8 teams were tied for the most wins by an AL team in their first game, with 1 win. The first three are the Houston Astros on March 31, 2013, the Toronto Blue Jays on April 7, 1977 and the Seattle Pilots on April 8, 1969.
| TEAM | W | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | L | W% | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Astros | 1 | 3/31/2013 | vs | W 8-2 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .500 | .843 | ||
| 2 |  | Blue Jays | 1 | 4/7/1977 | vs | W 9-5 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .421 | .463 | .737 | 1.200 | ||
| 3 |  | Pilots | 1 | 4/8/1969 | @ | W 4-3 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .297 | .313 | .610 | ||
| 4 |  | Royals | 1 | 4/8/1969 | vs | W 4-3 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .354 | .688 | ||
| 5 |  | Angels | 1 | 4/11/1961 | @ | W 7-2 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .314 | .500 | .814 | ||
| 6 |  | Senators | 1 | 4/26/1901 | @ | W 5-1 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -10 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -10 | -10 | .211 | .286 | .211 | .496 | |||
| 7 |  | Tigers | 1 | 4/25/1901 | vs | W 14-13 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 0 | -10 | -10 | .404 | .440 | .574 | 1.014 | |||
| 8 |  | White Sox | 1 | 4/24/1901 | vs | W 8-2 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -9 | -9 | .258 | .378 | .258 | .636 |
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 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |