European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Baseball is Back opening Day games in Washington Boston Pittsburgh launch 48 on a sunny afternoon in Washington last. Double header the philadelphian who week. Harry s. Truman made the firs year began a resurgence to major Lea t official move of a Campaign which will have absorbed the partisan interests of several Mil lion americans before its conclusion next fall. The move was a left handed pitch from a bpm in Griffith stadium see photo left.  was the 1948 major league baseball race. With the president and almost 32,000 other fans in the stands the capital s Home club the senators lost to the free swinging new York Yankees 12 to 4. The yanks with their potent 1946 one two punch of Keller _. _ of Yea league Power spoiled manager Joe Mccarthy so Boston debut winning 5 to 41 then against the fearsome red sex batters Connie made threw a War battered  Rookie named Lou Brissie. Brissie tamed Williams Pesky Doerr Stephens & co. 4 to 2.meanwhile in the National league starter at Pittsburgh Cincinnati s Ace Ewell Black Well performed with the skill which made him last year s racking big league . He set Down the pirates 4 to 1. Next Day All around the loops the rest t1 a f Andi Imaggio Back in shape broke Loose for of. Their ajor league teams went into action seven runs in the very first inning. In the american league the yanks and re although this was the official opening of a sox were expected to fight out the Pennant the season the athletics and the red sox in the National  and cardinals1 had jumped the starting gun that morning in were favored. Six months of struggle Boston. In the first game of a Patriot s Day Maine for the Issue to be settled. The lip is Bock. Familiar scenes enacted Asl of Durocher returned to dodgers after year s suspension protests decision in opening Day game against giants. The dodgers won 7 to 6. Athle hcs Moo Schildon withstood three straight red sox homers to Toh the first Victor of the 1948 seas Iii reds Blackwell. Leading big league Pitcher last y started new season with a4-Tol