OPENING DAY FIRSTS

First pitch: Pat Hentgen (Blue Jays) to Tony Phillips (White Sox), called strike, 10:08 a.m.

* First hit: Phillips off Hentgen, single, 10:09 a.m.

* First double: Albert Belle (White Sox) off Hentgen, 10:15 a.m.

* First triple: Delino DeShields (Cardinals) off Jim Bullinger (Expos), 11:20 a.m.

* First homer: Carlos Delgado (Blue Jays) off Jaime Navarro (White Sox), 10:38 a.m.

* First steal: Royce Clayton (Cardinals), 10:12 a.m.

* First strikeout: Ron Gant (Cardinals) by Bullinger, 10:26 a.m.

* First caught stealing: Harold Baines (White Sox), 10:19 a.m.

* First RBI: Belle double drives in Phillips, 10:15 a.m.

* First walk: Otis Nixon (Blue Jays) by Navarro on a 3-2 pitch, 10:23 a.m.

* First double play: Carlos Garcia (Blue Jays) off Navarro, 10:25 a.m.