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| Years in sports: | 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.
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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 baseball player 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.
Boxing
- August 4- The "War Bonds Fight", $36m is raised to fund the war effort as Beau Jack wins a ten round decision over arch-rival Bob Montgomery at New York's Madison Square Garden. A few weeks later, they were both drafted on the same day by the U.S. Army.
Chess
See, 1944 in chess
Football (American)
- Green Bay Packers14-7 New York Giants in New York City for the NFL title.
Football (russian)
- Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 9.12 (66) d Richmond 7.9 (51))
Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - not played due to World War II
- U.S. Open - not played due to World War II
- British Open - not played due to World War II
- August 20 - PGA Championship - Bob Hamilton
Men's amateur
- British Amateur - not played due to World War II
- U.S. Amateur - not played due to World War II
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open - Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship - not played due to World War II
Horse Racing
- May 6 - Kentucky Derby - Pensive
- Preakness - Pensive
- Belmont Stakes - Bounding Home
Ice Hockey
- Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens sweep the Chicago Black Hawks in 4 straight games.
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Byron Nelson, PGA golf
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Ann Curtis, Swimming
Births
January-March
- January 23 — Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player
- January 25 — Jacinto João, Angola-born Portuguese football (soccer) player (d. 2004)
- January 29 — Pauline van der Wildt, Dutch swimmer
- February 1 — Katsutoshi Nekoda, Japanese volleyball player (d. 1983)
- February 22 — Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh, Mongolian wrestler
- February 23 — John Ryan, Australian swimmer
- February 26 — Corrie Winkel, Dutch swimmer
- March 5 — Georges Chappe, French cyclist
- March 9 — Roger Gibbon, Trinidad and Tobago track cyclist
- March 13 — Nico van der Voet, Dutch water polo player
- March 15 — Chi Cheng, Taiwanese track and field athlete
April-August
- April 4 — Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian athlete
- April 6 — Washington Rodríguez, Uruguayan boxer
- April 10 — Jørgen Jensen, Danish long-distance runner
- April 15 — Kunishige Kamamoto, Japanese football (soccer) player
- April 28 — Gaoussou Koné, Ivorian track and field sprinter
- May 9 — Laurence Richon Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)
- June 23 — Clive Barker, South African football (soccer) coach
- June 25 — Prince Amartey, Ghanaian boxer
- June 28 — Luis Nicolao, Argentine swimmer
- July 14 — Vic Faulkner, British wrestler
- July 28 — James Wallington, American boxer
- August 26 — Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (d. 2006)
- August 28 — Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
September-December
- September 7 — Bora Milutinović, Serbian-Mexican football (soccer) coach
- September 14 — Hans Parrel, Dutch water polo player
- September 19 — Colin Dibley, Australian tennis player
- October 2 — Willie Morgan, Scottish football (soccer) player
- October 10 — Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Al Michaels, American sportscaster
- November 20 — Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwean field hockey player
- November 29 — Víctor Mora, Colombian long-distance runner
- December 4 — Héctor Chumpitaz, Peruvian football (soccer) player
- December 4 — Lawrence Peckham, Australian high jumper
- December 17 — Ferenc Bene, Hungarian football (soccer) player (d. 2006)
- December 22 — Steve Carlton, American baseball player
- December 25 — Jairzinho, Brazilian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- September 9 — Robert Benoist (49), French racing driver
- October 22 — Arthur Blake, American athlete (b. 1872)
