President Harry S. Truman Baseball Related Quotations

Harry S. Truman went to the ball park more than any other President — even more than Franklin Roosevelt. A U.S. President had not attended a game since April 14, 1941, and Harry S. Truman knew that his attendance at games would symbolize peace once again. In total, Truman attended sixteen games and every one of them in Washington.

"May the sun never set on American baseball." - Harry Truman
President Harry S. Truman

Roger Maris, Harry Truman & Mickey Mantle

Quotations From & About Harry S. Truman

Quotations From Harry S. Truman

"BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ON OPENING DAY AND EVERY DAY. WATCH OUT FOR THAT NIXON. DON'T LET HIM THROW YOU A CURVE. YOUR FRIEND, HARRY TRUMAN." - Telegram to Clark Griffith

"I couldn't see well enough to play when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire."

"May the sun never set on American baseball."

"You don't have to weigh two-hundred fifty pounds to make good in baseball and you don't have to be six-foot-seven either. I like that, I was a little fellow myself."

Quotations About Harry S. Truman

"Everyone is against Harry (Truman) except the people." - Clark Griffith

"He was afraid of the rough and tumble of the schoolyard and because of his glasses, felt incapable of any sport that involved a moving ball." - David McCullough

Quotations From & About Harry S. Truman



Did you know that President Harry S. Truman was the first President to attend a night game. Do you remember the exact date of that particular game (click the link to find out)?

Clark Griffith and President Harry S. Truman were actually good friends and Griffith personally campaigned for Truman during his run for the presidency.

Harry S. Truman admired his future wife, Bessie Wallace, for her grace while SHE was playing baseball with her friends.