On This Day In Baseball History: April 5th
| 2013 | Baltimore Orioles first basemen Chris Davis joins Willie Mays, Mark McGwire, and Nelson Cruz as the only four players in history to hit a homer in their team’s first four games of the season. |
| 2012 | The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays play an opening day record 16-inning game. The Blue Jays won 7-4. |
| 2010 | Matt Stairs appears in his first game for the San Diego Padres. The Padres are the 12th team Stairs has played for, establishing a new record for a position player. |
| 2005 | The Washington Nationals play their first game since relocating from Montreal. They lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4. |
| 1998 | The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2, giving them their first victory in franchise history. |
| 1993 | Expansion franchises Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins play the first games in their franchises history. The Marlins beat the Dodgers while the Rockies lost to the Mets. |
| 1982 | 43-year old Cardinals pitcher Jim Kaat makes his first appearance of the season setting a major league record for pitchers by playing in his 24th consecutive season. Nolan Ryan and Tommy John will both go on to break this record. |
| 1972 | For the first time in major league history, the regular season does not open as scheduled due to a players strike that started on April 1st. |
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