The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York. They play in the American League East 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, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Yankees have used 58 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 110 seasons. Since the franchise's beginning in , the 58 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 58 wins, 36 losses, 1 tie (57–36–1), and 18 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. Although in modern baseball, ties are rare due to extra innings, in 1910, New York's Opening Game against the Boston Red Sox was declared a tie due to darkness – at the time, Hilltop Park had lacked adequate lighting.

Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Mel Stottlemyre hold the Yankees record for most Opening Day starts with seven. The other pitchers with three or more Opening Day starts for New York are CC Sabathia (6), Lefty Gomez (6), Red Ruffing (5), Jack Chesbro (4), Roger Clemens (4), Bob Shawkey (4), Masahiro Tanaka (4), Ray Caldwell (3), Jimmy Key (3), Vic Raschi (3), and most recently Gerrit Cole (3). Jimmy Key holds the Yankee record for best Opening Day record with a perfect 3–0.

On Opening Day, Yankee pitchers have a combined record of 35–12–1 when playing at home. Of those games, pitchers have a 1–0 record at Oriole Park, a 3–1–1 record at Hilltop Park, a 2–3 record from Polo Grounds, a 28–8 record at Yankee Stadium, and a 1–0 record at Shea Stadium. When on the road for Opening Day, Yankee pitchers have a combined record of 28–27.

During the and seasons, the franchise played in Baltimore as the "Baltimore Orioles". The franchise has Opening Day record of 1–1 as Baltimore. After their move to New York in , the franchise was known as the New York Highlanders until . As the Highlanders, they had a 6–3–1 Opening Day record. For seasons in which New York would later win the World Series, the starting pitchers have a 16–8 record.

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Pitchers

SeasonPitcherDecisionOpponentLocationRef(s)1901WBoston AmericansOriole Park1902LBoston AmericansHuntington Avenue Grounds1903LWashington SenatorsAmerican League Park1904 WBoston AmericansHilltop Park1905 WWashington SenatorsAmerican League Park1906 WBoston AmericansHilltop Park1907WWashington SenatorsAmerican League Park1908WPhiladelphia AthleticsHilltop Park1909LWashington SenatorsAmerican League Park1910TBoston Red SoxHilltop Park1911 WPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1912LBoston Red SoxHilltop Park1913LWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1914WPhiladelphia AthleticsPolo Grounds1915LWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1916 LWashington SenatorsPolo Grounds1917 LBoston Red SoxPolo Grounds1918WWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1919 LBoston Red SoxPolo Grounds1920LPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1921**WPhiladelphia AthleticsPolo Grounds1922**LPhiladelphia AthleticsGriffith Stadium1923 WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1924 WBoston Red SoxFenway Park1925WWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1926** WBoston Red SoxGriffith Stadium1927WPhiladelphia AthleticsYankee Stadium1928WPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1929WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1930 LPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1931WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1932WPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1933 WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1934 ND (L)Philadelphia AthleticsShibe Park1935 LBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1936 LWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1937 LWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1938 LWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1939 WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1940 LPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1941WWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1942** WWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1943ND (W)Washington SenatorsYankee Stadium1944WBoston Red SoxFenway Park1945WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1946WPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1947 LPhiladelphia AthleticsYankee Stadium1948WPhiladelphia AthleticsGriffith Stadium1949WWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1950 ND (W)Boston Red SoxFenway Park1951WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1952 WPhiladelphia AthleticsShibe Park1953 LPhiladelphia AthleticsYankee Stadium1954ND (L)Washington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1955 WWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1956WWashington SenatorsGriffith Stadium1957** WWashington SenatorsYankee Stadium1958 WBoston Red SoxFenway Park1959WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1960WBoston Red SoxFenway Park1961 LMinnesota TwinsYankee Stadium1962 ND (W)Baltimore OriolesYankee Stadium1963**WKansas City AthleticsMunicipal Stadium1964** LBoston Red SoxFenway Park1965ND (L)Minnesota TwinsMetropolitan Stadium1966 LDetroit TigersYankee Stadium1967WWashington SenatorsRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium1968 WCalifornia AngelsYankee Stadium1969 WWashington SenatorsRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium1970 LBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1971LBoston Red SoxFenway Park1972 LBaltimore OriolesMemorial Stadium1973 LBoston Red SoxFenway Park1974 WCleveland IndiansShea Stadium1975LCleveland IndiansCleveland Stadium1976**LMilwaukee BrewersMilwaukee County Stadium1977 WMilwaukee BrewersYankee Stadium1978ND (L)Texas RangersArlington Stadium1979 LMilwaukee BrewersYankee Stadium1980* ND (L)Texas RangersArlington Stadium1981**WTexas RangersYankee Stadium1982 ND (L)Chicago White SoxYankee Stadium1983 ND (L)Seattle MarinersKingdome1984 LKansas City RoyalsRoyals Stadium1985LBoston Red SoxFenway Park1986 WKansas City RoyalsYankee Stadium1987ND (W)Detroit TigersTiger Stadium1988WMinnesota TwinsYankee Stadium1989WMinnesota TwinsHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome1990ND (W)Cleveland IndiansYankee Stadium1991ND (L)Detroit TigersTiger Stadium1992WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium1993WCleveland IndiansCleveland Stadium1994 WTexas RangersYankee Stadium1995* WTexas RangersYankee Stadium1996WCleveland IndiansJacobs Field1997* LSeattle MarinersKingdome1998LAnaheim AngelsEdison International Field of Anaheim1999ND (L)Oakland AthleticsNetwork Associates Coliseum2000WAnaheim AngelsEdison International Field of Anaheim2001** WKansas City RoyalsYankee Stadium2002* LBaltimore OriolesOriole Park at Camden Yards2003** WToronto Blue JaysSkyDome2004*LTampa Bay Devil RaysTokyo Dome2005*WBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium2006* WOakland AthleticsMcAfee Coliseum2007*ND (W)Tampa Bay Devil RaysYankee Stadium2008WToronto Blue JaysYankee Stadium2009LBaltimore OriolesOriole Park at Camden Yards2010* ND (L)Boston Red SoxFenway Park2011* ND (W)Detroit TigersYankee Stadium2012* ND (L)Tampa Bay RaysTropicana Field2013 LBoston Red SoxYankee Stadium2014 LHouston AstrosMinute Maid Park2015*LToronto Blue JaysYankee Stadium2016 ND (L)Houston AstrosYankee Stadium2017* LTampa Bay RaysTropicana Field2018*WToronto Blue JaysRogers Centre2019* W Baltimore OriolesYankee Stadium2020*W Washington NationalsNationals Park2021* ND (L) Toronto Blue JaysYankee Stadium2022* ND (W)Boston Red SoxYankee Stadium2023 WSan Francisco GiantsYankee Stadium2024** ND (W)Houston AstrosMinute Maid Park2025* WMilwaukee BrewersYankee Stadium2026 San Francisco GiantsOracle Park

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