Opening Day in Cleveland takes on added drama as Rocky Colavito makes his debut with the Tigers. He is hitless in 6 ABs and strikes out 4 times. Detroit's Frank Lary and Cleveland's Gary Bell each pitch 10 shutout innings. The Tigers score twice in the 11th, but Jim Piersall's 2-run single off Jim Bunning ties the game. Rocky Colavito homers for the AL run.
Heavy rains end the exhibition after nine innings.
Rocky Colavito has seven hits for the Tigers. At an even seven hours, the game is the slowest extra-inning contest in league history. Toronto OF Joe Carter drives in a run in the Blue Jays 7-6 victory over the A s, becoming the 1st player in history to reach the 100 plateau in 3 consecutive seasons with 3 different teams. Catcher Brent Mayne is called upon after the Rockies use 9 pitchers through 11 innings against the Braves. Mayne starts the 12th setting a NL record for most pitchers in a game and allows a walk but no hits in a scoreless inning to win.