1944 in sports
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See also: 1943 in sports, other events of 1944, 1945 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.
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Baseball
- May 7 - Chucho Ramos made his major league debut as first baseman and outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds. He was the third baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball.
- June 10 - 15-year old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest baseball player to pitch a game in major league history.
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals defeats St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2.
- Hall of Fame election: Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis is elected by the Hall of Fame Committee in December following his death the previous month. The long-delayed selection of at least 10 players from the 19th century is promised the following year.
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American Football
- Green Bay Packers14-7 New York Giants in New York City for the NFL title.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 9.12 (66) d Richmond 7.9 (51))
Births
- March 15 - Chi Cheng, Taiwanese track and field star
- May 9 – Laurence Richon Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)
- December 25 - Jairzinho, Brazilian football playerfr:1944 en sport