FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
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| » April 10, 1990:
In the home opener at Toronto, President George Bush, guest of Canadian PM Brian Mulroney, becomes the 1st US president to throw out a first pitch on foreign soil. Toronto then beats Texas, 2-1 in front of 49,673.
» August 12, 1997:
The Texas Rangers showed off for former president George Bush by routing the Boston Red Sox for the second consecutive game, 12-2, scoring 10 runs in the first four innings. Bush—whose son, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, owns the Rangers—sits next to the team's dugout with acting Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci and a group of Secret Service agents. |
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