In 1903, George Winter pitched on Opening Day for the Boston Americans. Three times, Smoky Joe Wood was the Opening Day starter (1911-1913). In 1912, he became the first pitcher to win 300 games when he beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at home. Wood went on to record 4th most wins all time (312), finish 2nd only to Cy Young in winning percentage (.615), and be named the MVP of the 1912 World Series vs. New York (the Yankees) - his third world series victory. He also won in 1911 with the crosstown rival New York Giants and in 1913 with the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition to being one of the best pitchers of all time, Wood was also famous for his hot temper and propensity for fighting with players of other teams. He was once ejected from a game for hitting a batter with a pitch. In another incident, he hit a player from the Cincinnati Reds twice with pitches, then followed it up by punching a window out of the ballpark when told not to come back again! Despite these incidents, many consider him the greatest left-handed pitcher of all time. His 312 victories are second only to Sandy Koufax's 318 victories thrown from 1955-1965 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.