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

1 Baseball

• 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 CollinsJames Joseph Collins ( January 16, 1870 March 6, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century who was widely regarded as being the American League's best third baseman prior to Brooks Robinson. Collins joined the league in 1895, Ed DelahantyEdward James Delahanty ( October 30, 1867 July 2, 1903) was a distinguished Major League Baseball player at the prime of his lifetime. A Cleveland, Ohio native nicknamed "Big Ed", Delahanty was a first baseman and powerful righthanded batter in the 1890s., Hugh DuffyBoston Red Sox at Comiskey Park in 1921. Hugh Duffy ( November 26, 1866 October 19, 1954) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. Duffy entered the National League with the Chicago White Stockings in 1888 and shortly thereafter earned the reputat, Hughie JenningsAmerican Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Hugh Ambrose Jennings ( April 2, 1869 February 1, 1928) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball. Jennings' career began in 1891 with the Louisville Colonels in the American, King KellyMichael Joseph Kelly ( December 3, 1857 November 8, 1894), better known as King Kelly was a star Major League Baseball player during the late 1800s. He is often credited with popularizing the hit-and-run. Kelly entered the National League with the Cincinn, Wilbert Robinson1895 Mayo Cut Plug (N300) baseball card. Wilbert Robinson ( June 29, 1863 August 8, 1934), nicknamed Uncle Robbie was an American player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Born in Bolton, M and Jim O'RourkeJames Henry O'Rourke ( August 24, 1852 January 8, 1919), nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who was primarily a left fielder. In the era before the establishment of th.
• World SeriesIn baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.: Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3.