1929 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
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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)
- January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8, California 7: The highlight (or lowilght) of the game occurred when California's Roy Riegels ran the wrong way that would eventually be the outcome of the game as Georgia Tech scored on a safety 4 plays later.
- Green Bay Packers win National Football League title.
- November 28 - Ernie Nevers rushes for 6 touchdowns for Chicago Cardinals against Chicago Bears.
[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] Births
- January 10 — Toon Pastor, Dutch boxer
- February 15 — Graham Hill, English motor racing champion (d. 1975)
- February 18 — Hannie Termeulen, Dutch freestyle swimmer (d. 2001)
- March 11 — Alfred Tonello, French cyclist (d. 1996)
- March 24 — Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater (d. 2002)
- April 19 — Eddie Crook, Jr., American boxer (d. 2005)
- April 19 — Duilio Loi, Italian boxer
- July 1 — Ödön Földessy, Hungarian long jumper
- 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)
- November 2 — Carwyn James, rugby coach (d. 1983)
- 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)
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