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Auto Racing

• August 11 - Jean Bugatti, automobile designer and the 30-year-old son of Ettore Bugatti, died in a crash on the Molsheim-Strasbourg highway.

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Baseball

• January 24: Hall of Fame election: The goal of 10 initial inductees from the 20th century is finally met as voters select George Sisler, Eddie Collins, and Willie Keeler.
• April 23: Pitcher Alejandro "Alex" Carrasquel made his major league debut with the Washington Senators. He became the first baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball.
• May 2: Cap Anson, Buck Ewing, Charles "Hoss" Radbourn, Albert Spalding, Charles Comiskey, and Candy Cummings are named to the Hall of Fame by a special committee, just weeks before the Hall opens. Along with the previous selections of Cy Young and Keeler in the writers' elections, Anson, Ewing and Radbourn arguably complete the 5 initial inductees from the 19th century which were promised but long delayed; Spalding, Comiskey and Cummings were largely elected as pioneers and contributors.
• May 2: Lou Gehrig's streak of 2130 consecutive Major League Baseball games played comes to an end. The record will stand for 56 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks it.
• June 12: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
• July 4: Lou Gehrig announces his retirement from the game at Yankee Stadium.
• August 26: The first televised major-league baseball game is Brooklyn's 6-1 victory over Cincinnati at Ebbets Field.
• World Series: New York Yankees defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4-0.
• The Winnipeg Maroons win the Northern League championship.
• December: A special election results in Lou Gehrig being selected to the Hall of Fame; he had announced his retirement after the Hall's June opening.

Picture of Fenway Park. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See previous election: 1938 and next election: 1942 The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Halls opening that year. ... George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 - March 26, 1973), nicknamed Gorgeous George, was an American star in Major League Baseball, and one of the greatest fielding first basemen of all time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr. ... Willie Keeler on a 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923), nicknamed Wee Willie, was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the... Jump to: navigation, search April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... Carrasquel with the Senators Alex Carrasquel [car_ras_KAEL] (July 24, 1912 _ August 19, 1969), born Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio, was the first baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball. ... Jump to: navigation, search Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1924 AL Pennants (6) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1933 1925 â€¢ 1924 Central Division titles (3) 2004 â€¢ 2003 â€¢ 2002 West Division titles (4) 1991... Picture of Fenway Park. ... 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Charles Gardner Radbourn (December 11, 1854 - February 5, 1897), nicknamed Old Hoss, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball prior to the turn of the 20th century. ... Al Spaldings sporting goods company made a lasting impact on baseball. ... Charles Comiskey baseball card, 1887 Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 - October 26, 1931) was a Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. ... Candy Cummings William Arthur Candy Cummings (October 18, 1848 - May 16, 1924) was a 19th century professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League. ... Denton True Young (March 29, 1867 - November 4, 1955) was the pre-eminent baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. ... Jump to: navigation, search New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig, born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig (born June 19, 1903 in New York City, New York -- died June 2, 1941 in New York City, New York,) was a Major League first baseman who played his entire career for the... Jump to: navigation, search MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Cal Ripken, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... Jump to: navigation, search Cooperstown is a village located in Otsego County, New York and is the County Seat. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 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Basketball

• The third European basketball championship, Eurobasket 1939, is won by Lithuania.

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American Football

• Green Bay Packers 27-0 New York Giants for the NFL title. It was the first shutout in a championship game. The game was played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Texas A&M University 14-13 Tulane in the 1939 Sugar Bowl for the NCAA Football National Championship.

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Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 43rd VFL Premiership (Melbourne 21.22 (148) d Collingwood 14.11 (95))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Marcus Whelan (Collingwood)

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Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 43-30

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Tennis

• Alice Marble wins Wimbledon Ladies' Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles, US Open Women's Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles, as well as Associated Press Athlete of the Year.

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Births

• January 3 - Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
• January 6 - Valeri Lobanovsky, football player and manager
• February 27 – Peter Revson, F1 race car driver (d. 1974
• April 4 - JoAnne Carner, american female golfer
• April 10 - Alan Rothenberg, American soccer president
• May 9 - Ralph Boston, American track and field champion
• May 29 - Al Unser Sr., American auto racer
• June 9 - Dick Vitale, American college basketball tv announcer
• June 18 - Lou Brock, American baseball player
• August 22 - Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
• September 8 - Carsten Keller, German field hockey player
• September 27 - Kathy Whitworth, American female golfer
• October 11 – Maria Bueno, tennis champion
• October 18 - Mike Ditka, American football coach
• December 1 - Lee Trevino, American golfer
• December 14 - Ernie Davis, American football player

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Deaths

• February 3 - C.C. Pyle, american pro football promoter
• November 28 – James Naismith, Canadian who invented the game of basketball.