President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Game Attendance Log

President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Game Attendance Log

Woodrow Wilson was a serious fan and during his freshman year at Davidson College he played baseball. Wilson was the first President to ever attend a World Series and he never once used his Presidential Pass — choosing instead to pay for every game he attended!

"To my friend, Ty Cobb. (inscription on autographed baseball belonging to Ty Cobb)" - Woodrow Wilson

President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Games Attended While In Office
Date	Location	Score	Game Notes
04-10-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 2	Threw out first pitch. First game as Yankees (Highlanders).
		Yankees 1
04-23-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 3	Second of a four game series.
		Red Sox 8
04-24-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 3	Third of a four games series.
		Red Sox 6
04-25-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 5	Third of a three games series.
		Red Sox 4
05-29-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 5	Stayed all nine innings
		Red Sox 2
08-02-1913	Washington, D.C.	Senators 3	Walter Johnson Day
		Tigers 2
07-14-1914	Washington, D.C.	Senators 0	Stayed nine innings.
		Tigers 2
04-14-1915	Washington, D.C.	Senators 7	Threw out first pitch.
		Yankees 0
10-09-1915	Philadelphia, PA	Phillies 1	First to attend a World Series Game. Threw out first pitch of Game 2.
		Red Sox 2
04-20-1916	Washington, D.C.	Senators 12	Threw out first pitch.
		Yankees 4
05-24-1918	Washington, D.C.	Senators 2	Red Cross benefit game. Sixteen-inning tie.
		Tigers 2
President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Games Attendence Log

President Woodrow Wilson MISSED Opening Day Games
Date	Location	Score	Game Notes
04-23-1914	Washington	Senators 0	Speaker of the House Champ Clark threw out the first pitch.
		Red Sox 5
04-20-1917	Washington	Senators 6	Vice President Marshall threw out the first pitch.
		Yankees 0
04-15-1918	Washington	Senators 3	D.C. Commissioner Brownlow threw out the first pitch.
		Yankees 6
04-23-1919	Washington	Senators 1	Army Chief of Staff General Peyton C. March threw out the first pitch.
		Athletics 0
04-22-1920	Washington	Senators 8	Vice President Marshall threw out the first pitch.
		Red Sox 5
President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Games Non-Attendence Log

President Woodrow Wilson missed the Washington Senators Opening Day games in 1918 and 1919 due to the United States actions during World War I.

On April 23, 1919, Army Chief of Staff General Peyton C. March became the first General to throw out an Opening Day pitch during a Major League baseball game.

Did you know that President Woodrow Wilson was the first President to attend a World Series? Do you remember who was playing during the 1915 World Series?

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