<P> Former Japanese Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of an American All - Star team's tour of Japan in 1908, making him possibly the first former chief executive of any country to throw out a first pitch . </P> <P> President William Howard Taft started the American tradition of Presidential first pitches in 1910 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., on the Washington Senators' Opening Day . Every President from Taft to Obama has thrown out at least one ceremonial first ball or pitch, either for Opening Day, the All - Star Game, or the World Series, usually with much fanfare . President Trump has yet to throw a ceremonial first pitch . </P> <Table> Presidential First Pitches <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Ballpark </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1910 Opening Day </Td> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> <Td> First sitting President to participate in Opening Day ceremonies; preceded Washington Nationals--Philadelphia Athletics game on April 14 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1911 Opening Day </Td> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> <Td> The National Park where the first - ever, Presidential Ceremonial first pitch was thrown burned down in March of 2011, and a new stadium, also called National Park at first, was built in its place . It would be renamed Griffith Stadium in 1923 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Vice President James S. Sherman </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> <Td> Taft did not attend because of the death of his friend Archibald Butt in the Titanic disaster . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1913 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1915 World Series </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> Baker Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1916 Home Opener </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> National Park </Td> <Td> Washington Nationals defeated New York Yankees on April 20 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1921 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Warren Harding </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> First loss for the Senators with a President throwing out the first ball . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1922 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Warren Harding </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1923 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Warren Harding </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> Harding also threw out the first ball in the New York Yankees opening game, two days before . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1924 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1924 World Series </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1925 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1925 World Series </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1927 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 World Series </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Shibe Park </Td> <Td> Game 5, October 14 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 World Series </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Shibe Park </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1933 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 All - Star Game </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> Roosevelt's pitch hit a Washington Post camera . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> Truman threw out two balls, one left - handed and one right - handed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Harry Truman </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> Eisenhower skipped Opening Day to play golf at Augusta National, but the game was postponed by rain and he threw out the first ball at the rescheduled game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 World Series </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Ebbets Field </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> Nixon was vice president at the time; he was elected president in 1968 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Dwight Eisenhower </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 Opening Day </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> Griffith Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 Opening Day </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> D.C. Stadium </Td> <Td> First ball in new stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 Opening Day </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> D.C. Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Lyndon Johnson </Td> <Td> D.C. Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Lyndon Johnson </Td> <Td> D.C. Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Lyndon Johnson </Td> <Td> D.C. Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> RFK Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 All - Star Game </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> Riverfront Stadium </Td> <Td> All - Star Game in Cincinnati, Ohio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> Anaheim Stadium </Td> <Td> First Opening Day held outside of Washington, D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> Arlington Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 All - Star Game </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> Veterans Stadium </Td> <Td> American League vs. National League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 World Series </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> Memorial Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> Memorial Stadium </Td> <Td> Reagan made an unannounced trip to Baltimore, after it was initially cancelled for security reasons . He watched the game from the third - base dugout . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> Memorial Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 Regular Season </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> Wrigley Field </Td> <Td> Reagan threw two pitches prior to the Chicago Cubs--Pittsburgh Pirates game on September 30, then joined Harry Caray for 11⁄2 innings on the WGN telecast . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Memorial Stadium </Td> <Td> President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was Bush's special guest, but did not partake in the pregame ceremonies . The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 5--4 in 11 innings . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 Japan Series </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Game 3 between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and Yomiuri Giants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> SkyDome </Td> <Td> First Opening Day pitch to be thrown in Canada . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Arlington Stadium </Td> <Td> <P> 1991 Opening Day Ronald Reagan Dodger Stadium </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Oriole Park at Camden Yards </Td> <Td> First MLB game at Camden Yards . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Oriole Park at Camden Yards </Td> <Td> Before this, most presidents threw from the stands or at the base of the pitcher's mound; Clinton was the first president to successfully throw from the pitcher's mound to the catcher . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Jacobs Field </Td> <Td> First MLB Game at Jacobs Field . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 World Series </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> Atlanta--Fulton County Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1996 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Oriole Park at Camden Yards </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Shea Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> Pacific Bell Park </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Miller Park </Td> <Td> MLB Commissioner Bud Selig (a former owner of the Brewers) threw out the first pitch to celebrate the opening of the new park; Bush threw the second pitch . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 World Series </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Yankee Stadium </Td> <Td> This was the first World Series game in New York since the September 11 attacks; Bush wore a bulletproof vest and a Secret Service agent dressed as an umpire so he could be on the field . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Great American Ball Park </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2004 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> Petco Park </Td> <Td> First MLB Game at Petco Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2004 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Busch Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> RFK Stadium </Td> <Td> 2005 was the Nationals' first season, making Bush the first president to throw out first pitch in Washington since Richard Nixon in 1969 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Great American Ball Park </Td> <Td> First sitting President to participate on Opening Day in Cincinnati; preceded Reds--Cubs game on April 3 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Nationals Park </Td> <Td> This was the first pitch in new stadium . Bush also participated in ESPN's TV broadcast of the game and called the ballpark's first home run, hit by the Braves' Chipper Jones in the 4th inning . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 Opening Day </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Rangers Ballpark in Arlington </Td> <Td> Bush had owned the Rangers in the early 1990s . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 All - Star Game </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> Busch Stadium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 Japan Series </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Game 3 between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Yomiuri Giants . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2010 Opening Day </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> Nationals Park </Td> <Td> 100th anniversary of the first Presidential Opening Day ceremonial first pitch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2010 World Series </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Rangers Ballpark in Arlington </Td> <Td> Former President Bush was accompanied to the mound by his father, George H.W. Bush, and Texas Rangers team president Nolan Ryan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 College World Series </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> TD Ameritrade Park Omaha </Td> <Td> This pitch marked the first game at the new home of the College World Series, replacing the nearby Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium . Before Bush threw out the first pitch, his father, who played for Yale in the first CWS in 1947, delivered a video message christening the new stadium . He is the first President to have thrown ceremonial first pitches for amateur and professional (both North America and Japanese) championship matches . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 American League Division Series </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Minute Maid Park </Td> <Td> Former President George H.W. Bush, aged 91, accompanied by his wife Barbara and in a wheelchair with a neck brace, threw the Houston Astros' first pitch at Game 3 of the ALDS against the Kansas City Royals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 World Series </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Minute Maid Park </Td> <Td> Former President Bush was accompanied and given the first pitch ball by his father, George H.W. Bush . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Ballpark </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Who threw the first pitch at the 2001 world series