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| Fans pre-gaming across from the stadium |
With Opening Day for the Orioles less than one week away, a look back at previous Opening Days at is in order. Unless otherwise specified, these stats are for Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992-2013).
- The Orioles are an impressive 16-6 on Opening Days at Camden Yards (a .727 win percentage). At Memorial Stadium the Orioles were 24-14 on Opening Days (a .632 win percentage). Between the two stadiums, the Orioles are 40-20 (a .666 win percentage).
- Over a million people (1,034,925 to be precise) have attended Opening Day at Camden Yards, averaging 47,042 people per year. The current stadium seating capacity is listed at 45,971. The highest attendance for Opening Day was in 2010 at 48,891.
- 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 a tie between Rodrigo Lopez and Jake Arrieta, with 3 Opening Day starts each (all 6 of which ended with a win). Chris Tillman will be the starter for the 2014 season.
- The Orioles have averaged 5.1 runs a game for Opening Days, while giving up an average of 3.7 runs. They have out-scored opponents 112-81 in all Opening Days in Camden Yards, good for a +31 run differential.
- 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 vs the Rays in 1999. The other two 10 run games were wins vs the Yankees.
- The average game-time on Opening Day is 2 hours and 58 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 2013 is forecasted to be a sunny 65 degrees!
- The Orioles are awesome. Let's Go O's!
