1931 In Sports
See also:
1930 in sports
,
other events of 1931
,
1932 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Auto Racing
24 hours of Le Mans
:
Earl Howe
and
Tim Birkin
, driving an
Alfa Romeo
8C.
Louis Schneider
wins the
Indy 500
.
Baseball
World Series
: The
St. Louis Cardinals
(101-53, NL) defeated the
Philadelphia Athletics
(107-45, AL) four games to three.
MVP Awards: NL:
Frankie Frisch
; AL:
Lefty Grove
Debutes:
Billy Herman
(
August 29
),
Ernie Lombardi
(
April 15
),
Red Rolfe
(
June 29
),
Dixie Walker
(
April 28
),
Paul Derringer
(
April 16
).
Major trades:
December: The
St. Louis Cardinals
traded
Burleigh Grimes
to the
Chicago Cubs
for Bud Teachout and
Hack Wilson
.
Basketball
Northwestern University
wins the College Basketball Title.
Boxing
Heavyweight Champion
: Undisputed
Max Schmeling
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by
Francesco Camusso
of
Italy
Tour de France
-
Antonin Magne
of
France
World Cycling Championship
:
Learco Guerra
of
Italy
Figure Skating
World Figure Skating Championships
:
Men's champion:
Karl Schfer
,
Austria
Women's champion:
Sonja Henie
,
Norway
Pairs champions:
Emilia Rotter
&
Lszl Szolls
,
Hungary
Football
(
American
)
Green Bay Packers
win the
NFL
title with a 13-2 record.
USC
wins the College Football Title.
Football
(
Australian Rules
)
Victorian Football League
Geelong
wins the 35th VFL Premiership (Geelong 9.14 (68) d
Richmond
7.6 (48))
Brownlow Medal
awarded to
Haydn Bunton
(
Fitzroy
)
Football
(
Canadian
)
Grey Cup
:
Montreal AAA
win 22-0 over the
Regina Roughriders
Football
(
Soccer
)
FA Cup
-
West Bromwich Albion
defeated
Birmingham
, 2 - 1
Golf
US Open
-
Billy Burke
British Open
-
Tommy D. Armour
PGA Championship
-
Tom Creavy
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
-
White Nose
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
Froth Blower
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
-
Pearl Cap
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
-
Sea Serpent
English Triple Crown Races
:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Cameronian
Epsom Derby
-
Cameronian
St. Leger Stakes
-
Sandwich
United States Triple Crown Races
:
Kentucky Derby
-
Twenty Grand
Preakness Stakes
-
Mate
Belmont Stakes
-
Twenty Grand
Harness Racing
Hambletonian
-
Calumet Butler
Kentucky Futurity
-
The Protector
Ice Hockey
Stanley Cup
: The
Montreal Canadiens
defeated the
Chicago Blackhawks
three games to two.
World Hockey Championship
Men's: Gold:
Canada
, Silver:
U.S.
, Bronze:
Austria
Rugby Union
Six Nations Championship
-
Wales
Snooker
World Snooker Championship
:
Joe Davis
beats
Tom Dennis
25-21
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
men's results:
Australian Open
-
Jack Crawford
French Open
-
Jean Borotra
Wimbledon championships
-
Sidney Wood
US Open
-
H. Ellsworth Vines
Grand Slam in tennis
women's results:
Australian Open
-
Coral Buttsworth
French Open
-
Cilly Ausem
Wimbledon championships
-
Cilly Aussem
US Open
-
Helen Wills Moody
Davis Cup
-
France
wins 3-2 over
Great Britain
Births
Ernie Banks
Ken Boyer
Jim Bunning
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Willie Mays
Bill Virdon
Don Zimmer
Deaths
September 17
Marvin Hart
, former
heavyweight boxing champion
Jack Chesbro
Charles Comiskey
Roger Connor
Knute Rockne
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