President William Taft Baseball Game Attendance Log

William H. Taft set forth the relationship between presidents and baseball the day he threw out that first pitch in 1910. When the President arrived late in 1909, the game was delayed not because of his entrance, but because of the applause!

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"The game of baseball is a clean, straight game." - William Taft

President William H. Taft

William Taft : May 5, 1909

Baseball Games Attended While In Office

04-19-1909 Washington, D.C. Senators 4 President arrived in 2nd inning.
Red Sox 8
05-29-1909 Pittsburgh, PA Pirates 3 11 inning game.
Cubs 8
09-16-1909 Chicago, IL Cubs 1 Stayed All nine innings.
Giants 2
04-14-1910 Washington, D.C. Senators 3 First pitch in first presidential opener ever!
Athletics 0
05-04-1910 St. Louis, MO Cardinals 12 Left after 2nd inning.
Reds 3
05-04-1910 St. Louis, MO Browns 3 Saw last part of 14 inning tie game.
Indians 3
05-02-1910 Pittsburgh, PA Pirates 5 High attendance record (20,265) due to President.
Cubs 2
05-24-1910 Washington, D.C. Senators 3 Rained out game.
Tigers 2
05-26-1910 Washington, D.C. Senators 1 Shook hands with players on field after game.
Tigers 5
04-12-1911 Washington, D.C. Senators 8 Season opener.
Red Sox 5
09-23-1911 St. Louis, MO Cardinals 3 Stayed all nine innings.
Phillies 2
05-07-1912 Cincinnati, OH Reds 5 President's hometown.
Phillies 8
06-18-1912 Washington, D.C. Senators 5 Senators' 17th consecutive win.
Athletics 4
08-13-1912 Washington, D.C. Senators 3 Stayed all nine innings.
White Sox 5
President William H. Taft Baseball Games Attendence Log
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Did you know that President William H. Taft missed the Washington Senators season opener in 1912 due to the Titanic disaster?

During that 1912 opener (mentioned above), Vice President Sherman threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the absent U.S. President.

President William H. Taft has more presidential / baseball related firsts than almost all of the others U.S. Presidents and in some cases more than many have combined.