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The Leafs won the series after losing the first three games, a feat that has only happened twice since then in North
American professional sports.
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Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia
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758:. A few first-class matches are played in the West Indies, South Africa and New Zealand but are not part of any official competition.
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178:
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622:, drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years.
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1175:
1190:
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17:
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459:
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708:
633:
419:
1501:
Owing to government bans on weekday sport, the
Melbourne Cup was run on a Saturday from 1942 to 1944.
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Japan defeat
Republic Of China, Manchukuo, Mongolia, by 6–1, 3–0, 12–0 during 8–20 August 1942 to win
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1972:
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899:
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82:
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1102:
791:
568:
560:
453:
1611:
1422:
926:
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810:
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596:
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651:
572:
475:
441:
8:
1436:
1124:
1111:
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423:
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1264:
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275:
1637:
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704:
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412:
1483:
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1107:
1093:
670:
445:
431:
138:
1054:
1027:
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726:
659:
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556:
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1941:
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1931:
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1916:
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1869:
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1795:
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1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
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1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
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1698:
1466:
1385:
1232:
1142:
1008:
867:
592:
449:
79:
74:
69:
57:
52:
47:
1966:
1658:
1479:
1418:
1398:
1295:
1244:
1186:
1044:
980:
971:
619:
536:
There is no major football competition in
England, Scotland or France due to
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427:
153:
1308:
1252:
1225:
1212:
1014:
987:
955:
951:
946:
921:
912:
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880:
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615:
611:
537:
524:
486:
398:
1532:"Unique oxymoron: The only time when the scoreboard read — 'not out dead'"
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1098:
830:
614:. FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. The
544:
are played but statistics from these are not counted in players’ figures.
496:
1155:
762:
692:
467:
1274:
1942–43 Northern Rugby
Football League Wartime Emergency League season
1270:
1941–42 Northern Rugby
Football League Wartime Emergency League season
930:
684:
515:
1003:
607:
580:
738:
1315:
1068:
1137:
887:
1638:"Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica"
397:
Note — many sporting events did not take place because of
1610:
Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (17 September 2010).
821:– still the lowest team innings total in West Indian
765:dies of a heart attack on 23 July during a game at
683:, as most successful professional baseball club in
1224:No major races are held anywhere worldwide due to
440:not being available for war-related reasons, the
1964:
618:, who had signed contracts to install lights at
1688:
1674:
548:
408:describes the year's events in world sport.
1519:First-Class Matches in South Africa 1941–42
1476:Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1449:1942 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
1290:series is not contested due to World War II
1681:
1667:
1609:
677:championship. It would also be their last.
1463:Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1582:"Cycling-Tour de France list of winners"
773:from Surrey against another from Sussex.
30:Overview of the events of 1942 in sports
1605:
1603:
1337:Australian Women's Singles Championship
474:
14:
1965:
1362:Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship
723:South American Basketball Championship
1662:
1429:American Women's Singles Championship
1328:Australian Men's Singles Championship
1198:for the NHL's Most Valuable Player –
531:Manchuria 10th Anniversary Tournament
1600:
1529:
1353:Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship
1260:1942 New Zealand rugby league season
1247:is not contested due to World War II
411:
1415:American Men's Singles Championship
1395:French Women's Singles Championship
769:whilst playing for his unit of the
24:
874:World Figure Skating Championships
813:are dismissed for just 16 against
25:
1989:
1495:
1378:French Men's Singles Championship
1302:Speed Skating World Championships
866:
571:19.18 (132) to 11.13 (79) in the
456:, beating the Blue Devils, 20–16.
1294:
1119:United States Triple Crown Races
1251:
1211:
986:
754:in England or Australia due to
1630:
1574:
1549:
1523:
1512:
1279:
1245:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
687:, officially founded on May 7.
13:
1:
1505:
1496:
1425:(USA) 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
1154:
761:Former England international
691:
610:the go-ahead to play despite
27:Sports-related events of 1942
503:German football championship
7:
794:by an innings and 281 runs.
579:
10:
1994:
1689:Sports by year (1901–1950)
1174:won 4 games to 3 over the
1084:English Triple Crown Races
829:
737:
709:Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1694:
1616:. ABC-CLIO. p. 361.
1456:
1403:details to be ascertained
1314:
1288:Five Nations Championship
1231:
1065:Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
977:Titleholders Championship
648:Negro League World Series
557:Victorian Football League
550:Australian rules football
452:at the latter's venue of
129:Australian rules football
1561:www.cricketarchive.co.uk
1489:
542:several regional leagues
1390:score to be ascertained
886:
602:January 15 – President
1536:www.cricketcountry.com
1163:National Hockey League
454:Durham, North Carolina
1557:"Barbados v Trinidad"
1307:not contested due to
1185:NHL scoring leader –
879:not contested due to
859:not contested due to
844:not contested due to
817:during a game at the
767:Lord's Cricket Ground
604:Franklin D. Roosevelt
597:Baseball Hall of Fame
589:Hall of Fame election
464:national championship
1530:Sengupta, Arunabha.
1196:Hart Memorial Trophy
1090:2,000 Guineas Stakes
968:Women's Western Open
962:Women's professional
954:– not played due to
945:– not played due to
920:– not played due to
911:– not played due to
652:Kansas City Monarchs
573:1942 VFL Grand Final
476:Association football
442:Oregon State Beavers
119:Association football
1439:(USA) 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1437:Louise Brough Clapp
1172:Toronto Maple Leafs
1000:Cheltenham Gold Cup
823:first-class cricket
752:first-class cricket
666:), 4 games to none.
630:St. Louis Cardinals
462:– college football
460:Ohio State Buckeyes
424:Washington Redskins
1642:www.britannica.com
1433:Pauline Betz Addie
1265:1942 NSWRFL season
1204:Brooklyn Americans
1075:Irish Derby Stakes
900:Masters Tournament
894:Men's professional
798:Bombay Pentangular
595:is elected to the
485:– not held due to
426:won 14–6 over the
1960:
1959:
1623:978-0-313-35653-7
1384:(France) defeats
1382:Bernard Destremau
1176:Detroit Red Wings
705:Oshkosh All-Stars
413:American football
393:
392:
286:Paralympic sports
271:Modern pentathlon
261:Lumberjack sports
149:Canadian football
109:American football
16:(Redirected from
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1191:New York Rangers
1134:Preakness Stakes
1108:St. Leger Stakes
1013:not held due to
927:PGA Championship
699:NBL Championship
671:Winnipeg Maroons
644:), 4 games to 1.
638:New York Yankees
446:Duke Blue Devils
432:Griffith Stadium
420:NFL Championship
291:Precision sports
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1494:
1492:
1459:
1401:(Luxembourg) †
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1299:
1284:
1256:
1236:
1216:
1159:
1079:Windsor Slipper
1028:Champion Hurdle
991:
943:British Amateur
891:
871:
834:
819:Bridgetown Oval
800:– not contested
742:
696:
675:Northern League
660:Homestead Grays
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565:VFL Premiership
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353:Strength sports
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1491:
1488:
1487:
1486:
1473:
1467:Frank Sinkwich
1458:
1455:
1454:
1453:
1441:
1440:
1435:(USA) defeats
1426:
1421:(USA) defeats
1406:
1405:
1392:
1386:Marcel Bernard
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1344:
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1183:
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1158:
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1143:Belmont Stakes
1140:
1131:
1125:Kentucky Derby
1116:
1115:
1114:
1105:
1103:Watling Street
1096:
1081:
1071:
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1051:
1035:
1034:
1019:
1018:
1009:Grand National
1006:
990:
985:
984:
983:
974:
959:
958:
949:
934:
933:
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915:
906:
890:
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884:
883:
870:
868:Figure skating
865:
864:
863:
849:
848:
838:Tour de France
833:
828:
827:
826:
802:
801:
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775:
774:
759:
741:
736:
735:
734:
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712:
695:
690:
689:
688:
681:Leones Caracas
678:
667:
645:
623:
600:
593:Rogers Hornsby
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578:
577:
576:
563:wins the 46th
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547:
546:
545:
540:. In England,
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483:FIFA World Cup
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410:
406:1942 in sports
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146:
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114:Aquatic sports
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100:
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96:
94:1942 in sports
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50:
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38:
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26:
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1913:
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1891:
1888:
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1804:
1801:
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1797:
1794:
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1782:
1779:
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1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
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1742:
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1735:
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1722:
1720:
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1712:
1710:
1707:
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1700:
1697:
1696:
1693:
1684:
1679:
1677:
1672:
1670:
1665:
1664:
1661:
1643:
1639:
1633:
1625:
1619:
1615:
1614:
1606:
1604:
1587:
1583:
1577:
1562:
1558:
1552:
1537:
1533:
1526:
1520:
1515:
1511:
1503:
1499:
1498:
1485:
1481:
1480:Gloria Callen
1477:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1452:
1451:not contested
1448:
1447:
1446:
1445:
1438:
1434:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1420:
1419:Ted Schroeder
1416:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1404:
1400:
1399:Alice Weiwers
1396:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1374:
1373:
1367:
1366:not contested
1363:
1360:
1358:
1357:not contested
1354:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1342:
1341:not contested
1338:
1335:
1333:
1332:not contested
1329:
1326:
1325:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1304:
1303:
1297:
1296:Speed skating
1289:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1239:The Boat Race
1234:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1214:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1187:Bryan Hextall
1184:
1179:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1148:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1045:Melbourne Cup
1042:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1001:
998:
997:
996:
995:
994:Steeplechases
989:
982:
981:Dorothy Kirby
978:
975:
973:
972:Betty Jameson
969:
966:
965:
964:
963:
957:
953:
950:
948:
944:
941:
940:
939:
938:
937:Men's amateur
932:
928:
925:
923:
919:
916:
914:
910:
907:
905:
901:
898:
897:
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895:
889:
882:
878:
877:
876:
875:
869:
862:
858:
857:
856:
855:
854:
853:Giro d'Italia
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842:
841:
840:
839:
832:
824:
820:
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782:
781:
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764:
760:
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694:
686:
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620:Wrigley Field
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521:Primeira Liga
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458:
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447:
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439:
438:The Rose Bowl
435:
433:
429:
428:Chicago Bears
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418:
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409:
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401:
400:
395:
394:
386:
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381:
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366:
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359:
358:Weightlifting
356:
355:
354:
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344:
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331:
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328:Rugby league
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324:
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