SEATTLE MARINERS OPENING DAY RECORD BOOK 1977-2012 All-Time Openers Year Date Day Opponent Att. Time Score D/N 1977 4/6 Wed. CAL 57,762 2:40 L, 0-1 N 1978 4/5 Wed. MIN 45,235 2:15 W, 3-2 N 1979 4/4 Wed. CAL 37,748 2:23 W, 5-4 N 1980 4/9 Wed. TOR 22,588 2:34 W, 8-6 N 1981 4/9 Thurs. CAL 33,317 2:14 L, 2-6 N 1982 4/6 Tue. at MIN 52,279 2:32 W, 11-7 N 1983 4/5 Tue. NYY 37,015 2:53 W, 5-4 N 1984 4/4 Wed. TOR 43,200 2:50 W, 3-2 (10) N 1985 4/9 Tue. OAK 37,161 2:56 W, 6-3 N 1986 4/8 Tue. CAL 42,121 3:22 W, 8-4 (10) N 1987 4/7 Tue. at CAL 37,097 2:42 L, 1-7 D 1988 4/4 Mon. at OAK 45,333 2:24 L, 1-4 N 1989 4/3 Mon. at OAK 46,163 2:19 L, 2-3 N 1990 4/9 Mon. at CAL 38,406 2:56 W, 7-4 N 1991 4/9 Tue. CAL 53,671 2:40 L, 2-3 N 1992 4/6 Mon. TEX 55,918 3:52 L, 10-12 N 1993 4/6 Tue. TOR 56,120 2:41 W, 8-1 N 1994 4/4 Mon. at CLE 41,459 3:29 L, 3-4 (11) D 1995 4/27 Thurs. DET 34,656 2:16 W, 3-0 N 1996 3/31 Sun. CWS 57,467 4:07 W, 3-2 (12) N 1997 4/1 Tue. NYY 57,586 2:46 W, 4-2 N 1998 3/31 Tue. CLE 57,822 3:07 L, 9-10 D 1999 4/5 Mon. CWS 51,656 2:34 L, 2-8 N 2000 4/4 Tue. BOS 45,552 2:40 L, 0-2 N 2001 4/2 Mon. OAK 45,911 3:23 W, 5-4 N 2002 4/1 Mon. CWS 46,036 3:18 L, 5-6 D 2003 4/1 Tue. at OAK 41,723 2:39 L, 0-5 N 2004 4/6 Tue. ANA 46,142 3:24 L, 5-10 D 2005 4/4 Mon. MIN 46,249 2:22 W, 5-1 D 2006 4/3 Mon. LAA 45,515 3:08 L, 4-5 D 2007 4/2 Mon. OAK 46,003 2:08 W, 4-0 D 2008 3/31 Mon. TEX 46,337 3:12 W, 5-2 D 2009 4/6 Mon. at MIN 48,514 2:21 W, 6-1 N 2010 4/5 Mon. at OAK 30,686 2:47 W, 5-3 N 2011 4/1 Fri. at OAK 36,067 2:50 W, 6-2 N 2012 3/28 Wed. at OAK^ 44,227 3:04 W, 3-1 (11) N Totals 1,610,742 Average 44,743 ^ Game played in Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome) Record: W L Pct. Misc. Overall 21 15 .583 Long: 4:07 (1996) Sun. 1 0 1.000 Shortest: 2:08 (2007) Mon. 7 7 .500 Extra: 4-1 Tue. 6 6 .500 BOS 0-1 Wed. 5 1 .833 CLE 0-2 Thurs. 1 1 .500 CWS 1-2 Fri. 1 0 1.000 DET 1-0 Sat. 0 0 --- LAA 3-6 Day 3 6 .333 MIN 4-0 Night 18 9 .667 NYY 2-0 Home 15 10 .600 OAK 6-3 Safeco 4 4 .500 TEX 1-1 Kingdome 11 6 .647 TOR 3-0 Road 6 5 .545 Home Openers Year Date Day Opponent Att. Time Score D/N 1977 4/6 Wed. CAL 57,762 2:40 L, 0-1 N 1978 4/5 Wed. MIN 45,235 2:15 W, 3-2 N 1979 4/4 Wed. CAL 37,748 2:23 W, 5-4 N 1980 4/9 Wed. TOR 22,588 2:34 W, 8-6 N 1981 4/9 Thurs. CAL 33,317 2:14 L, 2-6 N 1982* 4/16 Fri. OAK 23,856 2:33 W, 5-0 N 1983 4/5 Tue. NYY 37,015 2:53 W, 5-4 N 1984 4/4 Wed. TOR 43,200 2:50 W, 3-2 (10) N 1985 4/9 Tue. OAK 37,161 2:56 W, 6-3 N 1986 4/8 Tue. CAL 42,121 3:22 W, 8-4 (10) N 1987* 4/10 Fri. MIN 38,122 2:44 L, 1-8 N 1988* 4/12 Tue. OAK 35,321 2:28 W, 6-4 N 1989* 4/10 Mon. CWS 33,866 3:19 W, 6-5 N 1990* 4/13 Fri. OAK 54,874 3:12 L, 7-15 N 1991 4/9 Tue. CAL 53,671 2:40 L, 2-3 N 1992 4/6 Mon. TEX 55,918 3:52 L, 10-12 N 1993 4/6 Tue. TOR 56,120 2:41 W, 8-1 N 1994* 4/11 Mon. MIN 57,806 3:21 W, 9-8 (10) N 1995 4/27 Thurs. DET 34,656 2:16 W, 3-0 N 1996 3/31 Sun. CWS 57,467 4:07 W, 3-2 (12) N 1997 4/1 Tue. NYY 57,586 2:46 W, 4-2 N 1998 3/31 Tue. CLE 57,822 3:07 L, 9-10 D 1999 4/5 Mon. CWS 51,656 2:34 L, 2-8 N 2000 4/4 Tue. BOS 45,552 2:40 L, 0-2 N 2001 4/2 Mon. OAK 45,911 3:23 W, 5-4 N 2002 4/1 Mon. CWS 46,036 3:18 L, 5-6 D 2003* 4/8 Tue. ANA 45,931 2:41 W, 5-0 D 2004 4/6 Tue. ANA 46,142 3:24 L, 5-10 D 2005 4/4 Mon. MIN 46,249 2:22 W, 5-1 D 2006 4/3 Mon. LAA 45,515 3:08 L, 4-5 D 2007 4/2 Mon. OAK 46,003 2:08 W, 4-0 D 2008 3/31 Mon. TEX 46,337 3:12 W, 5-2 D 2009* 4/14 Tue. LAA 45,958 2:53 W, 3-2 (10) D 2010* 4/12 Mon. OAK 45,876 2:20 L, 0-4 D 2011* 4/8 Fri. CLE 45,727 3:04 L, 3-12 N 2012* 4/13 Fri. OAK 46,026 3:02 L, 0-4 N Totals 1,622,151 Average 45,060 Safeco Field Average: 45,943 * Opened season on the road Record: W L Pct. Misc. Overall 21 15 .583 Long: 4:07 (1996) Sun. 1 0 1.000 Shortest: 2:08 (2007) Mon. 6 5 .545 Extra: 5-0 Tue. 8 4 .667 OAK 5-3 Wed. 4 1 .800 LAA 3-5 Thurs. 1 1 .500 BOS 0-1 Fri. 1 4 .200 CLE 0-2 Sat. 0 0 --- CWS 2-2 Day 5 5 .500 TEX 1-1 Night 16 10 .615 TOR 3-0 MIN 3-1 Record, Not G#1: 6-5 DET 1-0 Record at Safeco: 6-7 NYY 2-0 Road Openers Year Date Day Opponent Att. Time Score D/N 1977 4/15 Fri. at CAL 34,654 2:11 L, 0-7 N 1978 4/10 Mon. at OAK 17,283 2:19 L, 0-1 N 1979 4/16 Mon. at OAK 2,938 2:12 L, 2-4 N 1980 4/14 Mon. at OAK 5,290 2:25 W, 7-1 N 1981 4/17 Fri. at OAK 50,255 2:38 L, 1-16 N 1982 4/6 Tue. at MIN 52,279 2:32 W, 11-7 N 1983 4/11 Mon. at CAL 22,588 2:12 L, 1-6 N 1984 4/13 Fri. at MIN 7,003 2:49 L, 3-4 N 1985 4/15 Mon. at OAK 9,396 3:24 L, 4-7 N 1986 4/11 Fri. at MIN 42,871 2:17 L, 1-5 N 1987 4/7 Tue. at CAL 37,097 2:42 L, 1-7 D 1988 4/4 Mon. at OAK 45,333 2:24 L, 1-4 N 1989 4/3 Mon. at OAK 46,163 2:19 L, 2-3 N 1990 4/9 Mon. at CAL 38,406 2:56 W, 7-4 N 1991 4/12 Fri. at OAK 36,112 2:59 L, 1-6 N 1992 4/13 Mon. at CWS 42,290 2:18 L, 0-1 D 1993 4/13 Tue. at TOR 42,230 2:38 L, 5-6 D 1994 4/4 Mon. at CLE 41,459 3:29 L, 3-4 (11) D 1995 5/1 Mon. at TEX 19,104 2:59 W, 4-1 N 1996 4/9 Tue. at DET 42,932 3:05 L, 9-10 D 1997 4/11 Fri. at BOS 34,210 3:03 W, 5-3 D 1998 4/10 Fri. at BOS 32,805 3:21 L, 7-9 D 1999 4/16 Fri. at ANA 39,635 2:53 L, 5-9 N 2000 4/11 Tue. at DET 39,168 3:12 L, 2-5 D 2001 4/6 Fri. at TEX 34,684 3:43 W, 9-7 (10) N 2002 4/8 Mon. at ANA 16,908 3:23 W, 5-4 N 2003 4/1 Tue.