Baseball

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."

Unidentified military personnel are playing baseball while relaxing at Camp Dealey. 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."

Professional baseball game at Korakuen Baseball Stadium in Japan.

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a gold World Series Pass from Senator A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Major League Baseball Commissioner, during a ceremony at the White House.

Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Democratic candidate for vice president (second from left) watches the second World Series game in between the St. Louis Cardinal and the St. Louis Browns in St. Louis, Missouri. He is accompanied by James Finnegan (right), Collector of Internal Revenue for St. Louis and Mrs. Finnegan (left). Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground)prepares to throw out a baseball at a baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators. Also present is President Truman's Press Secretary, Charles Ross (seated, right). All others are unidentified.