- February 6
- Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket. [1]
- February 8
- Jan van der Hoorn wins 8th Dutch 11-cities skating race (10:51). [1]
- March 9
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button. [1]
- March 21
- Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand versus England at Christchurch. [1]
- March 25
- 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47. [1]
- Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (versus New Zealand, Christchurch). [1]
- April 6
- 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins his second Masters golf tournament, shooting a 281. [1]
- April 9
- Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodgers' Leo Durocher for one year. [1]
- April 15
- Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, first black in modern major league baseball. [1] [5] [129] [1302.142]
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- April 17
- Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit. [1]
- April 19
- 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39. [1]
- Amateur Athletic Union record for a 25-foot rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds. [1]
- NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2. [1]
- April 22
- First NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2. [1]
- April 27
- Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and throughout the US. [1]
- May 1
- Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stadium. [1]
- May 3
- 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8. [1]
- May 8
- A movement among Saint Louis Cardinals' players to protest its first meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon. [1]
- May 10
- 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59. [1]
- May 18
- Philadelphia Athletics' catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error. [1]
- May 31
- 79th Belmont Stakes: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6. [1]
- June 12
- Babe Didrikson is first American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Championships. [1]
- June 13
- First night game at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 3). [1]
- June 15
- First night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1). [1]
- June 18
- Cincinnati Reds' Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0. [1]
- July 8
- American League beats National League 2-1 in 14th All Star Game (Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois). [1]
- July 10
- Cleveland Indians' Don Black no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0. [1]
- July 16
- Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, first as a New York Yankees player and New York Yankees 18th straight. [1]
- July 18
- Detroit Tigers shut out New York Yankees 2-0, end 19-game win streak. [1]
- August 14
- Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up amateur status for $300,000. [1]
- August 22
- First college team to beat an NFL team (All Stars-16, Chicago Bears-0). [1]
- September 1
- New York Giants' 183-185 home run of year breaks New York Yankees' mark of 182 in 1936. [1]
- September 3
- Philadelphia Athletics' Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0. [1]
- New York Yankees get 18 singles to beat Boston Red Sox 11-2. [1]
- September 12
- Pittsburgh Pirates' player Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in four games. [1]
- September 15
- New York Yankees clinch pennant #15. [1]
- September 19
- Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of the Year. [5]
- September 26
- Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series. [1]
- September 30
- New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in front of largest World Series crowd: 73,365; also first World Series game televised. [1] [5]
- October 1
- NHL Pension Society founded. [1]
- October 2
- Yogi Berra becomes first to pinch hit a World Series (World Series #44) homer. [1]
- October 3
- With only one out to go, New York Yankees pitcher Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid; it scored two runs and he lost the game (World Series #44). [1]
- October 6
- New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series. [1]
- October 13
- NHL All Star Game - All Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs. [1]
- November 23
- Washington Redskins' Sammy Baugh passes for six touchdowns versus Chicago Cardinals (45-21). [1]
- November 27
- Joe DiMaggio wins his third Most Valuable Player, beating Ted Williams by one vote. [1]
- December 1
- Donald Bradman scores 185 in the first Cricket Test versus India at the Gabba. [1]
- India cricket all out for 58 versus Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2. [1]
- December 2
- 13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback). [1]
- December 5
- Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- December 11
- Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected. [1]
- December 14
- Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game. [1]
- December 28
- Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game. [1]
- December 30
- 36th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1). [1]
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