1922

January 28

• American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League". [1]
• J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL. [1]

February 18

• Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball. [1]

March 6

• Babe Ruth signs three years at $52,000 a year New York Yankees contract. [1]

March 7

• US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
• US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]

March 11

• Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in two games. [1]

March 13

• NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto Saint Patricks, 5 to 4, in two games. [1]

March 18

• First intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton versus Yale). [1]

March 28

• Stanley Cup: Toronto Saint Patricks (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to 2. [1]

April 18

• Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0. [1]

April 19

• 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:18 10. [1]

April 29

• First official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn Estonia). [1]

April 30

• Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0. [1]

May 3

• Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium. [1]

May 5

• Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx). [1]

May 6

• 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6. [1]

May 7

• Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 1-2. [1]
• New York Giants Jesse Barnes no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0. [1]

May 13

• 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6. [1]

May 21

• Colonel Ruppert buys out Colonel Huston interest in New York Yankees for $1,500,000. [1]

May 23

• Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat. [1]

May 25

• Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire. [1]

May 29

• US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws. [1]

May 30

• Chicago Cubs swap Max Flack for Saint Louis Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day. [1]

June 12

• Saint Louis gets record ten hits in a row and beats Philadelphia Phillies 14-8. [1]

June 24

• AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears. [1]

August 8

• Pittsburgh Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Philadelphia Phillies). [1]

August 21

• Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise. [1]

August 25

• Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game. [1]

August 28

• Walker Cup golf tournament established. [1]

September 5

• New York Yankees final game at the Polo Grounds, after 7 years. [1]

September 9

• Saint Louis Brown Baby Doll Jacobson hits three triples beating Detroit Tigers 16-0. [1]

September 10

• Largest Polo Grounds crowd Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs. [1]

September 24

• Roger Hornsby sets the National League home run mark at 42. [1]

September 30

• New York Yankees clinch pennant #2. [1]

October 1

• Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0. [1]

October 5

• New York Yankees and New York Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie world series game (World Series #19). [1]

October 8

• New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series. [1]

October 28

• First coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game. [1]

December 2

• 10th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1. [1]

December 10

• Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards. [1]

December 13

• Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps. [1]

December 16

• Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes. [1]
• New South Wales all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket. [1]

1923

February 13

• First Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance", organizes. [1]

February 16

• US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
• US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]

February 17

• Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals). [1]

March 6

• Saint Louis Cardinals announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms. [1]

March 9

• NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2. [1]

March 26

• Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to 1. [1]

March 31

• Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) in two games. [1]

April 3

• Two "Black Sox" sue Chicago White Sox (unsuccessfully) for back salary. [1]

April 13

• Army wins the first college three-weapon fencing championship. [1]

April 17

• Longest National League opening game, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14. [1]

April 18

• 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. [1] [5]

April 19

• 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:23:37.4. [1]

April 28

• Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers versus West Ham United (FA Cup). [1]

May 1

• 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. [1]

May 2

• Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0. [1]

May 8

• Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116 versus Somerset at Bath. [1]

May 11

• Ten homeruns hit in Philadelphia Phillies 20-14 victory over Saint Louis Cardinals. [1]

May 12

• 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6. [1]

May 19

• 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. [1]

May 26

• First Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance is run. [1]

May 30

• Charles Fichardt cricketer (South Africa batsman in two Tests 1892-96), dies. [1]

June 1

• New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5. [1]

June 28

• Brooklyn Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Philadelphia Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th. [1]

July 7

• Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning. [1]

July 17

• Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Cleveland Indians. [1]

July 20

• New York Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat Athletics 9-2. [1]

July 22

• Walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000. [1]

July 26

• James Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher. [1]

September 1

• US beats Australia in tennis, for their fourth straight Davis Cup. [1]

September 4

• New York Yankees player Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 2-0. [1]

September 7

• Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 4-0. [1]

September 11

• After a single, Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires the next 27 New York Yankees. [1]

September 28

• New York Yankees slaughter Boston Red Sox 24-4. [1]

October 4

• Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for the shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns the decision. [1]

October 6

• First National League unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Philadelphia Phillies). [1]

October 10

• New York Giants and New York Yankees become first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20). [1]

October 12

• New York Giants' Casey Stengel home run beats New York Yankees 1-0 in the world series (World Series #20). [1]

October 15

• New York Yankees first World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to two (World Series #20). [1]

December 1

• Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto. [1]

December 23

• New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Cincinnati Reds for $85,000. [1]

1924

January 25

• (to February 4) The Ist Olympic Winter Games are held in Chamonix, France. [7]

January 26

• Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes first Winter Olympics gold medal. [1]

January 30

• Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Victoria win over New South Wales. [1]

February 1

• Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg. [1]

February 4

• Ist Olympic Winter Games close at Chamonix France. [1]

February 10

• Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators). [1]

February 17

• Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds). [1]

February 18

• US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
• US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]

February 24

• Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 metre record (57:2/5 seconds). [1]

February 25

• Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3). [1]

March 5

• Frank Carauna, becomes first to bowl two successive perfect 300 games. [1]

March 7

• Pat Moran manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease. [1]

March 11

• NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in two games. [1]

March 20

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) in 2. [1]

March 25

• John Reedman cricketer (Test for Australia 1894, 17 and 4, 1 for 24), dies. [1]
• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two (second of 1924). [1]

April 10

• Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play. [1]

April 11

• First men's college swimming championships begin. [1]

April 16

• Jack Board cricket wicket-keeper (England in six Tests 1898-1906), dies. [1]

April 19

• 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:29:40.2. [1]

April 24

• George Street English cricket wicket keeper (one Test 1923), dies. [1]

April 27

• Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1. [1]

May 4

• (to July 27) The Games of the VIII Olympiad are held in Paris, France. [7]

May 12

• 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2. [1]
• 7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC Indiana. [1]

May 17

• 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2. [1]

May 19

• Billy Zulch cricketer (South Africa batsman scored two Test centuries), dies. [1]

June 13

• New York Yankees win by forfeit over Detroit Tigers, their third forfeit win. [1]

July 7

• Robert LeGendre of the US, sets then long jump record at 25' 5.5". [1]

July 17

• Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0. [1]

July 27

• Games of the VIII Olympiad closes in Paris. [1]

July 29

• Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship. [1]

September 6

• Charles Paddock captures 100 and 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track and field championships. [1]

September 16

• Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in one game. [1]

October 4

• New York Giants become first team to appear in four consecutive World Series (World Series #21). [1]

October 10

• Washington Senators win their first World Series beat New York Giants in 7 (World Series #21). [1]

October 18

• Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long touchdown runs). [1]

October 28

• Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend. [1]

November 1

• First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded. [1]
• Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals. [1]

November 4

• California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914). [1]

November 16

• Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record). [1]

November 27

• 57,000 watch a High School football game in LA. [1]

November 29

• NHL's Montreal Forum opens. [1]

December 5

• Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores five goals to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 10-5. [1]

December 10

• Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years. [1]

December 19

• Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in first innings. [1]

December 22

• Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks scores five goals beat Boston Bruins 10-2. [1]