1938 in sports
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See also: 1937 in sports, other events of 1938, 1939 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- 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.
- The sixth South American Basketball Championship in Lima is won by Peru.
- American boxer Henry Armstrong simultaneously holds the featherweight, welterweight & lightweight world titles.
- New York Giants 23-17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.
- 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)
- 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.
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37-24
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
Events
- February - British Empire Games held in Sydney, Australia
- March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Births
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 7 — Anny Haydon, tennis champion
- October 13 — Fred van Dorp, Dutch water polo player
- October 17 — Lorraine Crapp, Australian swimmer
- October 24 — Ross McPherson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 27 — Bernd Rosemeyer (28), German race car driver (b. 1909)
- March 22 — Frigyes Wiesner (50), Hungarian athlete (b. 1887)
- July 4 — Suzanne Lenglen (39), French tennis player (b. 1899)
- The sixth South American Basketball Championship in Lima is won by Peru.
- American boxer Henry Armstrong simultaneously holds the featherweight, welterweight & lightweight world titles.
- New York Giants 23-17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.
- 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)
- 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.
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37-24
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
Events
- February - British Empire Games held in Sydney, Australia
- March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Births
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 7 — Anny Haydon, tennis champion
- October 13 — Fred van Dorp, Dutch water polo player
- October 17 — Lorraine Crapp, Australian swimmer
- October 24 — Ross McPherson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 27 — Bernd Rosemeyer (28), German race car driver (b. 1909)
- March 22 — Frigyes Wiesner (50), Hungarian athlete (b. 1887)
- July 4 — Suzanne Lenglen (39), French tennis player (b. 1899)
- New York Giants 23-17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.
- 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)
- 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.
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37-24
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
Events
- February - British Empire Games held in Sydney, Australia
- March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Births
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 7 — Anny Haydon, tennis champion
- October 13 — Fred van Dorp, Dutch water polo player
- October 17 — Lorraine Crapp, Australian swimmer
- October 24 — Ross McPherson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 27 — Bernd Rosemeyer (28), German race car driver (b. 1909)
- March 22 — Frigyes Wiesner (50), Hungarian athlete (b. 1887)
- July 4 — Suzanne Lenglen (39), French tennis player (b. 1899)
- 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.
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37-24
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
Events
- February - British Empire Games held in Sydney, Australia
- March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Births
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 7 — Anny Haydon, tennis champion
- October 13 — Fred van Dorp, Dutch water polo player
- October 17 — Lorraine Crapp, Australian swimmer
- October 24 — Ross McPherson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 27 — Bernd Rosemeyer (28), German race car driver (b. 1909)
- March 22 — Frigyes Wiesner (50), Hungarian athlete (b. 1887)
- July 4 — Suzanne Lenglen (39), French tennis player (b. 1899)
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
Events
- February - British Empire Games held in Sydney, Australia
- March 3 - Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
- In what was billed as the "Match of the Century", Seabiscuit defeated the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champion, War Admiral.
- The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, the first aerial tramway in the United States, opens at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
Births
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 7 — Anny Haydon, tennis champion
- October 13 — Fred van Dorp, Dutch water polo player
- October 17 — Lorraine Crapp, Australian swimmer
- October 24 — Ross McPherson, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
Deaths
- January 27 — Bernd Rosemeyer (28), German race car driver (b. 1909)
- March 22 — Frigyes Wiesner (50), Hungarian athlete (b. 1887)
- July 4 — Suzanne Lenglen (39), French tennis player (b. 1899)
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