The ceremonial first pitch was by President Bush. The first pitch of the game was by Curt Schilling.
President Bill Clinton by: "Tony the genious"
President Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter.
William Howard Taft was the first to open the major league baseball season by throwing out the first pitch on April 14, 1910. McKinley threw out the first pitch in a minor league game as governor of Ohio before he was President.
Danny Gokey and President George W. Bush
The idea of tossing out the first ball is relatively recent. None of the first 25 or so Presidents did it. Every president from Taft on threw out the first ball on opening day of a new major league season.
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.
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.
President William Howard Taft threw out the ceremonial "first pitch" to open the 1910 season for the Washingto Senators home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Willian Howard Taft threw out the first ceremonial first pitch in the Washington Senators home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1910.