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President Truman Opening the Baseball Season at Griffith Stadium

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.

President Truman attends the Army-Navy baseball game at Annapolis, Maryland

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.

Harry and Bess Truman Attend Baseball Game between New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics

Harry and Bess Truman attend a season opener baseball game in Kansas City between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics. Left to right, first row: Shirley Finley, Bess Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and A's owner Charlie Finley. Local grocery store owner Lester Milgram (in glasses and hat) is directly behind Bess Truman. Transferred from museum collection, 10/2009. Back of photograph is stamped "Compliments of Lester Milgram."

Truman Throws First Ball 1951 Opener

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first pitch at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson.