- 1940 in sports
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dn3=1970s|"Many sporting events did not take place because ofWorld War II ."Athletics (track and field) The
1940 Summer Olympics to be held inHelsinki , were cancelled due to outbreak ofWorld War II . The major international athletics event of the year was thus the annualFinland-Sweden athletics international , held at the newHelsinki Olympic Stadium , exceptionally held as a triple international betweenFinland ,Sweden andGermany .Auto Racing
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Indianapolis 500 -Wilbur Shaw Baseball *The
Cincinnati Reds defeated theDetroit Tigers in theWorld Series , 4 games to 3.
*Dom DiMaggio debutedApril 16 ;Pee Wee Reese debutedApril 23 .
*Final season forWally Berger .
*Trade:June 12 , theBrooklyn Dodgers traded four players and $125,000 cash to theSt. Louis Cardinals forJoe Medwick and another player.Basketball * The eighth South American Basketball Championship in
Montevideo is won by Uruguay.Chess "See",
1940 in chess
=Football (American)=*
Minnesota Golden Gophers , Stanford Indians, and theBoston College Eagles three way tie for Nationalcollege football champions.
*Chicago Bears crush theWashington Redskins 73-0 for theNFL championship.
=Football (Australian)=*
Victorian Football League
** Melbourne wins the 44th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 15.17 (107) d Richmond 10.8 (68))
**Brownlow Medal awarded toDes Fothergill (Collingwood) andHerbie Matthews (South Melbourne)Golf Men's professional
*April 4-7 -Masters Tournament -Jimmy Demaret
*June 6-9 - U.S. Open -Lawson Little
*British Open - not played due toWorld War II
*September 2 -PGA Championship -Byron Nelson Men's amateur
*British Amateur - not played due toWorld War II
*U.S. Amateur -Dick Chapman Women's professional
*Women's Western Open -Babe Zaharias
*Titleholders Championship -Betty Hicks Horse racing *
March 2 - In his final race,Seabiscuit wins the $121,000Santa Anita Handicap to become the top money earner of all time.
*May 4 -Kentucky Derby -Gallahadion
*Preakness -Bimelech
*Belmont Stakes - BimelechIce hockey * The
New York Rangers defeat theToronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 to win theNational Hockey League 'sStanley Cup .Snooker *
World Snooker Championship :Joe Davis beats Fred Davis 37-36Awards
*Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year:
Tom Harmon ,College football
*Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year:Alice Marble ,Tennis Births
January-April
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January 17 —Kipchoge Keino , Kenyan runner
*January 17 —Leighton Rees , Welsh darts player
*January 20 —Jack Nicklaus , American golfer
*January 31 —Kitch Christie , South African rugby coach (d.1998 )
*February 11 —Calvin Fowler , American basketball player
*February 16 —Don Bertoia , Canadian middle distance runner
*February 25 —Ron Santo , American baseball player
*February 28 —Mario Andretti , American race car driver
*March 6 —Willie Stargell , American baseball player (d.2001 )
*March 8 —Theo Laseroms , Dutch football defender and coach (d.1991 )
*April 11 —Władysław Komar , Polish shot putter (d.1998 )
*April 13 —José Napoles , Cuban-Mexican boxer
*April 15 — Willie Davis, American baseball player
*April 15 —Woody Fryman , American baseball player
*April 21 —Carlos Morocho Hernandez , Venezuelan boxer
*April 25 — Maribel Yerxa Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d.1961 )May-September
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May 3 —Clemens Westerhof , Dutch football manager
*May 19 —Frans Bouwmeester , Dutch football (soccer) player
*May 19 — Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
*May 20 —Sadaharu Oh , Japanese baseball player
*May 20 —Stan Mikita , Slovak-born Canadian hockey player
*June 14 —Bram Leenards , Dutch water polo player
*June 15 —Ken Fletcher , Australian tennis player (d.2006 )
*June 23 —Wilma Rudolph , American runner (d.1994 )
*July 3 —César Tovar , Venezuelan baseball player
*July 18 —Joe Torre , American baseball player and manager
*July 20 —Tony Oliva , American baseball player
*July 29 —Gerrit Wormgoor , Dutch water polo player
*August 7 —Sally McCallum , Canadian track and field athlete
*August 28 —Roger Pingeon , French cyclist
*August 29 —Wim Ruska , Dutch judoka
*August 29 —Valentín Uriona , Spanish road racing cyclist (d.1967 )
*September 12 —Mickey Lolich , American baseball playerOctober-December
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October 3 —Michael Troy , American butterfly swimmer
*October 5 —Dennis Hay , Scottish field hockey player and coach
*October 9 —Joe Pepitone , American baseball player
*October 19 —Bill Gairdner , Canadian track and field athlete
*October 23 —Pelé , Brazilian soccer player
*November 23 —Gösta Pettersson , Swedish road racing cyclist
*November 23 —Luis Tiant , Cuban-born American baseball player
*December 5 —Adrian Street , British wrestler
*December 9 —Eddie Blay , Ghanaian boxer
*December 29 —George Puce , Canadian discus throwerDeaths
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March 1 —Martti Marttelin (42), Finnish long-distance runner (b.1897 )
*May 8 —Chick Fraser , US baseball player
*June 21 —Janusz Kusociński (33), Polish athlete (b.1907 )
*July 28 —Gyula Kellner (69), Hungarian athlete (b.1871 )
*October 17 — George Davis, US baseball player
*October 19 —Umberto Caligaris (39), Italian football (soccer) player and coach (b.1901 )
*December 16 — Billy Hamilton, US baseball player
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