Baseball

President Harry S. Truman (at left), with Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators Baseball Club, receiving his annual baseball pass. President Truman also accepts a handbag and baseball pass on behalf of Bess Truman from Mr. Griffith.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is shown receiving his annual baseball pass from Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators Baseball Club. President Truman also accepts a handbag and baseball pass on behalf of Bess Truman from Mr. Griffith.

President Harry S. Truman tosses a baseball from the stands to open the baseball season. Two unidentified baseball players are also on hand. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman attending the first baseball game of the season with his family and friends. Front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, fourth from right) holds a baseball presumably given to him by Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Baseball Club (front row, standing, third from right). Two unidentified baseball players are also present. Seated in the stands, front row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. Seated behind them are, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman (right) at the unveiling of a memorial to Walter Johnson, a former pitcher for the Washington Senators.

President Harry S. Truman (right) at the unveiling of a memorial to Walter Johnson, a former pitcher for the Washington Senators. The woman with President Truman is unidentified.

L to R: Roger Maris, former President Harry S. Truman, and Mickey Mantle at Yankee Stadium.

An unidentified man throws a baseball. Harry S. Truman's head has been cut out of a photograph and used to cover the face of the man pictured.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch to start the season of the Washington Senators. L to R: Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, manager of the Washington Senators Bucky Harris, Senators owner Clark Griffith, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing in the next row are Major General Harry Vaughan (extreme left); Averell Harriman (behind President Truman); and Matthew Connelly (behind Bucky Harris).