Today in Sports History: April 14th

by ZombieMonta on Apr 14, 2010 3:00 AM EDT on Inhistoric

(Taft. Photo courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame) 4/14/1910 - Taft throws the first pitchWilliam Howard Taft, the 27th United States president, throws the "first ball" to Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson. Traditionally, the commissioner of the District of Columbia would throw...