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Last updated: 2008 August 9.

1947 January 6 Ray Lindwall smashes 100 vs England in Melbourne Cricket Ground Test. [1] January 7 Australia vs England at Melbourne Cricket Ground drawn in six days, first cricket draw in Australia since 1882. [1] January 8 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores five goals in a game. [1] January 18 Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pittsburgh Pirates (for $25-35,000). [1] January 20 Josh Gibson Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35. [1] January 23 Roy Park cricketer (prolific Victorian bat and official), dies. [1] January 24 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs. [1] January 29 Fred Barratt cricket (5 wickets at 47 in five Tests for England 1929-30), dies. [1] February 3 Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in fourth Test Cricket. [1] 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] February 21 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champion. [1] February 27 Mackinnon of Mackinnon cricketer (Tests England vs Australia 1879), dies at age 89. [1] March 9 Stanley Jackson cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies. [1] 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 vs 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 (v New Zealand, Christchurch). [1] March 27 Charles Smith cricketer (batted for South Africa in 1902-03), dies. [1] April 2 Joseph Hardstaff cricket (311 runs in five Tests for England 1907-08), dies. [1] April 6 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins his second Masters golf tournament, shooting a 281. [1] April 9 Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for one year. [1] April 10 Jackie Robinson became the first black in modern major league baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1] April 15 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. [1] [5] April 17 Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit. [1] April 18 Benny Leonard lightweight boxing champion (1917-25), dies at age 51. [1] April 19 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39. [1] AAU record for a 25' rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds. [1] 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 25 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in Saint Louis, to become wrestling champion. [1] April 27 Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through 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 Oakland 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 Br Women's Amateur Golf Champ. [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, Athletics 1). [1] June 29 New York Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak. [1] July 3 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the first black in the American League. [1] July 5 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-first black player in American League. [1] July 8 American League beats National League 2-1 in 14th All Star Game (Wrigley Field, Chicago). [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 22 First college team to beat an NFL team (All Stars-16, Chicago Bears-0). [1] August 26 First black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on first at bat). [1] September 1 New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks New York Yankees mark of 182 in 1936. [1] September 3 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 26 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series. [1] September 30 New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3-largest World Series crowd 73,365-first World Series televised. [1] 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 5 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in world series (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 Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for six touchdowns vs Chicago Cardinals (45-21). [1] November 27 Joe DiMaggio wins his third Most Valuable Player, beating Ted Williams by one vote. [1] December 1 Bradman scores 185 in the first Cricket Test vs India at the Gabba. [1] India cricket all out for 58 vs 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 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]