1929 in sports
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See also: 1928 in sports, other events of 1929, 1930 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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[edit] Baseball (Major League)
- January 22: The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to engage in continuous use of numbers. The first numbers are based on fielding positions in the batting order thus, Ruth will wear number 3 and Gehrig 4. By 1931 all AL teams will use them; it will be 1933 before all NL players are numbered.
[edit] Baseball (Negro League)
- The Kansas City Monarchs win the Negro National League pennant.
- The Baltimore Black Sox win the American Negro League pennant.
- Willie Wells of the St. Louis Stars (NNL) ties the Negro League record with 27 home runs.
[edit] Football (American)
- Green Bay Packers win National Football League title
[edit] Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 33rd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 11.13 (79) d Richmond 7.8 (50))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Albert Collier (Collingwood)
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1928-29 title.
- FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0.
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins defeat New York Rangers 2-0
- March 28 New York Rangers 0 2 at Boston Bruins
- March 29 Boston Bruins 2 1 at New-York Rangers
[edit] Lacrosse
- The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 19-14
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 10 — Toon Pastor, Dutch boxer
- February 15 — Graham Hill, English motor racing champion (d. 1975)
- April 19 — Eddie Crook, Jr., American boxer (d. 2005)
- April 19 — Duilio Loi, Italian boxer
- July 5 — Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (d. 1990)
- August 14 — Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
- September 6 — Hein van der Zee, Dutch boxer (d. 1991)
- December 19 — Pentti Hämäläinen, Finnish boxer (d. 1984)
- December 23 — Costa Pereira, Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper (d. 1990)
[edit] Deaths
- January 24 — Wilfred Baddeley, British tennis player (b. 1872)
- October 31 — Norman Pritchard (54), Indian athlete and actor (b. 1875)
