The Dodgers have had a lot of pleasant Opening Day memories, dating back to their time in Brooklyn. Aside from representing the start of a new season and hope, the Dodgers' organization has witnessed some historic and memorable moments on Opening Day.

It wasn’t easy to narrow it down and there will be some disagreements, but let’s take a look at the Top 5 Opening Day moments in Dodgers history.

1. Robinson breaks the color barrier
April 15, 1947

No moment in Dodgers history -- and MLB history -- has carried as much weight as Jackie Robinson becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier in 1947. Robinson made his debut at Ebbets Field in front of 26,623 fans. He went hitless in his first game, but ultimately finished his career with 137 home runs and a .311 batting average. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and will always be an American hero.

2. Welcome to Los Angeles
April 18, 1958

The Dodgers made their move from Brooklyn and played their first game in Los Angeles on April 18, 1958, at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. For a while, the Dodgers thought they would be playing at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, but talks broke down late in the process. Because they were playing in a football stadium, the Dodgers played in front of 78,672 fans on Opening Day -- which, at the time, was a league record for a single game. The Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-5, in the game, but the real win was starting a new life on the West Coast.

3. Chavez Ravine
April 10, 1962

After playing four seasons at the Coliseum, the Dodgers finally got their own stadium in 1962 and it has been their home ever since. In the first game, the Dodgers hosted the Cincinnati Reds in front of 52,564 fans. The Reds went on to beat the Dodgers in the inaugural game, 6-3, but the stadium has seen plenty of wins since.

Dodger Stadium is currently the third-oldest ballpark in MLB, behind Boston’s Fenway Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The stadium has hosted 10 World Series and has seen the team win 15 National League West titles.

4. Fernandomania
April 9, 1981

Fernando Valenzuela entered the season as the team’s No. 3 starter, but he was moved up to Opening Day due to an injury to Jerry Reuss. Valenzuela delivered with a five-hit shutout of the Houston Astros, and Fernandomania was born in Southern California.

Valenzuela, a Mexican-born pitcher, quickly connected with the deep-rooted Mexican culture and community in Southern California. The pride of having a Mexican pitcher on the mound for the Dodgers was one thing, but Valenzuela took it to another level with his performance. Valenzuela went 8-0 with seven complete games in his first eight starts in 1981, only allowing four earned runs in his first 72 innings. His historic performance during the strike-shortened season led Valenzuela to become the first player ever to win Rookie of the Year and a Cy Young Award in the same season.

5. Two-way Kershaw
April 1, 2013

Clayton Kershaw’s Hall of Fame career on the mound speaks for itself, but the left-hander decided to flex his muscles at the plate on Opening Day in 2013, launching his first career home run off Giants pitcher George Kontos.

The homer was a big one for the Dodgers, as it broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth. Oh, and Kershaw went on to pitch a shutout -- and needed just 94 pitches to do it.