President Warren Harding Baseball Game Attendance Log

President Warren Harding Baseball Game Attendance Log

Warren Harding might be ranked low in the presidential success chart, but he did have a way with baseball. He played with Bob Allen, scored games like an expert, saw the first shutout at Yankee Stadium, owned a Minor League team (Marion, Ohio) and loved the game of baseball.

"I came out to root for Washington." - Warren Harding

President Warren Harding Baseball Games Attended While In Office
Date	Location	Match Up	Notes
04-13-1921	Washington, D.C.	Senators 3	Threw out first pitch.
		Red Sox 6
04-12-1922	Washington, D.C.	Senators 6	Threw out first pitch.
		Yankees 5
05-22-1922	Washington, D.C.	Senators 3	Stayed all nine innings.
		White Sox 4
04-24-1923	New York, NY	Yankees 4	Babe Ruth hit a home run. First shutout in Yankee Stadium.
		Senators 0
04-26-1923	Washington, D.C.	Senators 2	Threw out first pitch.
		Athletics 1
Date	Location	Match Up	Notes
President Warren Harding Baseball Games Attendence Log

On May 22, 1922, President Warren Harding attended the ballgame in Washington, D.C. with future President Hoover and General Pershing.

President Warren Harding watched the April 14, 1922 contest between the Washington Senators and New York Yankees with Walter Johnson, Jr. (son of hall of famer Walter Johnson) sitting on his lap during the first (1st) inning.

Did you know that on April 24, 1923, President Warren Harding saw the first ever shutout game thrown at Yankee Stadium (historical on several different levels)?

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