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List of San Francisco Giants Opening Day starting pitchers

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California. They moved to San Francisco from New York City in 1958.[1] They play in the National League West division. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season,[2] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day.[3] Through 2016, the Giants have used 30 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 58 seasons since moving to San Francisco. The 30 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 27 wins, 16 losses and 16 no decisions.[4] No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.[5]

Barry Zito was the San Francisco Giants' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2007 and 2008.

The first Opening Day game for the San Francisco Giants was played against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 15, 1958 at Seals Stadium, the Giants' first home ball park in San Francisco.[6] Rubén Gómez was the Giants' Opening Day starting pitcher that day, in a game the Giants lost 8–0.[6] That was the Giants' only Opening Day game at Seals Stadium. They also played in two other home parks in San Francisco: Candlestick Park from 1960 to 1999, and Oracle Park, previously called PacBell Park, SBC Park and AT&T Park, since 2000.[7] The Giants' Opening Day starting pitchers had a record of seven wins, three losses and seven no decisions at Candlestick Park and have a record of two wins, one loss and one no decision at AT&T Park. That gives the San Francisco Giants' Opening Day starting pitchers a total home record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 8 no decisions. Their record in Opening Day road games is 17 wins, 12 losses, and 8 no decisions.[4]

Juan Marichal holds the San Francisco Giants' record for most Opening Day starts, with 10.[4] Marichal had a record in Opening Day starts of six wins, two losses and two no decisions. Tim Lincecum and Madison Bumgarner each made four Opening Day starts for the Giants, and John Montefusco, Mike Krukow, John Burkett and Liván Hernández each made three Opening Day starts. Sam Jones, Vida Blue, Rick Reuschel, Mark Gardner, Kirk Rueter, Jason Schmidt and Barry Zito have each made two Opening Day starts for the Giants.[4][8][9] Marichal has the most wins in Opening Day starts for San Francisco, with six. Reuschel and Burkett are the only pitchers to have won more than one Opening Day start for San Francisco without a loss. Both have records in Opening Day starts of two wins and no losses. Burkett also has a no decision. Zito has the worst record for San Francisco in Opening Day starts, with no wins and two losses. Zito and Marichal have the most losses in Opening Day starts, with two apiece.[4] The Giants have played in the World Series six times since moving to San Francisco, in 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012 and 2014, winning in 2010, 2012 and 2014.[10] Their Opening Day starting pitchers in those years were Juan Marichal in 1962, Rick Reuschel in 1989, Liván Hernández in 2002, Tim Lincecum in 2010 and 2012, and Madison Bumgarner in 2014.[4] The Giants' Opening Day starting pitchers won four of their six Opening Day starts in those seasons, with their only loss coming in 2012 and a no decision in 2014.[4]

Key

Oracle Park, formerly called Pac Bell Park, SBC Park and AT&T Park, has been the Giants' home field since 2000 and has been the site of three Opening Day games through 2008.
SeasonEach year is linked to an article about that particular Giants season.
WWin
LLoss
ND (W)No decision by starting pitcher; Giants won game
ND (L)No decision by starting pitcher; Giants lost game
LocationStadium in italics for home game
Pitcher (#)Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Giants
*Advanced to the post-season
**NL Champions
†World Series Champions

Pitchers

Tim Lincecum was the Giants' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Kirk Rueter was the Giants' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2003 and 2004.
Jason Schmidt was the Giants' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2005 and 2006.
SeasonPitcherDecisionFinal
score		OpponentLocationRef(s)
1958Rubén GómezW8–0Los Angeles DodgersSeals Stadium[6]
1959Johnny Antonelli[a]W6–5St. Louis CardinalsSportsman's Park[11]
1960Sam JonesW3–1St. Louis CardinalsCandlestick Park[12]
1961Sam Jones (2)ND (L)7–8Pittsburgh PiratesCandlestick Park[13]
1962**Juan MarichalW6–0Milwaukee BravesCandlestick Park[14]
1963Jack SanfordW9–2Houston Colt .45'sColt Stadium[15]
1964Juan Marichal (2)W8–4Milwaukee BravesCandlestick Park[16]
1965Juan Marichal (3)L0–1Pittsburgh PiratesForbes Field[17]
1966Juan Marichal (4)W9–1Chicago CubsCandlestick Park[18]
1967Juan Marichal (5)L0–6St. Louis CardinalsBusch Stadium[19]
1968Juan Marichal (6)ND (W)5–4New York MetsCandlestick Park[20]
1969Juan Marichal (7)ND (L)4–5Atlanta BravesAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium[21]
1970Gaylord PerryL5–8Houston AstrosCandlestick Park[22]
1971*Juan Marichal (8)W4–0San Diego PadresSan Diego Stadium[23]
1972Juan Marichal (9)W5–0Houston AstrosAstrodome[24]
1973Juan Marichal (10)W4–1Cincinnati RedsRiverfront Stadium[25]
1974Tom BradleyW5–1Houston AstrosCandlestick Park[26]
1975Jim BarrW2–0San Diego PadresSan Diego Stadium[27]
1976John MontefuscoW4–2Los Angeles DodgersCandlestick Park[28]
1977John Montefusco (2)L1–5Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[29]
1978John Montefusco (3)ND (L)2–3San Diego PadresCandlestick Park[30]
1979Vida BlueW11–5Cincinnati RedsRiverfront Stadium[31]
1980Bob KnepperL4–6San Diego PadresSan Diego Stadium[32]
1981Vida Blue (2)ND (L)1–4San Diego PadresCandlestick Park[33]
1982Al HollandND (L)3–4Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[34]
1983Mike KrukowL13–16San Diego PadresCandlestick Park[35]
1984Mark DavisL3–5Chicago CubsCandlestick Park[36]
1985Atlee HammakerND (W)4–3San Diego PadresCandlestick Park[37]
1986Mike Krukow (2)W8–3Houston AstrosAstrodome[38]
1987*Mike Krukow (3)ND (W)4–3San Diego PadresCandlestick Park[39]
1988Dave DraveckyW5–1Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[40]
1989**Rick ReuschelW5–3San Diego PadresJack Murphy Stadium[41]
1990Rick Reuschel (2)W8–0Atlanta BravesAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium[42]
1991John BurkettND (L)4–7San Diego PadresJack Murphy Stadium[43]
1992Bill SwiftW8–1Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[44]
1993John Burkett (2)W2–1St. Louis CardinalsBusch Stadium[45]
1994John Burkett (3)W8–0Pittsburgh PiratesCandlestick Park[46]
1995Terry MulhollandL5–12Atlanta BravesAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium[47]
1996Mark LeiterL8–10Atlanta BravesAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium[48]
1997*Mark GardnerND (L)2–5Pittsburgh PiratesCandlestick Park[49]
1998Shawn EstesND (W)9–4Houston AstrosAstrodome[50]
1999Mark Gardner (2)ND (W)11–8Cincinnati RedsRiverfront Stadium[51]
2000*Liván HernándezL4–6Florida MarlinsDolphin Stadium[52]
2001Liván Hernández (2)W3–2San Diego PadresPac Bell Park[53]
2002**Liván Hernández (3)W9–2Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[54][55]
2003*Kirk RueterND (W)5–2San Diego PadresQualcomm Stadium[56][57]
2004Kirk Rueter (2)ND (W)5–4Houston AstrosMinute Maid Park[58][59]
2005Jason SchmidtW4–2Los Angeles DodgersSBC Park[60][61]
2006Jason Schmidt (2)L1–6San Diego PadresPetco Park[62][63]
2007Barry ZitoL0–7San Diego PadresAT&T Park[64][65]
2008Barry Zito (2)L0–5Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[66][67]
2009Tim LincecumND (W)10–6Milwaukee BrewersAT&T Park[8]
2010†Tim Lincecum (2)W5–2Houston AstrosMinute Maid Park[9]
2011Tim Lincecum (3)L1–2Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[68]
2012†Tim Lincecum (4)L4–5Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field[69]
2013Matt CainND (L)0–4Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[70]
2014†Madison BumgarnerND (W)9–8Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field[71]
2015Madison Bumgarner (2)W5–4Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field[72]
2016*Madison Bumgarner (3)W12–3Milwaukee BrewersMiller Park[73]
2017Madison Bumgarner (4)ND (L)5–6Arizona DiamondbacksChase Field[74]
2018Ty BlachW1–0Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[75]
2019Madison Bumgarner (5)L0–2San Diego PadresPetco Park[76]
2020Johnny CuetoND (L)1–8Los Angeles DodgersDodger Stadium[77]
2021Kevin GausmanND (L)7–8Seattle MarinersT-Mobile Park[78]
2022Logan WebbND (W)6–5Miami MarlinsOracle Park[79]
2023Logan Webb (2)L0–5New York YankeesYankee Stadium[80]
2024Logan Webb (3)ND (L)4–6San Diego PadresPetco Park[81]

Footnotes

  • a Johnny Antonelli had one Opening Day start for the San Francisco Giants in 1959. He also had three Opening Day starts for the New York Giants, in 1955, 1956 and 1957, giving him a total of four Opening Day starts for the Giants' franchise.[11][82][83][84]

References

General

"San Francisco Giants Opening Day Starters and Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

Specific

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