1938 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 |
| 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] Athletics
[edit] Marathon
- September 4 —
European Championships Marathon, Paris, France
- Men's Winner: Vaino Muinonen (FIN) 2:37:29
[edit] Auto racing
- Grand Prix racing - Main article: 1938 Grand Prix season. European Champion: Rudolf Caracciola
[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] 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] Football (American)
- New York Giants 23-17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.
- First High School Oil Bowl is played.
[edit] Football (Australian)
- 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] Football (soccer)
- 1938 World Cup held in France - Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.
[edit] England
- First Division - Arsenal win the 1937-38 title.
- FA Cup - Preston North End beat Huddersfield Town 1-0.
[edit] Golf
- April 1=4 - The Masters - Henry Picard
- June 9-11 - U.S. Open - Ralph Guldahl
- July 5-8 - British Open - Reg Whitcombe
- July 16 - PGA Championship - Paul Runyan
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 7 - Lawrin wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Sidney Smith 37-24
[edit] Tennis
- American, Don Budge becomes the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam in tennis of all 4 Championships.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Don Budge, Tennis
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Patty Berg, LPGA golf
[edit] Births
- January 17 — David Theile, Australian backstroke swimmer
- January 18 — Tilly van der Zwaard, Dutch middle distance runner
- February 11 — Mohammed Gammoudi, Tunisian athlete
- February 19 — Wim van Spingelen, Dutch water polo player
- February 26 — Brian Kilby, British marathon runner
- February 28 — Terence Spinks, British boxer
- April 12 — Clement Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
- April 20 — Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete
- April 26 — Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer
- May 1 — Nikolay Karpol, Russian women's volleyball coach
- May 7 — John Caldwell, Irish boxer
- May 10 — Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
- May 11 — Siegmar Ohlemann, Canadian track and field athlete
- May 20 — Stien Kaiser, Dutch ice speed skater
- May 20 — Harry Vriend, Dutch water polo player
- June 5 — Roy Higgins, Australian jockey
- June 24 — Boris Lagutin, Soviet boxer
- July 12 — Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
- August 13 — Luis Estaba, Venezuelan boxer
- August 30 — Alfred Meakin, British track and field athlete
- September 8 — Kenichi Horie, Japanese solo yachtsman
- October 3 — Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer
- October 6 — Brunon Bendig, Polish boxer (d. 2006)
- 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
- November 3 — Frank McKinney, American backstroke swimmer (d. 1992)
[edit] 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)
