Opening Day Results
| Season | Pitcher | Decision | Final score |
Opponent | Location | Attendance | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Pattin, MartyMarty Pattin | W | 04 !4–3 | California Angels | Anaheim Stadium | 11,930 | |
| 1970 | Krausse Jr., LewLew Krausse Jr. | L | 00 !0–12 | California Angels | Milwaukee County Stadium | 36,107 | |
| 1971 | Pattin, MartyMarty Pattin (2) | W | 07 !7–2 | Minnesota Twins | Metropolitan Stadium | 18,823 | |
| 1972 | Parsons, BillBill Parsons | W | 05 !5–1 | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Stadium | 22,831 | |
| 1973 | Colborn, JimJim Colborn | L | 00 !0–10 | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | 26,543 | |
| 1974 | Colborn, JimJim Colborn (2) | ND (L) | 08 !8–9 | Boston Red Sox | Milwaukee County Stadium | 32,761 | |
| 1975 | Slaton, JimJim Slaton | L | 02 !2–5 | Boston Red Sox | Fenway Park | 34,055 | |
| 1976 | Slaton, JimJim Slaton (2) | W | 05 !5–0 | New York Yankees | Milwaukee County Stadium | 44,868 | |
| 1977 | Travers, BillBill Travers | L | 00 !0–3 | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | 43,786 | |
| 1978 | Augustine, JerryJerry Augustine | W | 11 !11–3 | Baltimore Orioles | Milwaukee County Stadium | 47,824 | |
| 1979 | Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell | W | 05 !5–1 | New York Yankees | Yankee Stadium | 52,719 | |
| 1980 | Slaton, JimJim Slaton (3) | ND (W) | 09 !9–5 | Boston Red Sox | Milwaukee County Stadium | 53,313 | |
| 1981* | Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell (2) | W | 05 !5–3 | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Stadium | 71,067 | |
| 1982** | Vuckovich, PetePete Vuckovich | W | 15 !15–4 | Toronto Blue Jays | Exhibition Stadium | 30,216 | |
| 1983 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton | L | 02 !2–3 | California Angels | Anaheim Stadium | 34,177 | |
| 1984 | Sutton, DonDon Sutton (2) | ND (L) | 05 !5–6 | Oakland Athletics | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 45,398 | |
| 1985 | Haas, MooseMoose Haas | L | 02 !2–4 | Chicago White Sox | Milwaukee County Stadium | 43,027 | |
| 1986 | Higuera, TeddyTeddy Higuera | L | 03 !3–5 | Chicago White Sox | Comiskey Park | 42,265 | |
| 1987 | Higuera, TeddyTeddy Higuera (2) | W | 05 !5–1 | Boston Red Sox | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,585 | |
| 1988 | Higuera, TeddyTeddy Higuera (3) | W | 12 !12–0 | Baltimore Orioles | Memorial Stadium | 52,395 | |
| 1989 | August, DonDon August | L | 01 !1–2 | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland Stadium | 40,618 | |
| 1990 | Bosio, ChrisChris Bosio | L | 01 !1–2 | Chicago White Sox | Comiskey Park | 40,008 | |
| 1991 | Knudson, MarkMark Knudson | W | 05 !5–4 | Texas Rangers | Arlington Stadium | 40,560 | |
| 1992 | Wegman, BillBill Wegman | ND (L) | 02 !2–4 | Minnesota Twins | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,470 | |
| 1993 | Wegman, BillBill Wegman (2) | L | 01 !1–3 | California Angels | Anaheim Stadium | 33,635 | |
| 1994 | Eldred, CalCal Eldred | ND (L) | 07 !7–11 | Oakland Athletics | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,012 | |
| 1995 | Bones, RickyRicky Bones | ND (W) | 12 !12–3 | Chicago White Sox | Milwaukee County Stadium | 31,426 | |
| 1996 | Bones, RickyRicky Bones (2) | ND (W) | 15 !15–9 | California Angels | Anaheim Stadium | 27,836 | |
| 1997 | McDonald, BenBen McDonald | L | 05 !5–6 | Texas Rangers | The Ballpark in Arlington | 45,098 | |
| 1998 | Eldred, CalCal Eldred | ND (L) | 01 !1–2 | Atlanta Braves | Turner Field | 42,891 | |
| 1999 | Roque, RafaelRafael Roque | ND (W) | 10 !10–8 | St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 47,806 | |
| 2000 | Woodard, SteveSteve Woodard | ND (Tie) | 03 !3–3 | Cincinnati Reds | Cinergy Field | 55,596 | |
| 2001 | Wright, JameyJamey Wright | L | 00 !0–1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | 53,154 | |
| 2002 | Sheets, BenBen Sheets | W | 09 !9–3 | Houston Astros | Astros Field | 42,262 | |
| 2003 | Sheets, BenBen Sheets (2) | ND (L) | 09 !9–11 | St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 49,561 | |
| 2004 | Sheets, BenBen Sheets (3) | ND (W) | 06 !6–5 | St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 49,149 | |
| 2005 | Sheets, BenBen Sheets (4) | W | 09 !9–2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | PNC Park | 38,016 | |
| 2006 | Davis, DougDoug Davis | ND (W) | 05 !5–2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Miller Park | 45,023 | |
| 2007 | Sheets, BenBen Sheets (5) | W | 07 !7–1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Miller Park | 45,341 | |
| 2008* | Sheets, BenBen Sheets (6) | ND (W) | 04 !4–3 (10) | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | 41,089 | |
| 2009 | Suppan, JeffJeff Suppan | L | 06 !6–10 | San Francisco Giants | AT&T Park | 42,767 | |
| 2010 | Gallardo, YovaniYovani Gallardo | L | 03 !3–5 | Colorado Rockies | Miller Park | ||
| 2011 | Gallardo, YovaniYovani Gallardo (2) | ND (L) | 03 !6–7 | Cincinnati Reds | Great American Ballpark | 42,398 |
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