Sports Reference Blog

With baseball triumphantly returning for the 2012 season, here are some Opening Day features we have here at B-R:

• Franchise Opening-Day Starters (1918-2011)
• Batting and pitching game finders can be set to search "In team's first xgames":
  • Example 1: Most HR in team's 1st game of the season (1918-2011)
  • Example 2: Highest Game Score in team's 1st game of the season (1918-2011)
• Use streak findersto look for the longest streaks to open the season:
  • Example 1: Most consecutive games with a hit to start the season (2000-11)
  • Example 2: Most consecutive wins by a pitcher to start the season (2000-11)
• Game Previews
• Our Mobile Site is perfect for looking up stats at the game, in a restaurant, or on your couch. We even have every box score since 1918 available in an easy to use mobile format.

Give them a try, and enjoy the games this week.

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