With Opening Day for the Orioles tomorrow, a look back at previous Opening Days at Camden Yards is in order. All the numbers below are from 1992-2011: the first 20 years in Camden Yards.
- The Orioles are an impressive 14-6 on Opening Days in Camden Yards.
- Mike Mussina had the most Opening Day starts for the Orioles at 6, but the Orioles were 3-3 when he started. The next most common starter was Rodrigo Lopez, with 3 Opening Day starts (all 3 of which ended with a win).
- The Orioles have averaged 4.95 runs a game for Opening Days, while giving up an average of 3.7. In the games that they won, they averaged 6.07 runs, and gave up an average of 2.79.
- The Orioles have scored 10 runs 3 times (1999,2002,2009), and have only been shutout once in 1995. The highest overall scoreline was a 10-7 Orioles win in 1999.
- The average game-time on Opening Day is 2 hours and 57 minutes. The shortest opening day game was the very first game in Camden Yards in 1992 at 2 hours and 2 minutes. The longest games were in 1999 and 2003. Both games lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes. The game in 2003 included a snowy 13 innings.
- The average temperature is 60 degrees on Opening Days at Camden Yards. The warmest year was 1998 at 84 degrees and the coldest was in 2004 at 43 degrees. Opening Day for 2012 is forecasted to be 59 degrees at game-time.
