- February 1
- Donald Bradman makes 299 versus South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th. [1]
- February 2
- Clarrie Grimmett takes 14 wickets versus South Africa (7-116 and 7-83). [1]
- February 4
- (to February 15) The III Olympic Winter Games are held in Lake Placid, New York, USA. [7]
- February 6
- First Olympics dog sled race, in Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport). [1]
- February 9
- America enters Olympics two-man bobsled competition for first time. [1]
- February 14
- South Africa all out for 36 in first innings versus Australia (Bert Ironmonger 5-6). [1]
- February 15
- III Olympic Winter Games close at Lake Placid, New York. [1]
- Australia beats South Africa in cricket by an inning in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time. [1]
- US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold). [1]
- February 18
- Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title. [1]
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- February 24
- Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona. [1]
- April 9
- NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in three games. [1]
- April 19
- 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4. [1]
- May 7
- At the Churchill Downs racecourse near Louisville, Kentucky, the 58th Kentucky Derby horse race is held. Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2. Total legal betting on the race: US$277,000. [1] [80.186]
- May 9
- 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8. [1]
- May 16
- New York Yankees' fourth straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves. [1]
- May 30
- New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins. [1]
- June 3
- Lou Gehrig hits four consecutive home runs; New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 20-13. [1]
- July 3
- First Sunday game at Fenway Park, New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 13-2. [1]
- July 9
- Boston Braves football team is formed. [1]
- New York Yankees' Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying record. [1]
- July 10
- Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in second and continues to 18-17 victory in 18 as his Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland Indians in longest relief job. [1]
- July 30
- (to August 14) The Games of the X Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. [7]
- July 31
- Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland Indians 1-0. [1]
- August 2
- Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs. [1]
- August 13
- New York Yankees' pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying the feat of Washington Senators' Tom Hughes who also won 1-0 in 10 in 1906. [1]
- August 14
- Games of the X Olympiad at Los Angeles closes. [1]
- September 3
- Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US tennis title. [1]
- September 9
- Frank Crosetti ties record, strikes out twice in one inning. [1]
- September 12
- Brooklyn Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch-hit home run. [1]
- September 13
- New York Yankees clinch their 7th pennant. [1]
- October 1
- Babe Ruth's points and hits a home run there, off of Chicago Cubs' Charlie Root. [1]
- NHL re-admits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh. [1]
- October 2
- New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series. [1]
- Boston Braves play first NFL game, lose 14-0. [1]
- November 19
- Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game. [1]
- December 3
- 20th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6. [1]
- December 17
- Saint Louis Cardinals trade Jim Bottomley to Cincinnati Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll. [1]
- December 18
- The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. [1] [5]
- December 20
- Queensland all out 74 versus Victoria, Bert Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13. [1]
- December 21
- New York Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach. [1]
- December 30
- Donald Bradman out for a duck versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
1933
- January 2
- Donald Bradman scores 103 against the Bodyline attack in the second Test. [1]
- NHL Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers in New York 13-3. [1]
- January 16
- Bert Oldfield flattened by Larwood delivery in Adelaide cricket Test. [1]
- January 30
- Clarrie Grimmett takes 7-86 for South Africa in Queensland second inn, 13-135 for cricket match. [1]
- February 16
- England regains the Ashes, thanks to bodyline tactics. [1]
- February 25
- Major NFL rule changes: hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line. [1]
- Thomas Yawkey purchases the Boston Red Sox. [1]
- March 18
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner. [1]
- April 1
- Walter Hammond scores 336 versus New Zealand at Auckland, 47 fours 10 sixes. [1]
- April 3
- Longest North American hockey game to date requires a 1:44:46 overtime as Toronto Maple Leafs' Ken Doraty scores to beat Montreal Canadiens 1-0. [1]
- April 13
- NHL Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one. [1]
- April 17
- Chicago Bears win their first NFL game beating New York Giants 23-21. [1]
- April 19
- 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:31:01.6. [1]
- April 24
- First major league player to get four consecutive doubles in 9 innings (Dick Bartell). [1]
- April 25
- New York Yankees' player Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0. [1]
- May 6
- 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8. [1]
- May 13
- 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02. [1]
- May 16
- Cecil Travis becomes first player to get five hits in his first game. [1]
- May 18
- First major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park. It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair. [1]
- May 26
- Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein hits for the cycle versus Saint Louis Cardinals. [1]
- May 27
- Trailing 11-3, New York Yankees score 12 runs in 8th inning and beat Chicago White Sox 15-11. [1]
- June 3
- Philadelphia Athletics score 11 runs in 2nd inning, New York Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11. [1]
- June 30
- Saint Louis Cardinals' Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Chicago Cubs to win 8-2. [1]
- July 2
- Carl Hubbell shuts-out Saint Louis Cardinals 1-0 in 18 innings without a walk. [1]
- July 6
- First All-Star baseball game, American League wins 5-2 (Chicago's Comiskey Park). [1]
- July 9
- Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles. [1]
- July 26
- Joe Dimaggio ends 61-game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League. [1]
- July 28
- NFL divides into two five-team divisions. [1]
- August 3
- New York Yankees are shut out for first time after 308 games. [1]
- August 17
- Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight baseball game. [1]
- August 21
- Babe Ruth's homer leads American League to a 4-2 win in first All-Star Game. [1]
- August 23
- First televised boxing match, between Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London, England, broadcast by the BBC's experimental TV service. [457]
- September 20
- Pittsburgh Pirates play first NFL game, lose 23-2. [1]
- September 23
- New York Yankees commit 7 errors in one game but beat Boston 16-12. [1]
- October 1
- Green Bay Packers make five first downs, the New York Giants make 0, but still win 10-7. [1]
- Washington Senators' coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57. [1]
- October 7
- New York Giants beat Washington Senators, four games to one in 30th World Series. [1]
- October 15
- Philadelphia Eagles play first NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0. [1]
- October 19
- Berlin Olympic Committee votes to introduce basketball in 1936. [1]
- November 5
- Chicago Bears' 30-game unbeaten streak ends to Boston Redskins (10-0). [1]
- November 7
- Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports. [1]
- November 12
- First Sunday football game in Philadelphia (previously illegal). [1]
- December 3
- Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000. [1]
- December 9
- 21st Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Sarnia Imperials, 4-3. [1]
- December 15
- Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15. [1]
- December 17
- B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, England versus India at Bombay. [1]
- Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118). [1]
- NFL starts keeping official statistics as Western Division champs Chicago Bears beat Eastern Division champs New York Giants 23-21 in first championship game, in front of 25,000 spectators at Wrigley Field, Chicago. [1] [1302.123]
- December 23
- Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251. [1]
- December 25
- Another Christmas Day five-wicket haul by Clarrie Grimmett. [1]
- Stan Smith takes 8-33 for Victoria versus Tasmania at Hobart. [1]
- December 26
- Donald Bradman scores 187 New South Wales versus Victoria, 294 minutes, 13 fours. [1]
- December 29
- New York Yankees refuse to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds. [1]
- December 30
- Jack Badcock scores 274 versus Victoria, Tasmania's first double-ton. [1]
1934
- January 2
- Donald Bradman scores 253 New South Wales versus Queensland, 204 minutes, 29 fours 4 sixes. [1]
- January 5
- Fenway Park catches fire for second time (May 8th 1926 also). [1]
- National and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball. [1]
- January 15
- Babe Ruth signs a 1934 baseball contract for $35,000 ($17,000 cut). [1]
- January 17
- New York Giants reward National League Most Valuable Player pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract. [1]
- January 26
- Donald Bradman scores 128 New South Wales versus Victoria, 96 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes. [1]
- January 27
- 27th Australian Men's Tennis Open: Fred Perry beats Crawford (6-3, 7-5, 6-1). [1]
- January 30
- Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shields career age 51 years 298 days. [1]
- February 6
- Cincinnati Reds purchases 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Saint Louis Cardinals for $7,500. [1]
- February 14
- NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]
- February 23
- Casey Stengel becomes manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. [1]
- March 1
- Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- March 10
- Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leafs history (18 games). [1]
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Suzanne Davis. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner. [1]
- March 11
- Netherlands beats Belgium 9-3, in soccer. [1]
- March 21
- Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in a Philadelphia Athletics - Brooklyn Dodgers exhibition game: Walks 1, hits the next guy, third guy hits into triple-play. [1]
- March 22
- First Masters golf championship begins in Augusta, Georgia, USA. [1]
- March 25
- First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284. [1]
- April 10
- NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1. [1]
- April 17
- The new Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Boston Red Sox 6-5. [1]
- April 19
- 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8. [1]
- April 21
- Moe Berg, Washington Senators' catcher, plays American League record 117th consecutive errorless game. [1]
- April 28
- Soccer team Blue White '34 forms. [1]
- Detroit Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into four straight double plays. [1]
- April 29
- Pittsburgh is last Major Baseball League city to play a home game on a Sunday. [1]
- May 3
- Donald Bradman scores 206 Australia versus Worcestershire, 210 minutes, 27 fours. [1]
- May 5
- 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04. [1]
- May 6
- Boston Red Sox score 12 runs in fourth inning including record four consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters. [1]
- May 9
- Donald Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University. [1]
- May 12
- 60th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2. [1]
- May 18
- Jimmie Foxx hits first homerun in Comiskey Park center field bleachers. [1]
- May 28
- Donald Bradman gets 160 Australia versus Middlesex, 124 minutes, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5. [1]
- Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at age 51 years 163 days. [1]
- June 6
- New York Yankees' player Myrl Hoag hits six singles in one game. [1]
- June 9
- Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes for the US Open. [1]
- June 10
- Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (overtime) in soccer's second World Cup at Rome. [1]
- June 14
- Max Baer knocks out Primo Carnera in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing championship in Long Island City. [1]
- June 25
- New York Yankees' pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out five times. [1]
- June 30
- NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become the Detroit Lions. [1]
- July 7
- Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbeldon doubles championship. [1]
- July 10
- Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx in the All-Star game. [1]
- American League beats National League 9-7 in second All-Star Game (Polo Grounds, New York). [1]
- July 13
- Babe Ruth hits home run number 700 against Detroit Tigers. [1]
- July 14
- New York Times (erronously) declares Babe Ruth 700 home run record to stand for all time. [1]
- Philadelphia Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beat Cincinnati Reds 18-0. [1]
- July 31
- Saint Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distant [1]
- August 4
- New York Giants' player Mel Ott sets record of six runs in game and beats Philadelphia Phillies 21-4. [1]
- August 19
- Helen Hull Jacobs win US Lawn Tennis Association. [1]
- August 22
- Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits two home runs to beat Chicago White Sox 3-2 in 12. [1]
- August 31
- First football all star game-Chicago Bears tie collegians 0-0 in Chicago. [1]
- September 18
- Saint Louis Browns' player Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston Braves in 10 innings, 2-1. [1]
- September 21
- Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Paul Dean no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0. [1]
- September 24
- 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell New York Yankees' appearance at Yankee Stadium. [1]
- September 25
- Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive Major League Baseball game. [1]
- Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup. [1]
- October 9
- Saint Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, four games to three in 31st World Series of baseball. [1]
- October 28
- Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play a penalty free NFL game. [1]
- November 4
- Pittsburgh Pirates end Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7. [1]
- November 11
- First penalty shot versus Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Montreal Canadiens) unsuccessful. [1]
- November 21
- New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals. [1]
- November 29
- Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions in first NFL game broadcast nationally. [1]
- December 9
- New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship. [1]
- December 10
- NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of the season. [1]
- December 11
- 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
- First Toronto Maple Leafs' penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful versus New York Rangers. [1]
- Ford C Frick becomes president of American baseball's National League. [1]
- National League votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team). [1]
- December 22
- Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins. [1]
- December 24
- Clarrie Grimmett takes 9-180 in cricket for South Africa as Queensland make 430. [1]
- December 25
- Four centuries for South Africa as they make 7-644 versus Queensland before 6,180. [1]
- December 26
- Yomiuri Giants, Japan's first professional baseball team, forms. [1]
- December 29
- First collegiate basketball doubleheader games, at Madison Square Garden in New York, with Notre Dame versus New York University and Saint John's versus Westminster, Philadelphia. [1] [1010.61]
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