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Opening Day in Cleveland, 1930
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“Opening Day Festivities” Photo Gallery
Click on any image below to view entire gallery:
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- Opening Day Reds vs. Cardinals, 1957
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- Opening Day festivities, Yankee Stadium, April 18, 1923
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- President Nixon throwing out first pitch with Ted Williams and Casey Stengel on hand
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- Babe Ruth shakes hands with President Harding on Opening Day, 1923
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- Opening Day for the Giants, 1923
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- Giants Opening Day line-up, 1911
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- First game ever at the Asrrodome, April 9, 1965
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- Reds Opening Day, not sure of year
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- Opening Day at South End Grounds, Boston, May 8, 1888. Beaneaters vs. Phillies
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- Braves Opening Day, 1958
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- Clark Griffith and Walter Johnson, Opening Day in Washington, 1929
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- Opening Day in Boston, 1904 with manager Jimmy Collins raising the flag
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- President Johnson throus out “First Pitch,” April 13, 1964
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- President Eisenhower on April 13, 1954
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- President Truman on April 13, 1949
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- Opening Day, 1908 New York Highlands vs. Philadelphia
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- President Wilson in 1916
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- Opening Day in Cleveland, 1930
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- President Taft was the first president to throw out a First Pitch, onApril 14, 1910
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- Opening Day, Comiskey Park April 14, 1981.
We Made It! Happy Opening Day!
For baseball fans like us, if there’s a better day of the year than Opening Day, I’m not sure what it is!
In the photo gallery above, I tried to pick out some memorable Opening Day scenes, including some “First Pitches” thrown out by United States presidents.
Just to put you in the right frame of mind on this wonderful day, here’s a few words about Opening Day from Wikipedia:
“Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins on Opening Day. Many feel that the occasion represents a newness or a chance to forget last season, in that all 30 of the major league clubs and their millions of fans begin with 0–0 records. Opening Day festivities extend throughout the sport of baseball, from hundreds of Minor League Baseball franchises to college, high school, and youth leagues in North America and beyond. Since Major League Baseball generally starts their season first among professional leagues, their Opening Day is the one most commonly recognized by the general public.”
Good Luck to all baseball fans! Let’s hope your favorite team does better than expected!
-Gary Livacari
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