Baseball

President Harry S. Truman (second form left) shows off the service branch ties of Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball (left) and Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (third from left) at the Army-Navy baseball game in Annapolis, Maryland. Photograph is autographed by President Truman "To Frank Pace with thanks for a grand day - Harry S. Truman." Also present is General Harry Vaughan (behind and to the right of Secretary Pace); Press Secretary Joseph Short (behind Vaughan, wearing glasses and hat); Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill (front row, fourth from left); Margaret (Mrs.

President Harry S. Truman (center in dark suit, holding baseball) shows off Secretary of the Navy Dan. A. Kimball's (center, left) tie during a visit to the Army-Navy baseball game at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (behind and left of Truman) talks with crowd behind Truman. Also present is Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (behind and to left of Truman), General Harry Vaughan (behind Truman and Mrs. Pace), and Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill (left of Truman). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (first on left) and President Harry S. Truman (second from left) watch a baseball game between Army and Navy cadets at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Also present is Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill (front row, third from left). All others are unidentified.

This is an aerial view of four baseball fields, with one baseball game underway, possibly near Tokyo, Japan.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., pitching left-handed. The Washington Senators were set to play the New York Yankees. The Senators defeated the Yankees 12 to 4. Charles Ross and William D. Hassett are behind President Truman, Margaret and Mrs. Bess Truman are beside him. The owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith, and Bucky Harris in uniform, stand to the President's side.

In this split photo, former President Harry S. Truman opens the season by throwing a pitch. Scheduled to play were the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. In one of the split photos, seated near the Former President is Del Webb, at that time the owner of the New York Yankees.

Formal portrait of Mr. Connie Mack, baseball manager. Original in a leather portfolio stored with albums. Donor: Thomas F. McDaniel.

Aerial view of a baseball stadium and surrounding community in an unidentified city in Japan.

Aerial view of four baseball fields and neatly aligned housing along an unidentified waterfront, somewhere over Japan.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman (first row, center) autographing a baseball for a young boy. First row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Truman; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (center); and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to the President (right). All others unidentified.