He'd been to three games the season before, but William Howard Taft made history 111 years ago Wednesday. The portly president started a tradition that would continue into the next century when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals' Opening Day game. Now, what appears to be the lone surviving original photo from that day is on … [Read more...] about Original Photo of Baseball’s 1st Presidential First Pitch Up for Auction
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Gold Medal Baseball Fob Presented by President Taft Could Be On Block Soon
The tradition of presidents honoring sports teams goes back more than 150 years. According to ESPN, the first recorded instance of a team visiting the White House was Aug. 30, 1865, when President Andrew Johnson welcomed the Brooklyn Atlantics and Washington Nationals. But how about when the president travels to honor a championship team? That occurred Oct. 3, 1911, when … [Read more...] about Gold Medal Baseball Fob Presented by President Taft Could Be On Block Soon