1944 in sports Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

See also: 1943 in sports, other events of 1944, 1945 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.

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1 Baseball 2 Football (Australian Rules) 3 Births

Baseball

• May 7 - Chucho Ramos made his major league debut as first baseman and outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds. He was the third baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball.
• June 10 - 15-year old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest baseballer to pitch a game in major league history.
• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals defeats St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2.
• Hall of Fame election: Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected by the Hall of Fame Committee in December following his death the previous month. The long-delayed selection of at least 10 players from the 19th century is promised the following year.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 9.12 (66) d Richmond 7.9 (51))

Births

• March 15 - Chi Cheng, Taiwanese track and field star
• May 9 – Laurence Richon Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)

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