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Everything about 1941 In Sports totally explainedMany sporting events didn't take place because of World War II.
Auto Racing
The New York Yankees won the World Series, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by 4 games to 1.
Ted Williams’ season batting average is .406. It is the last time any major leaguer will hit over .400.
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak (May 15 - July 16, 1941)
The ninth South American Basketball Championship in Mendoza is won by Argentina.
Victorian Football League
Minnesota Golden Gophers National college football champions.
Chicago Bears 37-9 New York Giants for the NFL championship.
Columbus Bullies win the American Football League championship with a record of 5-1-2.
April 3-6 - The Masters - Craig Wood
June 5-7 - U.S. Open - Craig Wood
July 13 - PGA Championship - Vic Ghezzi
May 3 - Whirlaway wins the Kentucky Derby
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Betty Hicks Newell, LPGA golf
Births
January 19 — Alan J. Patterson, New Zealand field hockey player
January 26 — Doug Rogers, Canadian judoka
January 30 — Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer
February 12 — Christoph Höhne, German racewalker
March 1 — Roderick Rijnders, Dutch rower (coxswain)
April 7 — Hans Wouda, Dutch water polo player
April 12 — Jan van Ispelen, Dutch boxer
April 14 — Pete Rose, American basebal player
April 28 — Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
May 1 — Brian Glencross, Australian field hockey player and coach
May 17 — Andy Boychuk, Canadian long-distance runner
June 4 — Geoff Shipton, Australian sprint freestyle swimmer
July 2 — Wendell Mottley, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
July 9 — Irene Piotrowski, Lithuanian-Canadian athlete
August 4 — Kaija Mustonen, Finnish ice speed skater
August 10 — Anita Lonsbrough, British swimmer
August 22 — Barry Jackson, English track and field athlete
August 22 — Bill Parcells, American football head coach
October 14 — Ilona Silai, Romanian middle distance runner
October 31 — Elizabeth Grieveson, British track and field athlete
October 31 — Derek Bell, British racing driver
November 9 — Wim Vriend, Dutch water polo player
November 17 — James Bregman, American judoka
December 4 — Marty Riessen, American tennis player
December 13 — Dixie Willis, Australian middle distance runner
December 21 — Christine Spielberg, East German discus thrower
December 23 — Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (d. 1975)
Deaths
March 18 — Henri Cornet (56), French cycling champion (b. 1884)
April 21 — Fritz Manteuffel (66), German gymnast (b. 1875)
May 26 — Karl Neukirch (76), German gymnast (b. 1864)
July 12 — Victor Henny (53), Dutch athlete (b. 1887)Further Information
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