U.S. Presidents & Major League Baseball by Baseball Almanac

U.S. Presidents & Major League Baseball

Almost every single U.S. President has had some connection, good or bad, with our national pastime. Throwing the first pitch, hosting a team in the Oval Office, receiving a lifetime field pass and many other historic events have taken place with sitting presidents, future presidents and previous presidents. This section brings forth those historical moments where baseball and Presidents came together on the field.

"I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner." - President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)

The Presidents of the United States And Their Connections to Major League Baseball
#	U.S. President	Link(s)
1^st	George Washington 1789-1797	Quotations
2^nd	John Adams 1797-1801	Quotations
3^rd	Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809	Quotations
4^th	James Madison 1809-1817	No Data
5^th	James Monroe 1817-1825	No Data
6^th	John Quincy Adams 1825-1829	No Data
7^th	Andrew Jackson 1829-1837	No Data
8^th	Martin Van Buren 1837-1841	No Data
9^th	William Henry Harrison 1841-1841	No Data
10^th	John Tyler 1841-1845	No Data
11^th	James Polk 1845-1849	No Data
12^th	Zachary Taylor 1849-1850	No Data
13^th	Millard Fillmore 1850-1853	No Data
14^th	Franklin Pierce 1853-1857	No Data
15^th	James Buchanan 1857-1861	No Data
16^th	Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865	Quotations
17^th	Andrew Johnson 1865-1869	Quotations
18^th	Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877	No Data
19^th	Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881	No Data
20^th	James A. Garfield 1881-1881	No Data
21^st	Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885	Quotations
22^nd	Grover Cleveland 1885-1889	Quotations
23^rd	Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893	Attendance
24^th	Grover Cleveland 1893-1897	Quotations
25^th	William McKinley 1897-1901	Quotations
26^th	Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909	A Tip To Teddy
26^th	Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909	Quotations
27^th	William H. Taft 1909-1913	Attendance
27^th	William H. Taft 1909-1913	Quotations
28^th	Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921	Attendance
28^th	Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921	Quotations
29^th	Warren Harding 1921-1923	Attendance
29^th	Warren Harding 1921-1923	Quotations
30^th	Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929	Attendance
		Quotations
		Speech To Senators
31^st	Herbert Hoover 1929-1933	Attendance
31^st	Herbert Hoover 1929-1933	Quotations
32^nd	Franklin Roosevelt 1933-1945	Attendance
		Green Light Letter
		Quotations
33^rd	Harry S. Truman 1945-1953	Attendance
33^rd	Harry S. Truman 1945-1953	Quotations
34^th	Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961	Attendance
		Don Larsen Letter
		Quotations
35^th	John F. Kennedy 1961-1963	Attendance
35^th	John F. Kennedy 1961-1963	Quotations
36^th	Lyndon Johnson 1963-1969	Attendance
36^th	Lyndon Johnson 1963-1969	Quotations
37^th	Richard Nixon 1969-1974	1972 All Star Squads
		1992 All Star Squads
		Attendance
		Quotations
38^th	Gerald Ford 1974-1977	Attendance
38^th	Gerald Ford 1974-1977	Quotations
39^th	Jimmy Carter 1977-1981	Attendance
		It's Time To Forgive Pete Rose
		Quotations
40^th	Ronald Reagan 1981-1989	Attendance
40^th	Ronald Reagan 1981-1989	Quotations
41^st	George Bush 1989-1993	Attendance
41^st	George Bush 1989-1993	Quotations
42^nd	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	Attendance
42^nd	William J. Clinton 1993-2001	Quotations
43^rd	George W. Bush 2001-2009	Attendance
43^rd	George W. Bush 2001-2009	Quotations
44^th	Barack Obama 2009-2017	Attendance
44^th	Barack Obama 2009-2017	Quotations
45^th	Donald Trump 2017-Current	Attendance
45^th	Donald Trump 2017-Current	Quotations
#	U.S. President	Link(s)
The Presidents of the United States Additional Presidential Research with Major League Baseball
U.S. Presidents & Major League Baseball Research
A President Inaugurates a Remarkable Tradition
Famous Firsts
First Pitch U.S. Presidents Word Search
Home Run Leaders During Each Presidency
Top 20 Home Run Hitters By Presidential Terms
Walter Johnson & Presidents
The Presidents of the United States & Baseball

President Harry Truman went to sixteen games while in office and he still holds the "Major League record" for games attended while in office.

President Warren Harding played with future players, owned a Minor League baseball team and saw the first Yankee Stadium shutout.

Did you know that President Richard Nixon researched, compiled and released to the media a total of ten All-Star teams?

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