Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Text Only)

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

President William Howard Taft was the first President to throw out the first ball of the baseball season on April 14, 1910. He threw a pitch to the Washington Senator's Opening Day pitcher, Walter Johnson. The next day, Taft's image dominated the sports pages.

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