Today marks the 30th anniversary of August 4, 1985. On a Sunday afternoon, the Yankees were slated to face the Chicago White Sox at the original Yankee Stadium. However, due to rain delays, the game was moved to the new Yankee Stadium. As it turned out, this would be the last time the old stadium would host an MLB game. The Yankees sent left-hander Mike Flanagan to the mound for the first game of the season against Chicago's Danny Jackson. The White Sox hit three home runs in the first inning and went on to win 7-3. New York opened the season with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their opener at Dodger Stadium. In his first at-bat of the season, George Foster hit a home run off of Flanagan that landed in the right-field stands. The Yankees responded by scoring four runs in the second inning on a single by Bucky Dent, a double by Tony Fernández, and two-out RBI hits by Paul O'Neill and Kevin Maas. The Yankees held on to defeat Chicago 7-4. In the third game of the season, New York lost to the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, 3-1.