Willie Mays and five other San Francisco Giants greats were scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series. But Mays was ill, leaving it to Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry to proceed without him.
Cy Young of the Boston Americans to Ginger Beaumont of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I don't know the disposition of the pitch but can say that Beaumont ended the first World Series at bat by flying out to center field.
The ceremonial first pitches before Game 1 of the World Series were performed by Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. The starting first pitch was thrown by Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants.
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Koufax threw 2 shutouts in 7 World Series starts. Both were against the Minnesota Twins in the 1965 World Series (Games 5 and 7).
William Howard Taft was the first President to do the honors when he threw a ball from his seat in the stands to the Washington Senator's opening day pitcher, Walter Johnson, on April 14, 1910.
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The ceremonial first pitch was by President Bush. The first pitch of the game was by Curt Schilling.
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Since the tradition was began by Taft in 1910, Jimmy Carter was the only president who never threw out an opening day pitch . He did throw out the first pitch at a World Series game in 1079.
Willie Mays and five other San Francisco Giants greats were scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the World Series. But Mays was ill, leaving it to Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry to proceed without him.
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Christian Haupt was the youngest person to throw the ceremonial first pitch at an MLB game. He was just three years old when he threw the first pitch at the Los Angeles Dodgers game on 9/4/2012.