1938 in sports
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1938 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 |
Contents |
[edit] American football
- New York Giants 23–17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.
- First High School Oil Bowl is played.
[edit] Association football
World Cup
- 1938 World Cup held in France – Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.
England
- First Division – Arsenal win the 1937–38 title
- FA Cup – Preston North End beat Huddersfield Town 1-0
[edit] Athletics
- March 3 – Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- September 4 – European Championships Marathon at Paris is won by Väinö Muinonen (Finland) in a time of 2:37:29
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Carlton wins the 42nd VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.10 (100) d Collingwood 13.7 (85))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
[edit] Baseball
- World Series – New York Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4–0.
- Hall of Fame election – Continuing toward the goal of 10 initial inductees at the 1939 opening of the Hall, voters select Grover Cleveland Alexander. A special committee selects organizer Alexander Cartwright and promoter Henry Chadwick; selections of 19th century players are again postponed.
- Starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws back–to–back no–hitters, meaning they came in two consecutive starts, something not accomplished before or since.
[edit] Basketball
- The sixth South American Basketball Championship in Lima is won by Peru.
[edit] Boxing
- May 23 – Dutch boxer Bep van Klaveren claims the European title in the middleweight division by defeating Frenchman Edouard Tenet in a match held in the Feijenoord Stadium in his native Rotterdam.
- American boxer Henry Armstrong simultaneously holds the featherweight, welterweight & lightweight world titles.
[edit] British Empire Games
- February – British Empire Games held in Sydney
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Felix Kaspar, Austria
- Ladies' champion: Megan Taylor, Great Britain
- Pair skating champion: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier, Germany
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Henry Picard
- U.S. Open – Ralph Guldahl
- British Open – Reg Whitcombe
- PGA Championship – Paul Runyan
Men's amateur
Women's professional
[edit] Horse racing
- In what is billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeats the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Motor racing
- European Grand Prix champion – Rudolf Caracciola
[edit] Skiing
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37–24
[edit] Tennis
- Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Don Budge, Tennis
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Patty Berg, LPGA golf
[edit] References
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