On April 13, 1913 â In a game which features President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, Washingtonâs Walter Johnson gives up an unearned run in the first inning of the home opener, but the âBig Trainâ will not yield another tally for 56 innings. The Senators beat the team now known as the Yankees, 2-1, switching from the Highlanders, the nickname the team had used since the franchise moved from Baltimore to New York for the 1903 season.