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1949 in sports
See also:
1948 in sports
,
other events of 1949
,
1950 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
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Auto racing
The first
24 hours of Le Mans
is held since the beginning of
World War II
. Luigi Chinetti and Lord Seldson win the race in a
Ferrari
166M.
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Baseball
January 28
: The
New York Giants
sign their first black players:
Negro Leaguers
outfielder
Monte Irvin
and
pitcher
Hall of Fame election
: After a runoff election was necessary,
Charlie Gehringer
is selected for induction; on May 9, the Old-Timers Committee elects
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
and
Kid Nichols
as its first selections in 3 years.
June 5
: MLB Commissioner
Happy Chandler
lifts the ban on all players who jumped to the
Mexican League
, starting in
1946
.
June 15
: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus is shot in Chicago by deranged fan Ruth Ann Steinhagen.
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Football (
soccer
)
England -
FA Cup
:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
beat
Leicester City
3–1
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Football (
rugby
)
New Zealand -
September 3
, blackest day in
All Blacks
history when they lost two test matches, 6-11 to the
Wallabies
in
Wellington
, and 3-9 to the
Springboks
in
South Africa
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Snooker
World Snooker Championship
:
Fred Davis
beats
Walter Donaldson
80-65.
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Births
February 5
-
Manuel Orantes
, Spanish tennis player
April 16
-
Sandy Hawley
, Canadian jockey
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Deaths