- February 20
- Golfers in South Carolina are arrested for violating Sabbath. [1]
- February 27
- For second Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina are arrested for violating Sabbath. [1]
- March 2
- Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year). [1]
- March 11
- First golden gloves tournament. [1]
- April 5
- Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100- and 200-metre freestyle. [1]
- April 13
- NHL Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in two games and two ties. [1]
- April 19
- 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:40:22.2. [1]
- May 1
- Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam. [1]
- May 9
- 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6. [1]
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- May 11
- Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer. [1]
- May 14
- 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06. [1]
- May 16
- New York Yankees' player Bob Meusel steals second, third and home. [1]
- May 17
- Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings. [1]
- May 22
- Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-4. [1]
- May 30
- Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career. [1]
- May 31
- Detroit Tigers' first baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play. [1]
- June 4
- First Ryders Cup (Golf), US beats England 9.5-2.5. [1]
- June 8
- Tony Lazzeri hits three home runs as New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 12-11. [1]
- June 16
- Tommy Armour wins golf's US open. [1]
- June 23
- Lou Gehrig hits three home runs in 11-4 victory over Boston Red Sox. [1]
- July 2
- Helen Wills Moody is first American to win Wimbeldon tennis championships in 20 years. [1]
- July 19
- Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th Major League Baseball hit. [1]
- August 5
- Philadelphia Phillies' Cy Williams hits for the cycle in just four at bats. [1]
- September 5
- Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings. [1]
- September 10
- France wins its first Davis Cup in tennis. [1]
- September 13
- Waite Hoyt becomes the only 20-game winner of the 1927 New York Yankees. [1]
- September 16
- Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Association title. [1]
- September 22
- Famous "Long count" fight (Jack Dempsey loses boxing title to Gene Tunney). [1]
- New York Yankees' Earle Coombs hits three triples. [1]
- September 24
- NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks hockey team become the Toronto Maple Leafs. [1]
- New York Yankees set record of 106 Major League Baseball victories. [1]
- September 29
- Babe Ruth ties Major League Baseball record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games. [1]
- September 30
- Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run in a single Major League Baseball season (off Tom Zachary). [1] [5]
- October 7
- New York Yankees' Herb Pennock retires first 22 Pittsburgh Pirates in World Series game (World Series #24). [1]
- October 8
- New York Yankees sweep Pittsburgh Pirates in 24th World Series. [1]
- October 11
- Lou Gehrig elected Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player. [1]
- November 5
- Walter Hagen wins his fourth straight PGA championship. [1]
- November 12
- Notre Dame's Fighting Irish sports team changes blue jerseys for green. [1]
- December 4
- Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Waner wins National League Most Valuable Player. [1]
- December 16
- Cricket first-class debut of Donald Bradman, New South Wales versus South Australia. [1]
- December 17
- Donald Bradman scores 118 on first-class cricket debut, 188 minutes 8 fours. [1]
- Victoria scores 793 in cricket against Queensland, Bill Ponsford scores 437. [1]
- December 24
- Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 and took 5-36 versus South Africa. [1]
- December 31
- Bill Ponsford scores 336 in cricket against South Africa, giving him 1146 for month. [1]
1928
- January 30
- Donald Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) New South Wales versus Victoria. [1]
- February 11
- (to February 19) The II Olympic Winter Games are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. [7]
- February 19
- II Olympic Winter Games close at Saint Moritz, Switzerland. [1]
- Canadian hockey team wins third consecutive Olympic gold medal. [1]
- March 4
- "Bunion Run" race from Los Angeles, California to New York City begins; it is won by Andy Payne. [1]
- March 27
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner. [1]
- April 7
- 44-year old New York Rangers' General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montréal Maroons 2-1. [1]
- April 14
- NHL Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montréal Maroons, 3 games to 2. [1]
- April 19
- 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:37:07.8. [1]
- New York Yankees are out of first place in Major League Baseball for first time since May 1926. [1]
- May 1
- Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms. [1]
- May 11
- 56th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2. [1]
- 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal Saint George's. [1]
- May 17
- (to August 12) The Games of the IX Olympiad are held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [7]
- May 19
- 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4. [1]
- May 26
- Philadelphia Athletics commit 7 errors and lose to New York Yankees 7-4. [1]
- May 31
- Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season. [1]
- June 25
- New York Giants' Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader. [1]
- July 7
- Edward Hamm of the US sets long jump record at 25 feet 11 inches. [1]
- July 8
- Philadelphia Phillies set record of errorless 25-inning doubleheader. [1]
- July 12
- First televised tennis match. [1]
- July 26
- New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th inning beating Detroit Tigers 12-1. [1]
- August 3
- Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400m (47.8 seconds). [1]
- August 12
- Games of the IX Olympiad close in Amsterdam. [1]
- August 13
- Soviet Union's Spartacan Games begin. [1]
- September 9
- Silvio Cator of Haiti sets long jump record at 26 feet 0.25 inches. [1]
- September 15
- Saint Louis Cardinals set National League record of 18 men left on base beating Philadelphia Phillies 8-6. [1]
- September 17
- Pitcher Ray Boggs hits three batters in one inning. [1]
- September 28
- New York Yankees clinch pennant #6. [1]
- September 29
- New York Yankees (17) Detroit Tigers (28) set 9-inning hit record (45)-Detroit Tigers win 19-10. [1]
- September 30
- Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in one hour. [1]
- October 8
- Eastern Soccer League forms in US. [1]
- October 9
- New York Yankees sweep Saint Louis Cardinals in 25th World Series; Babe Ruth hits three home run in game - New York Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series. [1]
- December 1
- Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers beats Regina Roughriders 30-0 at Hamilton, Ontario. [1]
- December 2
- Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley is voted National League Most Valuable Player. [1]
- December 5
- England defeats Australia in cricket by record 675 runs at Brisbane. [1]
- December 11
- Major League Baseball National League President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers. [1]
- December 14
- Second Test Cricket Australia versus England starts with Donald Bradman 12th man. [1]
- December 17
- John McGraw backs Major League Baseball National League president John Heydler's designated hitter idea. [1]
- December 25
- Christmas Day attendance at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground (Victoria versus New South Wales) 14,887. [1]
- New South Wales (versus Victoria) go from 8-74 to 9-113 to be 9-367 at stumps. [1]
- December 26
- Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming. [1]
- World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Alan Kippax / Hal Hooker) New South Wales versus Victoria. [1]
1929
- January 1
- Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery. [1]
- January 3
- Donald Bradman scores 112 versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground - his first Test century. [1]
- January 19
- Clas Thunberg skates world record 500m in 42.8 seconds. [1]
- January 25
- Donald Bradman scores 340* for New South Wales versus Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours. [1]
- February 1
- First clean and jerk of 400 pounds (182kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402.5 pounds. [1]
- February 4
- Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut versus England at Adelaide. [1]
- February 12
- Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30). [1]
- February 20
- Boston Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field. [1]
- February 28
- Chicago Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home. [1]
- March 2
- Chicago Black Hawks are shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game. [1]
- March 13
- Donald Bradman scores 123 Australia versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, his second Test Cricket ton. [1]
- March 22
- 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes. [1]
- March 29
- NHL Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in two games. [1]
- April 4
- First Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman wrestling championships held. [1]
- April 16
- Cleveland Indians' Earl Averill becomes first in American League to hit a homerun on first at bat. [1]
- New York Yankees become first team to use numbers on uniforms. [1]
- April 19
- 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6. [1]
- May 1
- Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race record in 14.4 seconds. [1]
- May 4
- Lou Gehrig hits three consecutive homeruns, New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 9. [1]
- May 6
- American League baseball announces it will discontinue Most Valuable Player award. [1]
- New York to San Francisco footrace begins. [1]
- May 9
- New York Giants' Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates. [1]
- May 10
- 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6. [1]
- 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane. [1]
- May 18
- 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8. [1]
- Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-16 and lose 8-6 in second game (record 50 runs). [1]
- May 19
- Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, New York; two people crushed to death. [1]
- May 24
- Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings. [1]
- May 27
- Second Ryder Cup: Britain over Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England. [1]
- July 6
- Saint Louis has two 10-run innings and beats Philadelphia Phillies 28-6. [1]
- July 10
- In game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, 9 home runs are hit, one in each inning. [1]
- July 24
- New York to San Francisco footrace ends (2.5 months) winner is 60-year-old Monteverde. [1]
- July 28
- Chicago Cardinals become first NFL team to train out of state (Michigan). [1]
- August 2
- Philadelphia Phillies' Don Hurst sets National League record of six consecutive games with a home run. [1]
- August 11
- Babe Ruth becomes first in Major League Baseball to hit 500 homers. [1]
- September 21
- First legal forward pass in Canadian senior football thrown (Calgary). [1]
- October 14
- Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago Cubs, four games to one in 26th World Series. Philadelphia Athletics set World Series record of ten runs in an inning. [1]
- November 28
- Ernie Nevers scores all 40 points for Chicago Cardinals versus Chicago Bears (NFL record). [1]
- December 7
- Donald Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes. [1]
- Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament. [1]
- December 10
- Donald Bradman scores 225 in second inning of Test Cricket trial after 124 in first. [1]
- December 16
- First NHL game at Chicago Stadium; Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1. [1]
- December 20
- Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Boston Red Sox manager. [1]
- December 25
- Clarrie Grimmett takes 6-146 in cricket for South Africa, Queensland all out 380; Crowd 5,390. [1]
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