{"id":17004,"date":"2021-04-07T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17004"},"modified":"2021-04-07T10:48:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T14:48:26","slug":"nats-opening-day-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17004","title":{"rendered":"Nats Opening Day Trivia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It took a few days to get there, but the Nats finally got their season (and home) opener done.   A 6-5 <strong>Juan Soto<\/strong> walk-off in front of a packed house of 4,801 DC city-mandated attendance limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some useless Nats Season- and Home-Opening trivia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home Opener Attendances through the years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2021: 4,8011 (4:05 tuesday game, 74 degrees, partly cloudy, 5mph wind)<\/li><li>2020: 0 (7:09 thurs game, 90, partly cloudy, 7mph wind)<\/li><li>2019: 42,263 (1:07 thurs game, 56, partly cloudy, no wind)<\/li><li>2018: 42,477 (1:08 thurs game, 42, partly cloudy, slight wind)<\/li><li>2017: 42,744 (1:05 monday game, 66 and cloudy, slight wind)<\/li><li>2016: 41,650 (4:05 thursday game, 60 and 1.5hr rain delay)<\/li><li>2015: 42,295 (4:05 monday game, 75 and gorgeous)<\/li><li>2014: 42,834 (1:05 friday game, 50s and overcast)<\/li><li>2013: 45,274 (1:05 monday game, 60 and beautiful)<\/li><li>2012: 40,907 (1:05 thursday game 56, partly cloudy)<\/li><li>2011: 39,055 (1:05 thursday game, 41 degrees and overcast)<\/li><li>2010: 41,290 (1pm game monday, beautiful weather 80s and sunny): phillies invasion<\/li><li>2009: 40,386 (3pm game on a monday, chilly 53degr and overcast).<\/li><li>2008: 39,389 (season and stadium opener), 8pm sunday night, Braves, nat&#8217;l tv clear but cold.<\/li><li>2007: 40,389 (in rfk, 1pm game vs Florida, 72degrees<\/li><li>2006: 40,516 (in rfk, tuesday day game vs Mets, 72degr and sunny)<\/li><li>2005: 45,596 (in rfk, debut of entire franchise, 62degr and clear, evening game).  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2021&#8217;s weather was spectacular, certainly better than, say, 2011 or 2018.  Or even the 2008 stadium opener, which was frigging cold.  Notably, the 2005 home opener crowd stood as the franchise&#8217;s attendance record for more than a decade until supplanted by Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home opener Box Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6-11 all time through 2021.   The links in this list below are to opening day box scores at either mlb.com or baseball-reference.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/braves-vs-nationals\/2021\/04\/06\/634624#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=634624\">2021<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/yankees-vs-nationals\/2020\/07\/23\/630851#game_state=final,game_tab=,game=630851\">2020<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/mets-vs-nationals\/2019\/03\/28\/565895#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=wrap,game=565895\">2019<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/mets-vs-nationals\/2018\/04\/05\/529504#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=wrap,game=529504\">2018<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201704030.shtml\">2017<\/a>:<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2016_04_07_miamlb_wasmlb_1#game=2016_04_07_miamlb_wasmlb_1,game_state=Wrapup,game_tab=box\">2016<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2015_04_06_nynmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box\">2015<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2014_04_04_atlmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box&amp;c_id=was#gid=2014_04_04_atlmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201404040.shtml\">2014<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_01_miamlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=was#gid=2013_04_01_miamlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box\">2013<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2012_04_12_cinmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=wrap&amp;c_id=mlb#gid=2012_04_12_cinmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box\">2012<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_03_31_atlmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=wrap&amp;c_id=mlb#gid=2011_03_31_atlmlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=box  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201103310.shtml\">2011<\/a>:<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2010_04_05_phimlb_wasmlb_1&amp;mode=wrap\">2010<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090413&amp;content_id=4251894&amp;vkey=wrapup2005&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=home&amp;c_id=was\">2009<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/wrap.jsp?ymd=20080330&amp;content_id=2467836&amp;vkey=wrapup2005&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=home&amp;c_id=was\">2008<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/wrap.jsp?ymd=20070402&amp;content_id=1874785&amp;vkey=wrapup2005&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=home&amp;c_id=was\">2007<\/a>: <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ http:\/\/washington.nationals.mlb.com\/news\/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060411&amp;content_id=1394878&amp;vkey=wrapup2005&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=home&amp;c_id=was\">2006<\/a>:<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/nationals.mlb.com\/news\/wrap.jsp?ymd=20050414&amp;content_id=1015977&amp;vkey=wrapup2004&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=was\">2005<\/a>:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How about Season openers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Record: 8-9 in season openers.<br><br>times home\/away: 10 home, 7 away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2021: Home: Nationals d Braves 6-5.  WP: Hudson, LP Smith (starters Scherzer v Smyly): https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/braves-vs-nationals\/2021\/04\/06\/634624#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=634624<\/li><li>2020: Home: Yankees d Nationals 4-1. WP: Cole, LP Scherzer (starters same): https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/yankees-vs-nationals\/2020\/07\/23\/630851#game_state=final,game_tab=,game=630851<\/li><li>2019: Home: Mets d Nationals 2-0.  WP: deGrom, LP Scherzer (starters same): https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/mets-vs-nationals\/2019\/03\/28\/565895#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=565895<\/li><li>2018: Away: Nats d Reds 2-0.  WP Scherzer, LP Bailey (starters same): https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/nationals-vs-reds\/2018\/03\/30\/529420#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=wrap,game=529420<\/li><li>2017: home: Nats d Marlins 4-2.  WP Strasburg, LP Phelps (Starters Strasburg, Volquez): https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201704030.shtml<\/li><li>2016: away: Nats d Braves 4-3.  WP Treinen, LP O&#8217;Flarity (starters Scherzer, Teheran): http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ATL\/ATL201604040.shtml<\/li><li>2015: home: Mets d Nats 3-1.  WP: Bartolo Colon.  LP: Max Scherzer http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201504060.shtml<\/li><li>2014: away: Nats d Mets 9-7.  WP Aaron Barrett, LP Familia (starters Strasburg, dillon Gee): http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN201403310.shtml<\/li><li>2013: home: Nats d Marlins 2-0.  WP: Stephen Strasburg.  LP: Ricky Nolasco.  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201304010.shtml<\/li><li>2012: away: Nats d Cubs 2-1.  WP Clippard, LP Marmol (starters: Strasburg and Ryan Dempster): http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN201204050.shtml<\/li><li>2011: home: Braves d Nats 2-0.  WP: Derek Lowe.  LP: Livan Hernandez.  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201103310.shtml<\/li><li>2010: home: Phillies d Nats 11-1.  WP: Roy Halladay.  LP: John Lannan  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS201004050.shtml<\/li><li>2009: away: Marlins d Nats 12-6.  WP: Nolasco, LP; Lannan http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO200904060.shtml<\/li><li>2008: home: Nats d Braves 3-2.  WP: Jon Rauch.  LP: Peter Moylan (Starters: Tim Hudson and Odalis Perez) http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS200803300.shtml<\/li><li>2007: home: Marlins d Nats 9-2.  WP: Dontrelle Willis.  LP: John Patterson http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS200704020.shtml<\/li><li>2006: away: Mets d Nats 3-2.  WP: Glavine, LP: Hernandez.  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN200604030.shtml<\/li><li>2005: away: Phillies d Nats 8-4.  WP: Lieber, LP: Hernandez.  http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PHI\/PHI200504040.shtml<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took a few days to get there, but the Nats finally got their season (and home) opener done. A 6-5 Juan Soto walk-off in front of a packed house of 4,801 DC city-mandated attendance limit. Here&#8217;s some useless Nats Season- and Home-Opening trivia Home Opener Attendances through the years 2021: 4,8011 (4:05 tuesday game, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natsgeneral"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17004"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17006,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17004\/revisions\/17006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}