Also known in early franchise history as the "Philadelphia Quakers",[1] the Phillies have used 72 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 128 seasons.
[4] Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton has the most Opening Day starts for the Phillies, with 14,[5] compiling a record of 3–9–2.
Grover Cleveland Alexander also made five Opening Day starts for the Phillies, equal to Schilling; however, no information on his decisions in those games is available.
The team also owned an 8–17 Opening Day record at Baker Bowl (initially known as the Philadelphia Baseball Grounds), with 1 tie.
Carlton also started Opening Day in 1983,[8] the year that the Phillies lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.