1944 in sports
overview of sports-related events during the year of 1944
Note — many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The 1944 Summer Olympics was also cancelled due to WWII. It was going to be held in London, United Kingdom. For more visit 1944 Summer Olympics.
1944 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
NFL Championship: the Green Bay Packers won 14–7 over the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds
Army Cadets – college football national championship
Association football
La Liga won by Valencia CF
German football championship won by Dresdner SC
Serie A – not held due to the conquest of Italy.[a]
Primeira Liga won by Sporting CP
There is no major football competition in England, Scotland or France due to World War II. In England, several regional leagues are played but statistics from these are not counted in players’ figures.
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
July 29: North Melbourne 11.21 (87) pip Richmond 14.2 (86) in the only VFL/AFL match where the winning team scored three fewer goals than the loser.
September 30: Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership defeating Richmond 9.12 (66) to 7.9 (51) in the Grand Final.
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.
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