President Lyndon Johnson Baseball Game Attendance Log

President Lyndon Johnson Baseball Game Attendance Log

Lyndon Johnson was the first President to dedicate a new ballpark and saw that historical game in 1965 at the Astrodome with his wife. When he was a youth he played catcher and loved the game of baseball, but as a President he had little time to attend games due to a number of problems in the country.

"You ought to be very proud of this stadium." - Lyndon Johnson

President Lyndon Johnson Baseball Games Attended While In Office
Date	Location	Match Up	Notes
04-13-1964	Washington, D.C.	Senators 0	Threw out first pitch.
		Angels 4
04-09-1965	Houston, TX	Astros 2	Exhibition game at opening of the Astrodome.
		Yankees 1
04-12-1965	Washington, D.C.	Senators 2	Threw out first pitch.
		Red Sox 7
04-10-1967	Washington, D.C.	Senators 0	Threw out first pitch.
		Yankees 8
President Lyndon Johnson Baseball Games Attendence Log

On April 4, 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death and the opening of the season was delayed in deference. President Lyndon Johnson missed the late home opener and Hubert Humphrey attended in his place.

Did you know that President Lyndon Johnson was supposed to throw out the first pitch at the Astrodome game he attended on April 9, 1965, but he arrived late.

When the National Guard was called into Washington D. C. during President Lyndon Johnson's term, Ed Brinkman from the Washington Senators was activated.

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