List of Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starting pitchers

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File:John Lackey 2006.jpg
John Lackey was the Angels' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2003 and 2007.

The Los Angeles Angels are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Anaheim, California. They play in the American League West division. The franchise has also gone by the names "Los Angeles Angels", "California Angels" and "Anaheim Angels" at various points in its history.[1] 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] The Angels have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 51 seasons. The 25 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 26 wins, 18 losses and 7 no decisions. No decisions are awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. It can also result if a starting pitcher does not pitch five full innings, even if his team retains the lead and wins.[4][5][6]

Jered Weaver has the most Opening Day starts for the Angels, with seven, and had 6 consecutive opening day starts from 2010 to 2015.[4] He has a record of three wins and two losses, with one no decision in those starts that resulted in a win. Mike Witt has the second most starts, with five, with one win, three losses, and one no decision that resulted in a loss. Frank Tanana, Mark Langston and Chuck Finley have all made four Opening Day starts for the Angels.[4] Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, Bartolo Colón and Jered Weaver have each made three such starts for the Angels.[4]

Nolan Ryan has the Angels record for most wins in Opening Day starts with three.[7][8][9] He also has the best win–loss record in Opening Day starts for the Angels, which is 3–0. The other Angels pitchers with multiple wins in Opening Day starts without a loss are Ken McBride and Andy Messersmith. Mike Witt has the record for most losses in Opening Day starts for the Angels with three. Frank Tanana and Chuck Finley each had two such losses.[4]

The Angels have played in three home ball parks. They played their first season in Wrigley Field, which was designed to look like Wrigley Field in Chicago, but never played an Opening Day home game there. In 1962, they moved to Dodger Stadium, but only stayed there through 1965. They played two Opening Day games at Dodger Stadium, winning once and losing once. The Angels finally moved to Angel Stadium of Anaheim in 1966, which was first called Anaheim Stadium, then subsequently renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim later.[10] They have played 29 Opening Day games there, and their starting pitchers have 15 wins and 12 losses with 2 no decisions. This makes their record at home in Opening Day games 15 wins and 13 losses with 2 no decisions. In Opening Day games on the road, their starting pitchers have a record of 10 wins and 5 losses with 5 no decisions.[4][5][6]

The Angels have played in one World Series championship in their history, which they won in 2002. Jarrod Washburn was the Angels Opening Day starting pitcher that season. The Angels lost that Opening Day game to the Cleveland Indians. The winning pitcher for the Indians in that game was Bartolo Colón, who would make three Opening Day starts for the Angels later in his career.[4][11]

Key

File:Angel Stadium of Anaheim.jpg
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the Angels' home ball park under various names since 1966
Season Each year is linked to an article about that particular Angels season.
W Win
L Loss
ND (W) No decision by starting pitcher; Angels won game
ND (L) No decision by starting pitcher; Angels lost game
Final score Game score with Angels runs listed first
Location Stadium in italics for home game
Pitcher (#)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Angels
* Advanced to the post-season
** Won American League Championship Series
† Won World Series

Pitchers

File:Nolan Ryan in Atlanta close-up.jpg
Nolan Ryan, shown with the Houston Astros, won three Opening Day starts for the Angels.
File:Bert Blyleven.jpg
Bert Blyleven was the Angels' Opening Day starting pitcher in 1990.
File:ScottSchoeneweis.jpg
Scott Schoeneweis, shown with the New York Mets, was the Angels' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2001.
File:Shohei Ohtani vs Texas Rangers (September 3, 2021).jpg
Two-way player Shohei Ohtani was the Angels' Opening Day starter in 2022.
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1961 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Baltimore Orioles Memorial Stadium [12]
1962 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox White Sox Park [13]
1963 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Boston Red Sox Dodger Stadium [14]
1964 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Washington Senators District of Columbia Stadium [15]
1965 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Cleveland Indians Dodger Stadium [16]
1966 Script error: No such module "Sort". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox White Sox Park [17]
1967 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Detroit Tigers Anaheim Stadium [18]
1968 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". New York Yankees Yankee Stadium [19]
1969 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Pilots Anaheim Stadium [20]
1970 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee County Stadium [21]
1971 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Kansas City Royals Anaheim Stadium [22]
1972 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Texas Rangers Anaheim Stadium [23]
1973 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Kansas City Royals Anaheim Stadium [7]
1974 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox White Sox Park [8]
1975 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Kansas City Royals Anaheim Stadium [9]
1976 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Anaheim Stadium [24]
1977 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Kingdome [25]
1978 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Anaheim Stadium [26]
1979* Script error: No such module "Sort". (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Kingdome [27]
1980 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Cleveland Indians Anaheim Stadium [28]
1981 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Kingdome [29]
1982* Script error: No such module "Sort". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum [30]
1983 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Milwaukee Brewers Anaheim Stadium [31]
1984 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Boston Red Sox Anaheim Stadium [32]
1985 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Minnesota Twins Anaheim Stadium [33]
1986* Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Kingdome [34]
1987 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Anaheim Stadium [35]
1988 Script error: No such module "Sort". (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [36]
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox Anaheim Stadium [37]
1990 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Anaheim Stadium [38]
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Kingdome [39]
1992 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox Anaheim Stadium [40]
1993 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Milwaukee Brewers Anaheim Stadium [41]
1994 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [42]
1995 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Detroit Tigers Anaheim Stadium [43]
1996 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Milwaukee Brewers Anaheim Stadium [44]
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Boston Red Sox Anaheim Stadium [45]
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". New York Yankees Edison International Field of Anaheim [46]
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". ND (W) Script error: No such module "sort". Cleveland Indians Edison International Field of Anaheim [47]
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". New York Yankees Edison International Field of Anaheim [48][49]
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Texas Rangers Rangers Ballpark in Arlington [50]
2002† Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Cleveland Indians Edison International Field of Anaheim [11][51]
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Texas Rangers Edison International Field of Anaheim [52][53]
2004* Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Safeco Field [54][55]
2005* Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Texas Rangers Angel Stadium of Anaheim [56][57]
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (W) Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Safeco Field [58][59]
2007* Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Texas Rangers Angel Stadium of Anaheim [60][61]
2008* Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [62][63]
2009* Script error: No such module "Sort". W Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Angel Stadium of Anaheim [5]
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Minnesota Twins Angel Stadium of Anaheim [6]
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [64]
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". W Script error: No such module "sort". Kansas City Royals Angel Stadium of Anaheim [65]
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (W) Script error: No such module "sort". Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park [66]
2014* Script error: No such module "Sort". (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Angel Stadium of Anaheim [66]
2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". (7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". L Script error: No such module "sort". Seattle Mariners Safeco Field [66]
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago Cubs Angel Stadium of Anaheim [66]
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Oakland Alameda Coliseum [66]
2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Oakland Alameda Coliseum [66]
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Oakland Alameda Coliseum [66]
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics Oakland Alameda Coliseum [66]
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". ND (W) Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox Angel Stadium of Anaheim [66]
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Houston Astros Angel Stadium of Anaheim [66]
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ND (L) Script error: No such module "sort". Oakland Athletics RingCentral Coliseum [66]
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards [66]
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort". L Script error: No such module "sort". Chicago White Sox Rate Field [66]

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