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President Dwight D. Eisenhower Baseball Game Attendance Log
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president of the Abilene High School Athletic Association in 1909 and he played center field on the baseball team with his brother Edgar — at first base. President Eisenhower entered West Point after high school and played junior varsity baseball with General Omar Bradley. The rest is history...
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"Calvin (Griffith), the wife is away, how about me coming to the ball game?" - Dwight Eisenhower
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04-16-1953
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 3
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Threw out first pitch of rescheduled home opener.
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Yankees 6
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04-13-1954
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 5
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Threw out first pitch. Ten-inning win on Mickey Vernon homer.
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Yankees 3
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05-27-1954
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 7
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Red Cross Day
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Yankees 3
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04-11-1955
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 12
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Threw out first pitch.
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Orioles 5
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04-17-1956
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 4
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Threw out first pitch.
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Yankees 10
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08-31-1956
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 4
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Jim Lemon had three home runs in a losing effort.
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Yankees 6
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10-03-1956
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Brooklyn, NY
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Dodgers 6
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First game of 1956
Word Series.
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Yankees 3
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04-15-1957
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 6
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Threw out first pitch in eleven inning loss.
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Orioles 7
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07-30-1957
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 1
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Night game.
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White Sox 7
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04-14-1958
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 5
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Threw out first pitch.
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Red Sox 2
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05-29-1959
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 7
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Stayed all nine innings.
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Red Sox 6
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04-18-1960
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 10
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Threw out first pitch.
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Red Sox 1
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08-15-1960
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Washington, D.C.
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Senators 3
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Night game.
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Red Sox 11
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower Baseball Games Attendence Log
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