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Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.

1 Baseball

• The New York Yankees won the World Series, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by 4 games to 1.

• Ted Williams’ season batting average is .406. It is the last time any major leaguer will hit over .400.

2 Football ( Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 45th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 19.13 (127) d Essendon 13.20 (98))
  • Brownlow MedalThe Charles Brownlow Medal is an annual medal awarded by the Australian Football League to the "best and fairest" player of the year. It is named after Charles Brownlow. After each match, the three field umpires (the ones controlling the game) confer and awarded to Norman Ware ( FootscrayThe Western Bulldogs formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, ind)

3 Births

4 Deaths

• March 18March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). There are 288 days remaining. Events 37 The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor. 1229 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King - Henri CornetHenri Cornet born August 4, 1884 died March 18, 1941, was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. Born in Desvres, Pas-de-Calais, France, he was only 20 years old when he won the Tour de France. The race was marred by a multitude of problems inc, French cycling champion