1927 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 |
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[edit] Baseball (Negro League)
- For the second straight year, the Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro League World Series.
George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948), often known to his fans as Babe Ruth, hit a total of 60 home runs in 1927.
[edit] Football (American)
- New York Giants win National Football League title
[edit] Football (Australian )
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 31st VFL Premiership (Collingwood 2.13 (25) d Richmond 1.7 (13))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Newcastle United win the 1926-27 title.
- FA Cup - Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1-0, the only time the FA Cup has been won by a club outside England.
[edit] Golf
- First Ryder Cup held in Worcester, Massachusetts. United States beats Britain 9 1/2 to 2 1/2
[edit] Hockey (Ice)
- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators defeat the Boston Bruins 2-0 in four games
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- April 7 Ottawa Senators 0 0 at Boston Bruins
- April 9 Ottawa Senators 3 1 at Boston Bruins
- April 11 Boston Bruins 1 1 at Ottawa Senators
- April 13 Boston Bruins 1 3 at Ottawa Senators
[edit] Horse Racing
- Grand National won by 8/1 favourite Sprig
[edit] Billiards
- First World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 20-11
[edit] General sporting events
- 8th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China
[edit] Births
- April 2 — Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006)
- April 24 — Josy Barthel, Luxembourg athlete (d. 1992)
- April 27 — Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer
- May 25 — Leslie Claudius, Indian field hockey player
- June 30 — Shirley Fry, American tennis player
- July 26 — Lucas Sebastião da Fonseca, Mozambican-born Portuguese football player (d. 2000)
- August 27 — Ben Kniest, Dutch water polo player (d. 1992)
- September 2 — Tibor Csík, Hungarian boxer (d. 1976)
- November 8 — Eduardo Lausse, Argentinian middleweight boxer (d. 1994)
- December 29 — Andy Stanfield, American track and field athlete (d. 1985)
[edit] Deaths
- January 22 — Ödön Bodor (44), Hungarian athlete (b. 1882)
- February 26 — Willie Simms, American Hall of Fame jockey
- March 27 — Joe Start, American Major League Baseball player (1871 - 1886)
- July 14 — Fritz Hoffmann (56), German athlete (b. 1871)
