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Encyclopedia > 1949 in sports

See also: 1948 in sports, other events of 1949, 1950 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

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Auto racing

Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... Luigi Chinetti, among other achivements with Ferrari, drove their first car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... The Ferrari Gestione Industriale badge on the front of a 330 GTC Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ...

Baseball

January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... Montford Merrill Monte Irvin (b. ... 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... See previous election: 1948 and next election: 1950 The 1949 election to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded using the same rules as the successful elections in the previous two years, with the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) again authorized to elect players retired less than... Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 - January 21, 1993) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers (1924_1942). ... Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs at the West Side Grounds in 1903. ... Kid Nichols of the Philadelphia Phillies at the West Side Grounds in 1905. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Albert Benjamin Happy Chandler (July 14, 1898–June 15, 1991) was a governor of Kentucky, a U.S. Senator and Baseball Commissioner. ... // Mexican Baseball It is a Class Triple A League. ... See also: 1945 in sports, other events of 1946, 1947 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball January 23: Hall of Fame election: The writers vote again fails to select an inductee, despite a newly revamped voting process. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Edward Stephen Waitkus (born September 4, 1919 Cambridge, MA - died September 16, 1972 Jamaica Plain, MA) was a utility player who had an 11 year career from 1941, 1946-1955. ...

Football (American Football)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Conference AFC Division North Year Founded 1946 Home Field Cleveland Browns Stadium City Cleveland, Ohio Team Colors Brown, Orange, and White Head Coach Romeo Crennel League Championships (8) AAFC Champions: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 NFL Champions: 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964 Conference Championships (11) NFL American: 1950, 1951, 1952 NFL Eastern... Conference NFC Division West Year Founded 1946 Home Field Monster Park City San Francisco, California Team Colors Metallic Gold, Cardinal Red, and Beige Head Coach Mike Nolan League Championships (5) Super Bowl: 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX) Conference Championships (5) NFC: 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989... The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the rival National Football League from 1946 to 1949. ... Baltimore Colts started in the All-America Football Conference in 1946 as the Miami Seahawks. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1933 Home Field Lincoln Financial Field City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team Colors Midnight Green, Silver, Black, and White Head Coach Andy Reid League Championships (3) NFL Champions: 1948, 1949, 1960 Conference Championships (3) NFL Eastern: 1960 NFC: 1980, 2004 Division Championships (9) NFL East: 1947... The St. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ...

Football (Australian Rules)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian rules football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... See also Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal regarded as the most prestigious award for individual players. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... Hawthorn Football Club logo The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

Football (Soccer)

  • England - FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Leicester City 3–1
  • Italy - a plane carrying the Torino team crashes into a mountain on May 4, killing everyone on board. Of the entire squad, only one player (who didn't fly, due to injury) survived, as well as potential signing Ladislao Kubala, who was due to fly but did not, due to his son's ill health.

Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... Leicester City Football Club, nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... Torino Calcio is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... László Kubala (June 10, 1927 in Budapest - May 17, 2002), (also known as Ladislao or Ladislav Kubala, although Lászlo is the name on his birth certificate) was a footballer, born in Hungary, who played for Czechoslovakia and Spain as well as for Hungary. ...

Football (Rugby)

Argentina-France Rugby Union match Rugby football refers to sports descendent from a common form of football developed at Rugby school. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... All Blacks The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... The Wallabies are the Australian rugby union national team. ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... The Springboks or Bokke are the South African national rugby union team. ...

Snooker

Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... Fred Davis (August 13, 1913 - April 16, 1998) was an English professional snooker and billiards player, and was one of the most loved personalities in the game. ... Walter Donaldson (1907 - 1973) was a Scottish professional snooker player. ...

Births

February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Manuel Orantes, born February 5, 1949 in Granada, Spain was a tennis champion. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... John Peter Rhys Williams, born 1949-03-02 in Cardiff, and known universally as JPR Williams, played rugby for Wales between 1969 and 1981. ... Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... D. Sanford (Sandy) Hawley, born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, is a Hall of Fame jockey. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional baseball player, playing his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and is widely regarded as having been the greatest third baseman in the history of baseball. ... 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...

Deaths


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