President Benjamin Harrison Baseball Game Attendance Log

President Benjamin Harrison Baseball Game Attendance Log

Benjamin Harrison was the first President to attend a Major League game while in office. The "Sporting Life" remarked that his presence did not assist the home team in any way, but the mark on history was made and the relationship began here.

"A paunchy Hoosier known as the 'human iceberg,' Benjamin Harrison was respected for his intellect and honesty, if not his common touch. Nevertheless, on June 6, 1892, Harrison became the first president to attend a major league baseball game." - William B. Mead in Baseball: The Presidents Game (1993)

President Benjamin Harrison Baseball Games Attended While In Office
Date	Location	Match Up	Game Notes
06-06-1892	Washington, D.C.	Senators 4	11 inning game.
		Reds 7
06-25-1892	Washington, D.C.	Senators 2	Ed Delahanty hit a home run in the third inning.
		Phillies 9
President Benjamin Harrison Baseball Games Attendence Log

President Benjamin Harrison was the first U.S. President to attend a Major League baseball game and it took place on June 6, 1892.

The park in Washington, D.C. where President Benjamin Harrison saw his first presidential game was called Boundary Field - the home to the National League Washington Senators from April 16, 1892 through October 14, 1899.

Did you know that the "Sporting Life", which was already a weekly baseball publication, featured a front page article about both games attended by President Benjamin Harrison? The subtitle of the article described Harrison as, "A great lover of baseball"?

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