The game is on between the Inner City Little League of Brooklyn, N.Y. and the Wrigley Little League Dodgers of Los Angeles, all wearing the number 42 in honor of Hall of Fame player Jackie Robinson, at the White House Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn of the White House Sunday, July 15, 2007. Brooklyn and Los Angeles represent the two home cities of Robinson's team.
Players from the Inner City Little League of Brooklyn, N.Y. give a group hug to Dugout, the Little League mascot Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the White House Tee Ball Game, played in honor of baseball legend Jackie Robinson between Inner City and the Wrigley Little League Dodgers of Los Angeles.
An excited member of the Wrigley Little League Dodgers of Los Angeles shows off his Presidential autographed baseball following their game against the Inner City Little League of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, July 15, 2007, at the White House Tee Ball Game celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson on the South Lawn of the White House. Brooklyn and Los Angeles represent the two home cities of Robinson’s team.
Tee-Ball 2008
President George W. Bush is joined during the playing of the National Anthem by Roberto Clemente Jr., left, son of Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente; Angel Macias, who in 1957 became the only player to pitch a perfect game in Little League World Series history, and actor Jake T. Austin, right, who will portray Macias in an upcoming film about that game, seen together Monday, June 30, 2008, at Tee Ball on the South Lawn at the White House.
A player for the Cramer Hill Little League Rex Sox of Camden, N.J. hits the ball during the season opening game of the 2008 Tee Ball on the South Lawn Monday, June 30, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House playing against the Jose M. Rodriguez Little League Angels of Manatí, Puerto Rico.
President George W. Bush poses for a photo with a fan in the stands Monday, June 30, 2008, during the opening game of the 2008 Tee Ball season between the Cramer Hill Little League Red Sox of Camden, N.J., and the Jose M. Rodriguez Little League Angels of Manatí, Puerto Rico, on the South Lawn of the White House.
A player with the Cramer Hill Little League Red Sox of Camden, N.J., is the center of media attention on the South Lawn of the White House after playing Monday, June 30, 2008, in the opening game of the 2008 Tee Ball on the South Lawn, with his teammates against the Jose M. Rodriguez Little League Angels of Manatí, Puerto Rico.