1934 in sports
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See also: 1933 in sports, other events of 1934, 1935 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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[edit] Baseball
- July 10 - In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left-handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9-7.
- St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4-3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals.
[edit] Basketball
- The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership (Richmond 19.14 (128) d South Melbourne 12.17 (89))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
[edit] American Football
- New York Giants 30-13 Chicago Bears for the 1934 NFL title.
- Minnesota Golden Gophers National college football champions.
[edit] Football (soccer)
- 1934 World Cup held in Italy - Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final.
- November 14 - England beat Italy 3-2 in the "Battle of Highbury".
[edit] England
- First Division - Arsenal win the 1933-34 title.
- FA Cup - Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-1.
[edit] Golf
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25-23
[edit] Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Rainbow defeats British challenger Endeavour, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 2
[edit] General sporting events
- 10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands
[edit] Births
- January 2 — Don Gambril, American swimming coach
- January 8 — Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
- March 10 — Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian athlete
- May 3 — Henry Cooper, British boxer
- May 6 — Hans Junkermann, German cyclist
- June 8 — Ragnar Skanåker, Swedish pistol shooter
- June 13 — Lucjan Brychczy, Polish football (soccer) player
- August 19 — Bill Cleary, American ice hockey player
- October 14 — Horacio Accavallo, Argentine flyweight boxer
[edit] Deaths
- March 23 - Sir Donald Mann, donor of the Mann Cup (b. 1853)fr:1934 en sport
