1944 in sports

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.

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 baseballer 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.

August 4- The "War Bonds Fight", $36m is raised to fund the war effort as Beau Jack wins a ten round decision over arch-rival Bob Montgomery at New York's Madison Square Garden. A few weeks later, they were both drafted on the same day by the U.S. Army.

Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 48th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 9.12 (66) d Richmond 7.9 (51))

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