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延遲一天的洋基球場最後一次的開幕戰終於圓滿落幕。有看轉播的球迷應該有發現轉播單位有特別列出藍鳥隊的「重傷害」Frank Thomas 已經連續十四年在開幕戰打出安打的紀錄，是史上最久的紀錄。我好奇地去查一下紀錄，卻發現這個記錄和實際情況有點出入。

 CarGm TmG Date       Opp GmReslt Inngs PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RB BB IW SO HB SH SF RE DP SB CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BOr Positions
+-----+---+---------+----+-------+-----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---------+
   645   1 Apr 26    @MIL L  3-12 CG     5  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .600  .333  .933 3rd 1B  
   790   1 Mar 31    @SEA L  2-3  CG     5  5  1  2  0  0  1  2  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400  .400 1.000 1.400 3rd 1B  
   931   1 Apr  1    @TOR W  6-5  CG     5  4  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500  .600  .500 1.100 3rd 1B  
  1077   1 Mar 31    @TEX W  9-2  CG     5  5  1  2  2  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400  .400  .800 1.200 3rd DH  
  1237   1 Apr  5    @SEA W  8-2  CG     4  4  1  3  2  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .750  .750 1.250 2.000 3rd 1B  
  1372   1 Apr  3    @TEX L  4-10 CG     4  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .667  .750  .667 1.417 3rd 1B  
  1531   1 Apr  2    @CLE W  7-4  CG     4  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500  .750 1.000 1.750 3rd DH  
  1551   1 Apr  1    @SEA W  6-5  CG     5  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .400  .500  .900 3rd DH  
  1699   1 Mar 31    @KCR L  0-3  CG     4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500  .750  .500 1.250 3rd DH  
  1852   1 Apr  5    @KCR L  7-9  CG     4  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .500  .333  .833 4th DH  
  1926  51 May 30     LAA W  5-4  GS-7   3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000  .333  .000  .333 3rd DH  
  1960   1 Apr  3     NYY L  2-15 GS-9   3  3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .333 1.333 1.666 5th DH  
  2097   1 Apr  2    @DET W  5-3  CG     5  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .400  .250  .650 4th DH  
  2252   1 Apr  1    @NYY L  2-3  CG     4  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .250  .250  .500 5th DH  

2005 年還在白襪隊的 Frank Thomas 因傷從開幕戰就一直躺到 5/30 才首度出場比賽，所以他的紀錄應該只有到連續十年而已。至於轉播單位說緊接在後的是 Bobby Abreu 的連續十二年，應該才是正宗的第一名的紀錄。

 CarGm TmG Date       Opp GmReslt Inngs PA AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RB BB IW SO HB SH SF RE DP SB CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  BOr Positions
+-----+---+---------+----+-------+-----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---------+
    16   1 Apr  1     ATL W  2-1  CG     3  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  .666 7th RF  
    75   1 Mar 31    @NYM L  0-1  CG     6  6  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  .666 7th RF   
   226   1 Apr  5    @ATL W  7-4  CG     4  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .250  .250  .500 6th RF   
   378   1 Apr  4    @ARI L  4-6   9-GF  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 9th PH   
   532   1 Apr  2    @FLA W  6-5  CG     6  6  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  .167  .167  .500  .667 3rd RF   
   694   1 Apr  1    @ATL L  2-7  CG     4  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .250  .250  .500 3rd RF   
   851   1 Mar 31    @FLA W  8-5  CG     5  4  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  .400  .250  .650 3rd RF   
  1009   1 Apr  5    @PIT L  1-2  CG     4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333  .500  .333  .833 5th RF   
  1168   1 Apr  4     WSN W  8-4  CG     5  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200  .200  .200  .400 3rd RF   
  1330   1 Apr  3     STL L  5-13 CG     5  5  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400  .400  .400  .800 3rd RF   
  1486   1 Apr  2     TBD W  9-5  CG     5  5  2  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .400  .400  .400  .800 3rd RF   
  1644   1 Apr  1     TOR W  3-2  CG     4  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 3rd RF   

不過 Frank Thomas 仍舊保有現役球員最多次在開幕戰擊出安打的紀錄（十六次），這僅差大聯盟記錄一次而已。目前這項紀錄由四位偉大的退役球星共同保持。

                   Games Link to Individual Games
 -----------------+-----+-------------------------
 Carl Yastrzemski     17 Ind. Games           
 Pete Rose            17 Ind. Games           
 Frank Robinson       17 Ind. Games           
 Rickey Henderson     17 Ind. Games           

在所剩不多的職業生涯裡，Frank Thomas 仍保有一絲機會來突破這項紀錄。