- March 6
- Babe Ruth signs three years at $52,000 a year New York Yankees contract. [1]
- March 7
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]
- March 11
- Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in two games. [1]
- March 13
- NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto Saint Patricks, 5 to 4, in two games. [1]
- March 18
- First US intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton versus Yale). [1]
- March 24
- Grand National at Aintree sees only three horses out of 32 starters finish. [1]
- March 28
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Saint Patricks (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to 2. [1]
- April 18
- Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0. [1]
- April 19
- 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:18:10. [1]
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- April 29
- First official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn, Estonia). [1]
- May 1
- Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game against Detroit Tigers, 2-0. [1]
- May 5
- Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, New York). [1]
- May 6
- 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6. [1]
- May 7
- Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 2-1. [1]
- New York Giants' Jesse Barnes no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0. [1]
- May 13
- 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6. [1]
- May 20
- Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, suspended on October 16, 1921, by Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, return to the New York lineup and go hitless. [1]
- May 21
- Colonel Ruppert buys out Colonel Huston's interest in New York Yankees for US$1,500,000. [1]
- May 23
- Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat. [1]
- May 25
- Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire. [1]
- May 29
- US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws. [1]
- May 30
- Chicago Cubs swap Max Flack for Saint Louis Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day. [1]
- June 2
- Baseball player Suffy McInnis (first base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances. [1]
- June 12
- Saint Louis Browns get record ten hits in a row and beats Philadelphia Phillies 14-8. [1]
- June 24
- AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears. [1]
- August 8
- Pittsburgh Pirates set baseball record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Philadelphia Phillies). [1]
- August 21
- Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise. [1]
- August 24
- First Philadelphia Phillies' player to hit for the cycle (Cy Williams). [1]
- August 25
- Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league baseball game. [1]
- August 28
- Walker Cup golf tournament is established. [1]
- September 5
- New York Yankees play final game at the Polo Grounds, after 7 years. [1]
- September 9
- Saint Louis Browns' "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits three triples beating Detroit Tigers 16-0. [1]
- September 10
- Largest Polo Grounds baseball crowd; Non Meusel, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig make consecutive home runs. [1]
- September 24
- Roger Hornsby sets the National League baseball home run mark at 42. [1]
- September 30
- New York Yankees clinch pennant #2. [1]
- October 1
- Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0. [1]
- October 4
- The entire World Series of Baseball is broadcast over radio for the first time over WJZ New York City and WGY Schenectady. [457]
- October 5
- New York Yankees and New York Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game (World Series #19). [1]
- October 8
- New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series. [1]
- October 28
- First US coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game. [1]
- December 2
- 10th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1. [1]
- December 10
- Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards. [1]
- December 13
- Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on baseball players' sleeves or caps. [1]
- December 16
- Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes. [1]
- New South Wales all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket. [1]
1923
- January 1
- The very first radio broadcast of the Rose Bowl is beamed in Los Angeles, California over KHJ radio. [457]
- February 16
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]
- February 17
- Ottawa Senators' Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all-time high scorer (143 goals). [1]
- February 20
- Christy Mathewson becomes president of Boston Braves. [1]
- March 6
- Saint Louis Cardinals announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms. [1]
- March 9
- NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in two games. [1]
- March 14
- Pete Parker on CKCK radio out of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, makes world's first play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional hockey game, as Edmonton beat Regina 1-0. [457]
- March 26
- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to one. [1]
- March 31
- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) in two games. [1]
- April 3
- Two "Black Sox" sue Chicago White Sox (unsuccessfully) for back salary. [1]
- April 13
- Army wins the first college three-weapon fencing championship. [1]
- April 17
- Longest National League opening game, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14. [1]
- April 18
- 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA. [1] [5]
- April 19
- 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:23:37.4. [1]
- April 28
- Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers versus West Ham United (FA Cup). [1]
- May 1
- 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. [1]
- May 2
- Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0. [1]
- May 8
- Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116 versus Somerset at Bath. [1]
- May 11
- Ten homeruns hit in Philadelphia Phillies 20-14 victory over Saint Louis Cardinals. [1]
- May 12
- 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6. [1]
- May 19
- 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. [1]
- May 26
- First Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance race is run. [1]
- June 1
- New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies, 22-5. [1]
- June 28
- Brooklyn Dodgers lose 7-0 lead, as Philadelphia Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th. [1]
- July 7
- Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning. [1]
- July 17
- Carl Mays gives up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Cleveland Indians. [1]
- July 20
- New York Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-2. [1]
- July 21
- Philadelphia Phillies score 12 in 6th inning and beat Chicago Cubs 17-4. [1]
- July 22
- Walter Johnson becomes the first to strikeout 3,000 in Major League Baseball. [1]
- August 9
- New York State Golf Association formed. [1]
- September 1
- US beats Australia in tennis, for their fourth straight Davis Cup. [1]
- September 4
- New York Yankees pitcher Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 2-0. [1]
- September 5
- Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho knock out each other simultaneously. [1]
- September 7
- Boston Red Sox pitcher Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 4-0. [1]
- September 11
- After a single, Boston Red Sox player Howard Ehmke retires the next 27 New York Yankees. [1]
- September 14
- Before a crowd of 90,000 at the Polo Grounds, boxer Jack Dempsey defeats Argentinian Luis Firpo in the 2nd round. [1302.93]
- September 28
- New York Yankees slaughter Boston Red Sox 24-4. [1]
- October 4
- Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for the shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns the decision. [1]
- October 6
- First National League unassisted baseball triple play (Ernie Padgett, Boston Braves against Philadelphia Phillies). [1]
- October 10
- New York Giants and New York Yankees become first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20). [1]
- October 12
- New York Giants' Casey Stengel's home run beats New York Yankees 1-0 in the World Series (#20). [1]
- October 15
- New York Yankees' first World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to two (World Series #20). [1]
- December 1
- Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University beats Regina Roughriders, 54-0 at Toronto, Ontario. [1]
- December 23
- New York Yankees' pitcher Carl Mays sold to Cincinnati Reds for $85,000. [1]
1924
- January 25
- (to February 4) The first Olympic Winter Games are held in Chamonix, France. [7]
- January 26
- Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes first Winter Olympics gold medal. [1]
- January 30
- Bill Ponsford scores second 110 of the cricket game in Victoria win over New South Wales. [1]
- February 4
- First Olympic Winter Games close at Chamonix, France. [1]
- February 10
- Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators). [1]
- February 17
- Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds). [1]
- February 18
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger. [1]
- February 24
- Johnny Weissmuller swims 100-metre record (57.4 seconds). [1]
- February 25
- Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3). [1]
- March 5
- Frank Carauna becomes first to bowl two successive perfect 300 games. [1]
- March 11
- NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Ottawa Senators in two games. [1]
- March 20
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) in two games. [1]
- March 25
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two games (second of 1924). [1]
- April 10
- Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play. [1]
- April 11
- First men's college swimming championships begin. [1]
- April 19
- 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:29:40.2. [1]
- May 4
- (to July 27) The Games of the VIII Olympiad are held in Paris, France. [7]
- May 12
- 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2. [1]
- May 17
- 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2. [1]
- June 13
- New York Yankees win by forfeit over Detroit Tigers, their third forfeit win. [1]
- July 7
- Robert LeGendre of the US sets long jump record at 25 feet 5.5 inches. [1]
- July 17
- Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0. [1]
- July 27
- Games of the VIII Olympiad closes in Paris, France. [1]
- July 29
- Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship. [1]
- August 25
- Washington Senators' Walter Johnson second no-hitter beats Saint Louis Browns, 2-0 in 7 innings. [1]
- September 6
- Charles Paddock captures 100- and 200-yard Amateur Athletic Union national senior outdoor track and field championships. [1]
- September 16
- Saint Louis Cardinals' Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in one game. [1]
- October 4
- New York Giants become first team to appear in four consecutive World Series (World Series #21). [1]
- October 10
- Washington Senators win their first World Series beating New York Giants in 7 (World Series #21). [1]
- October 17
- Notre Dame defeats Army 13 to 7 in football at Polo Grounds, with 55,000 spectators. [1302.98]
- October 18
- Harold "Red" Grange plays finest collegiate football game (four long touchdown runs). [1]
- October 28
- Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend. [1]
- November 1
- First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded. [1]
- Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals. [1]
- November 4
- California legalizes professional boxing (illegal since 1914). [1]
- November 16
- Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record). [1]
- November 27
- 57,000 watch a high school football game in Las Angeles, California, USA. [1]
- December 5
- Hamilton Tigers' Red Green scores five goals to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 10-5. [1]
- December 10
- Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series baseball championships with each league getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years. [1]
- December 19
- Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scores 110 in first innings. [1]
- December 22
- Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks scores five goals in beating Boston Bruins 10-2. [1]
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