1944 in sports
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1944 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Note – many sporting events did not take place because of World War II
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
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[edit] American football
- Green Bay Packers defeats 14-7 New York Giants in New York City for the NFL title
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League – Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 9.12 (66) d Richmond 7.9 (51))
[edit] Baseball
- May 7 – Chucho Ramos made his major league debut as first baseman and outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds. He was the third baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball.
- June 10 – 15-year old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest baseball player to pitch a game in major league history.
- World Series – St. Louis Cardinals defeats St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2.
- Hall of Fame election – Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected by the Hall of Fame Committee in December following his death the previous month. The long-delayed selection of at least 10 players from the 19th century is promised the following year.
[edit] Boxing
- August 4 – the "War Bonds Fight". $36m is raised to fund the war effort as Beau Jack wins a ten round decision over arch-rival Bob Montgomery at New York's Madison Square Garden. A few weeks later, they were both drafted on the same day by the U.S. Army.
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - not played due to World War II
- U.S. Open - not played due to World War II
- British Open - not played due to World War II
- PGA Championship - Bob Hamilton
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - not played due to World War II
- U.S. Amateur - not played due to World War II
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open - Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship - not played due to World War II
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Ice hockey
- Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens sweep the Chicago Black Hawks in 4 straight games.
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Byron Nelson, PGA golf
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Ann Curtis, Swimming
[edit] References
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