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Boudreau, Lou, 1917-2001

Former baseball player and manager

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President Harry S. Truman and others at a baseball game

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox.

Truman throwing out the first pitch

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first baseball at the opening game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left of President Truman are Vice President Alben Barkley and Major General Harry H. Vaughan. Standing at right are Washington Senators owner, Clark Griffith; Senators Manager, Bucky Harris; and Red Sox Manager, Lou Boudreau. Matthew Connelly and Admiral William D. Leahy stand behind Clark Griffith; Fred Vinson stands behind Alben Barkley.

President Harry S. Truman and Others at a Baseball Game

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Truman Opening the Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. First row, from left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; President Truman; Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy (between Griffith and Harris); Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. In the second row, from left to right: unidentified; General Harry Vaughan; General Robert Landry; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Harry S. Truman Throwing Out the First Baseball at the Athletics Opening Game

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) tossed out the first ball at the Kansas City Athletics opening baseball game at Municipal Stadium. Athletics Manager Lou Boudreau is at left, Detroit Tigers Manager Stanley "Bucky" Harris is at right. A's owner, Arnold Johnson, is standing behind Bucky Harris. Bess Truman is seated left behind Boudreau. Standing in the background left to right are: Stuart Wien (dark hair), Lester Milgram (leaning with glasses), and Nat Milgram (glasses and bowtie). From: Copied from original photographs loaned to the library by Harry Barth.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball to open the 1952 baseball season

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball to open the 1952 baseball season. Right of President Truman are: Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Washington Manager and Lou Boudreau, Boston Manager. The ball used by the President was the oldest baseball in existence, used in Sacramento near the start of the century. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball to open the 1952 season

President Harry S. Truman throws out he first ball in the game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Left to right in the front row: Vice President Alben Barkley, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President Truman and (three men at extreme right) Clark Griffith, Washington Team President; Stanley "Bucky" Harris, Washington Manager, and Lou Boudreau, Boston Manager. Directly behind Mr. Vinson is Admiral Sidney Souers. Next on right are Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide, and Major General Robert Landry, Air Force Aide.

Former President Truman Opens the Baseball Game Between Kansas City and Detroit

Former President Harry S. Truman opens the first baseball game of the season between the Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers by throwing out the first pitch at Municipal Stadium. Pictured in the foreground from left to right: Athletics manager Lou Boudreau, Mr. Truman, Tigers manager Bucky Harris, and Athletics owner Arnold Johnson. In the background left to right: Stuart Wien (dark hair and tie), Lester Milgram (glasses), Nat Milgram (mostly obscured behind Truman's hat), and former Athletics owner Connie Mack (in the shadows behind Truman's hand). From: Greg Clock.