Baseball

Postmaster General and owner of the St. Louis Cardinals Robert E. Hannegan (right) and Sam Breadon, former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, check over rosters for the Cardinals' minor league clubs.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) and sons, William (left) and Robert, Jr., listen to the World Series on a radio while at the Washington Redskins - Pittsburg Steelers football game.

Robert E. Hannegan (left) is interviewed by an unidentified ABC reporter, probably at a baseball game. All others unidentified.

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.

President Harry S. Truman saluting the flag at the opening of the baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Standing behind the Presidential flag are, from left to right: Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, and Admiral William Leahy. Standing the second row of the Presidential box are, from left to right: unidentified, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.

Holding a bat, the Navy "bat boy" poses for a photo at the Army-Navy game at Annapolis, Maryland, attended by President Harry S. Truman. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman leaves the Williamsburg, docked at Annapolis, Maryland, to attend the Army-Navy baseball game. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Standing in the first row behind the Navy dugout, President Harry S. Truman (far left) watches the Army-Navy baseball game at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, which Navy won, 9 to 0. (Same as 98-798; see also album 66-1029 through 1054.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Washington Senator Manager Bucky Harris (left) and New York Yankees Manager Casey Stengel (right) at Griffith Stadium for a baseball game.

Players gather on a baseball field in front of a large crowd at the main lodge at Sun Valley, Idaho, during President Harry S. Truman's overnight stay at the lodge. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.