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See also: 1941 in sports, other events of 1942, 1943 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. This article is about the year. ...
This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...
Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
- January 15: President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives baseball the go-ahead to play despite World War II. FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. Ironically, the Cubs, who had signed contracts to install lights at Wrigley Field, drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years.
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January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See previous election: 1939 and next election: 1944 The 1942 election to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame was the first to be conducted in three years, and the only regular election in the years 1940 to 1944; in 1939 the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) had...
Rogers Hornsby (April 27, 1896 in Winters, Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois), nicknamed The Rajah, was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career in St. ...
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...
January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
Picture of Fenway Park. ...
Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 • 1907 NL Pennants (16) 1945 • 1938 • 1935 • 1932 1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908 1907 • 1906 • 1886 • 1885 1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1876 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division...
Wrigley Field is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales and which became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916. ...
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 •1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 • 1987 • 1985 • 1982 1968 • 1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1934...
This article refers to the American baseball league. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961 1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947 1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938 1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928 1927 • 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 • 2001 • 2000...
The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
The Negro League World Series is a baseball tournament that took place at various times from the 1920s to the 1940s, matching the champions of various Negro Leagues. ...
The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ...
The Negro American League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. ...
The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues in the United States. ...
The second Negro National League was established in 1933, two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded. ...
The Winnipeg Maroons were a minor League Baseball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that played in the Northern League from 1902-1942. ...
Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ...
Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls attempts to score. ...
The South American Basketball Championship 1942 was the tenth South American Basketball Championship. ...
Santiagos Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago (officially in Spanish, Santiago de Chile) is Chiles capital and largest city. ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
This article is about the Los Angeles stadium. ...
Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public research and degree-granting four-year university located in Corvallis, Oregon. ...
Blue Devils is the mascot for Duke Universitys athletic teams. ...
Nickname: City of Medicine Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ...
City Landover, Maryland Team Colors Burgundy and Gold Head Coach Joe Gibbs Fight song Hail to the Redskins Mascot {{{mascot}}} League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933-present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern Conference (1953-1969) Capitol Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC...
City Chicago, Illinois Team Colors Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football League (1920-present) Western Division (1933-1949) National Conference (1950-1952) Western Conference (1953-1969) Central Division (1967-1969) National Football...
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NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ...
Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ...
Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ...
The Victorian Football League is Australias second highest professional football league. ...
Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...
Births - January 17 - Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, heavyweight boxing champion
- May 18 - Nobby Stiles, football (soccer) player
- June 25 - Willis Reed, American Pro Basketball Player
- July 4 - Kevin Rigby, New Zealand field hockey player
- August 7 - Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer (d. 1995)
- September 16 - Dennis Conner American sailer
- September 22 - David Stern, Commissioner of the NBA
- September 25 - Oscar Bonavena, Argentinian boxer (d. 1976)
- November 8 - Angel Cordero Jr., Latin horse racing jockey
- December 20 - Bob Hayes, American Olympic Track and Field champion, American Football Player
January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ...
For other people with similar names, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ...
May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ...
Norbert Nobby Peter Stiles MBE, (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18th May 1942), was the toothless midfield ballwinner of Englands 1966 World Cup winning side. ...
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ...
June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...
Willis Reed, Jr. ...
July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...
Kevin James Rigby (born July 4, 1942 in Napier, New Zealand) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national mens team that finished ninth at the 1972 in Munich. ...
August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ...
Carlos Monzon (August 7, 1942- January 8, 1995) was an Argentinian boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ...
Dennis Conner, 1980 Dennis W. Conner (born December 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman who has participated in the Americas Cup nine times. ...
September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...
David Joel Stern (born September 22, 1942) is a Jewish American lawyer, and has been the Commissioner of the American National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1984. ...
The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...
September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...
Angel Cordero Jr. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dallas Cowboys promo shot Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 - September 18, 2002) was an American track and field athlete and American football player. ...
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