Category:Articles with hCards
L
2–3
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium

1958
Herb Score Category:Articles with hCards (2)
L
0–5
Kansas City Athletics
Cleveland Stadium

1959
Gary Bell Category:Articles with hCards
W
6–4
Kansas City Athletics
Municipal Stadium

1960
Gary Bell Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
2–4
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1961
Jim Perry Category:Articles with hCards
W
9–5
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium

1962
Dick Donovan Category:Articles with hCards
W
4–0
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park

1963
Mudcat Grant Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–4
Minnesota Twins
Metropolitan Stadium

1964
Mudcat Grant Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
6–7
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Stadium

1965
Ralph Terry Category:Articles with hCards
W
7–1
California Angels
Dodger Stadium

1966
Sam McDowell Category:Articles with hCards
W
5–2
Washington Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

1967
Sam McDowell Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
3–4
Kansas City Athletics
Municipal Stadium

1968
Sonny Siebert Category:Articles with hCards
W
9–0
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

1969
Luis Tiant Category:Articles with hCards
L
2–6
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium

1970
Sam McDowell Category:Articles with hCards (3)
L
2–8
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Stadium

1971
Steve Hargan Category:Articles with hCards
L
2–8
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium

1972
Gaylord Perry Category:Articles with hCards
L
1–5
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Stadium

1973
Gaylord Perry Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
2–1
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1974
Gaylord Perry Category:Articles with hCards (3)
L
1–6
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium

1975
Gaylord Perry Category:Articles with hCards (4)
W
5–3
New York Yankees
Cleveland Stadium

1976
Dennis Eckersley Category:Articles with hCards
L
1–3
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Stadium

1977
Dennis Eckersley Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (W)
5–4
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park

1978
Wayne Garland Category:Articles with hCards
W
8–5
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Stadium

1979
Rick Wise Category:Articles with hCards
L
1–7
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park

1980
Dan Spillner Category:Articles with hCards
L
2–10
California Angels
Anaheim Stadium

1981
Bert Blyleven Category:Articles with hCards
L
3–5
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Stadium

1982
Rick Waits Category:Articles with hCards
L
3–8
Texas Rangers
Cleveland Stadium

1983
Rick Sutcliffe Category:Articles with hCards
W
8–5
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Coliseum

1984
Rick Sutcliffe Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
9–1
Texas Rangers
Arlington Stadium

1985
Bert Blyleven Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
4–5
Detroit Tigers
Tiger Stadium

1986
Ken Schrom Category:Articles with hCards
W
6–4
Baltimore Orioles
Memorial Stadium

1987
Tom Candiotti Category:Articles with hCards
L
3–4
Toronto Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium

1988
Tom Candiotti Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
3–4
Texas Rangers
Arlington Stadium

1989
Greg Swindell Category:Articles with hCards
W
2–1
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Stadium

1990
Bud Black Category:Articles with hCards
ND (L)
4–6
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium

1991
Greg Swindell Category:Articles with hCards (2)
L
2–4
Kansas City Royals
Kauffman Stadium

1992
Charles Nagy Category:Articles with hCards
L
0–2
Baltimore Orioles
Camden Yards

1993
Charles Nagy Category:Articles with hCards (2)
L
1–9
New York Yankees
Cleveland Stadium

1994
Dennis Martínez Category:Articles with hCards
ND (W)
4–3
Seattle Mariners
Jacobs Field

1995 **
Dennis Martínez Category:Articles with hCards (2)
W
11–6
Texas Rangers
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

1996 *
Dennis Martínez Category:Articles with hCards (3)
L
1–7
New York Yankees
Jacobs Field

1997 **
Charles Nagy Category:Articles with hCards (3)
ND (W)
9–7
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Coliseum

1998 *
Charles Nagy Category:Articles with hCards (4)
ND (W)
10–9
Seattle Mariners
Kingdome

1999 *
Jaret Wright Category:Articles with hCards
ND (L)
5–6
Anaheim Angels
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

2000
Bartolo Colón Category:Articles with hCards
W
4–1
Baltimore Orioles
Camden Yards

2001 *
Bartolo Colón Category:Articles with hCards (2)
L
4–7
Chicago White Sox
Jacobs Field

2002
Bartolo Colón Category:Articles with hCards (3)
W
6–0
Anaheim Angels
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

2003
CC Sabathia Category:Articles with hCards
ND (L)
5–6
Baltimore Orioles
Camden Yards

2004
CC Sabathia Category:Articles with hCards (2)
ND (L)
4–7
Minnesota Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2005
Jake Westbrook Category:Articles with hCards
L
0–1
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

2006
CC Sabathia Category:Articles with hCards (3)
ND (L)
4–10
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

2007 *
CC Sabathia Category:Articles with hCards (4)
W
12–5
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park

2008
CC Sabathia Category:Articles with hCards (5)
ND (W)
10–8
Chicago White Sox
Progressive Field

2009
Cliff Lee Category:Articles with hCards
L
1–9
Texas Rangers
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

2010
Jake Westbrook Category:Articles with hCards (2)
L
0–6
Chicago White Sox
U.S. Cellular Field

2011
Fausto Carmona Category:Articles with hCards
L
10–15
Chicago White Sox
Progressive Field

2012
Justin Masterson Category:Articles with hCards
ND (L)
4–7
Toronto Blue Jays
Progressive Field

2013
Justin Masterson Category:Articles with hCards
W
4–1
Toronto Blue Jays
Rogers Centre

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