Baseball

President Harry S. Truman attends the opening day of the baseball season at a Washington Senators game. Front row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and General Robert Landry. All others in photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium on the opening day of baseball season. Front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Harry S. Truman, Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack, and Vice President Alben Barkley. Behind Vice President Barkley is Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. Between Mr. Mack and Mr. Barkley is Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) autographs a baseball for Private First Class Paul E. Davis (right), the first American soldier in Tokyo, Japan. Davis caught the baseball at the World Series. Also pictured is the newly elected Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Joseph M. Stack (center). From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Admiral William Leahy (right) enjoy the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns baseball game. Seated behind President Truman are Matthew Connelly and William Hassett. Seated behind Mr. Hassett is Senator Alben Barkley. Seated two rows behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenberg. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signs a baseball for an unidentified young fan at the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns baseball game. Admiral William Leahy (center) is also present. Seated behind President Truman is William Hassett, and behind him is Senator Alben Barkley. Seated two rows behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenburg, and behind Mr. Vandenburg is Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch to open a baseball game against the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns. Seated next to President Truman are Admiral William Leahy and Charles Ross. Seated behind Mr. Truman is William Hassett. Seated behind and slightly to the right of Mr. Hassett is Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

A baseball game is played at an unidentified location in Japan. All people are unidentified. Scanned from original negative.

A baseball game is played at an unidentified location in Japan. Scanned from original negative.

Three unidentified residents of Camp Dealey engage in a game of baseball. The camp was located on the east coast of the southern part of Guam and provided recreation for submariners in 1944-1945. Photograph is part of an album entitled "WWII Camp Dealey Sub Recuperation Camp."

Three unidentified residents of Camp Dealey relax with a game of baseball. The camp was located on the east coast of the southern part of Guam and provided recreation for submariners in 1944-1945. Photograph is part of an album entitled "WWII Camp Dealey Sub Recuperation Camp."