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Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.
- January 28: Hall of Fame election: Baseball writers fail to elect a new inductee. Frank Chance, Rube Waddell, and Ed Walsh come closest, but none gets the required three-fourths of the vote. Voting is heavily divided, strongly favoring earlier candidates.
- April 25: The Hall of Fame Committee, which had promised at least 10 long-awaited inductees from the 19th century, responds to the deadlocked writers' voting by primarily choosing popular candidates whose careers bridged the turn of the century: Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hughie Jennings, King Kelly, Wilbert Robinson and Jim O'Rourke.
- World Series: Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3.
[edit] England
- With the end of World War II, the FA Cup is reinstated for the 1945-46 season; played on a two-legged basis. However, clubs are not yet prepared for a full league programme, so the Football League does not resume; regional leagues remain for another year.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
[edit] January-May
- January 10 — Jerome Drayton, German-born Canadian long-distance runner
- February 3 — Philip Waruinge, Kenyan boxer
- February 25 — Roy Saari, American freestyle and medley swimmer
- March 17 — Hassan Bchara, Lebanese wrestler
- March 27 — Robert Haigh, Australian field hockey player
- March 28 — Johnny Famechon, France-born Australian boxer
- April 10 — Kevin Berry, Australian butterfly swimmer (d. 2006)
- April 20 — Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
- May 11 — Rollerball Rocco, British wrestler
- May 12 — Alan Ball, English football (soccer) player
- May 12 — Carl Robie, American butterfly swimmer
- May 14 — Yochanan Vollach, Israeli football (soccer) player, President of Maccabi Haifa accosiation
- May 23 — Roel Luynenburg, Dutch rower
[edit] June-September
- June 3 — Hale Irwin, American golfer
- June 4 — John Sherwood, British track and field athlete
- June 5 — John Carlos, American track and field champion
- June 8 — Klenie Bimolt, Dutch swimmer
- June 12 — Pat Jennings, Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper
- June 24 — Betty Stöve, Dutch female tennis player
- July 1 — Jane Cederqvist, Swedish freestyle swimmer
- July 21 — John Lowe, English darts player
- August 12 — Mary Stewart, Canadian freestyle swimmer
- August 29 — Wyomia Tyus, American athlete
- August 31 — Earnie Shavers, American boxer
- September 12 — Jacques Lemaire, Canadian pro hockey coach
- September 17 — Phil Jackson, American basketball coach
[edit] October-December
[edit] Deaths
