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 WilsonBaseball Games Attended While In Office |
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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 | |||
Date | Location | Score | Game Notes |
President Woodrow Wilson Baseball Games Attendence Log |
President Woodrow WilsonMISSED Opening Day Games |
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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 | |||
Date | Location | Score | Game Notes |
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?