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The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National League Central division. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Brewers played their inaugural season in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, playing home games at Sick's Stadium. The team moved to Milwaukee in 1970, and played their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium until 2000. The team's current home, Miller Park, has been the Brewers' home field since the start of the 2001 season.〔(Brewers Ballparks ), Major League Baseball. Accessed October 8, 2008.〕 The Pilots/Brewers played their first 29 seasons in the American League, and switched leagues at the start of the 1998 season.〔McCann, Dennis. ("Major-league baseball came to Milwaukee 120 years ago" ), ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'', March 31, 1998. Accessed October 18, 2008.〕 The Brewers have used 28 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 47 seasons. The 28 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 17 losses and 15 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game or if the starting pitcher pitches fewer than five innings. Of the 15 no decisions, the Brewers went on to win eight and lose six of those games (one ended in a tie), for a team record on Opening Day of 23–23–1.〔(Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day Starters and Results ), Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 18, 2008.〕〔 The Pilots' first Opening Day starting pitcher was Marty Pattin, who received the win in a 4–3 victory against the California Angels.〔 After the team's move to Milwaukee in 1970, Lew Krausse Jr. was charged with the loss in a game at Milwaukee County Stadium vs. the Angels.〔 Ben Sheets holds the club record for most Opening Day starts with six, from 2002 through 2005 and again in both 2007 and 2008.〔 Sheets has a 3–0 record as a starter on Opening Day, the franchise's best record.〔McCalvy, Adam. ("Sheets weathers rain in sparkling start" ), ''MLB.com'', March 31, 2008. Accessed October 18, 2008. "Sheets remained 3-0 in Opening Day starts and lowered his ERA to 2.45 in those six games. He's been Milwaukee's Opening Day choice in six of the last seven seasons, making way for Doug Davis in 2006, when Sheets was working back slowly from a major back injury."〕 Marty Pattin and Mike Caldwell also have perfect records; both won each of their two starts. The Brewers' 17 Opening Day losses by starters are distributed among 16 different pitchers, each having lost one game, excluding Yovani Gallardo, who has lost two.〔〔〔 Steve Woodard received an unusual no-decision in 2000, when the team's Opening Day game against the Cincinnati Reds was called in the sixth inning due to rain, with the score tied at 3.〔(Apr 3, 2000, Brewers at Reds Box Score and Play by Play ), Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 19, 2008.〕 This was the first Opening Day tie game since 1965.〔Marazzi, Rich. ("Baseball Rules Corner - unusual plays during 2000 season" ), ''Baseball Digest'', March 2001. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 The Brewers advanced to the playoffs in 1981, 1982, 2008, and 2011.〔(Milwaukee Brewers History & Encyclopedia ), Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 The franchise's first playoff experience was in the strike-shortened season.〔via Associated Press. (Brewers grab first-ever playoff berth" ), ''The Daily Courier'', October 4, 1981. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 In a special format created for that season, the Brewers were the second-half champion and lost the AL Division Series to the first-half champion, the New York Yankees, in five games.〔Chass, Murray. ("Yanks Rally to Beat Brewers, 7-3, for Division Title" ), ''The New York Times'', October 12, 1981. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 Mike Caldwell had started and won on Opening Day that season, but the team's playoff opener had Moose Haas start and lose a 5–3 game to the Yankees.〔(1981 AL Division Series (3-2): New York Yankees (59-48) over Milwaukee Brewers (62-47) ), Baseball-Reference. October 20, 2008.〕 The Brewers' lost the 1982 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games; Pete Vuckovich was the Opening Day starter and winner that season and Mike Caldwell was the starting pitcher in the team's first World Series appearance, a 10–0 win.〔(1982 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (92-70) over Milwaukee Brewers (95-67) ), Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 In the 2008 season, Ben Sheets was the Opening Starter in a no-decision; Yovani Gallardo started and lost the first game of the 2008 National League Division Series, which was won by the Philadelphia Phillies in four games.〔(2008 NL Division Series ), Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 20, 2008.〕 Overall, the Brewers' Opening Day starting pitchers have a record of 3 wins and 2 losses at Milwaukee County Stadium and 2 wins and 3 losses at Miller Park. The Brewers' Opening Day starting pitchers' combined home record is 5 wins and 5 losses, and their away record is 10 wins and 11 losses.〔〔〔 == Key == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starting pitchers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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