- March 15
- George Headley completes 270 in cricket versus England at Kingston. [1]
- March 31
- Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:07:09). [1]
- April 3
- Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44). [1]
- April 6
- H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more. [1]
- April 8
- Second Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282. [1]
- April 9
- NHL Stanley Cup: Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in three games. [1]
- April 16
- Babe Ruth's first National League game, for Boston Braves, includes a homerun. [1]
- April 18
- General Sarazen's double eagle on the 15th wins him his second Masters tournament of golf. [1]
- April 19
- 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:32:07.4. [1]
- April 26
- Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years. [1]
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- April 27
- New York Yankees pull a first inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-8. [1]
- May 4
- 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05. [1]
- May 5
- Jessie Owens of the US sets long jump record at 26 feet 8.25 inches. [1]
- May 8
- Cincinnati Reds' Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th innings, beating Philadelphia Phillies 15-4. [1]
- May 11
- 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4. [1]
- May 15
- Pittsburgh Pirates beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-5. [1]
- May 18
- Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on cricket debut for Somerset. [1]
- May 19
- NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. [1]
- May 24
- First major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1). [1]
- May 25
- Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, in game of Boston Braves versus Pittsburgh Pirates. [1]
- Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world athletics records in one hour. [1]
- May 30
- Babe Ruth's final Major League Baseball game, goes hitless for Boston Braves against Philadelphia Phillies. Ruth played 22 seasons, winning ten World Series tournaments, and scoring 714 home runs. [1] [129]
- June 1
- New York Yankees set solo home run record with six, beating Boston Braves 7-2. [1]
- June 13
- James T Braddocks beats Max Baer for heavyweight boxing championship. [1]
- June 25
- Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera in boxing at Yankee Stadium, New York. [1]
- July 2
- Great Britain boxers beat US team in first international Golden Gloves. [1]
- July 6
- Helen Wills Moody wins her 7th Wimbeldon championship. [1]
- July 8
- American League beats National League 4-1 in third US All Star Game (Cleveland, Ohio). [1]
- August 31
- First national skeet championship (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA). [1]
- Chicago White Sox player Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0. [1]
- September 3
- Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in ten games. [1]
- September 11
- US captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year. [1]
- October 7
- Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, four games to two in 32nd World Series. [1]
- October 15
- NHL's Saint Louis Eagles team folds. [1]
- October 17
- Pacific Association of Amateur Athletic Union votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics. [1]
- October 21
- Hank Greenberg is unanimously selected as American League Most Valuable Player. [1]
- December 7
- Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12 at Hamilton. [1]
- December 10
- Philadelphia Athletics sell Jimmie Foxx to the Boston Red Sox for $150,000. [1]
- Chicago White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000. [1]
- December 14
- Test Cricket debut of Leslie "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith versus South Africa, Durban. [1]
- December 15
- Detroit Lions win NFL championship. [1]
- December 18
- Donald Bradman scores 117 in his first Shield cricket match for South Australia. [1]
- December 24
- Donald Bradman scores 233 in 191 minutes, South Africa versus Queensland, 28 fours 1 six. [1]
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- January 2
- Donald Bradman scores 357 for South Africa versus Victoria, 424 minutes, 40 fours. [1]
- January 4
- Clarrie Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 versus South Africa. [1]
- January 7
- Tennis champions Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1 hour 18 minutes). [1]
- January 15
- Horace Stoneham elected president of New York Giants. [1]
- January 16
- First photo-finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah, Florida, USA. [1]
- January 29
- The U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson. [1] [129]
- January 30
- Fans asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season. [1]
- Victoria need 442 to win against New South Wales, but lose, all out for 415. [1]
- February 6
- (to February 16) The IV Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [7]
- February 8
- First ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota, USA. [1]
- First successful Toronto Maple Leafs penalty shot, Conacher versus New York Rangers. [1]
- February 14
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee. [1]
- February 15
- Sonja Henie, Norway, wins third consecutive Olympics figure skating gold. [1]
- February 16
- IV Olympic Winter Games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [1]
- February 18
- NHL record 62 points scored in a game, New York Americans (28) and Montréal Maroons (24). [1]
- February 27
- Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 metre free style (1:04.6). [1]
- March 2
- Donald Bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, South Africa versus Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes. [1]
- March 3
- Clarrie Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wickets in 5th Test versus South Africa. [1]
- March 9
- Babe Ruth turns down Cincinnati Reds to make a comeback as a baseball player. [1]
- March 25
- Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons 1-0 in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds; 9 periods). [1]
- April 3
- Al Carr knocks out Lew Massey on one punch, 7 seconds into the first round (shortest boxing bout with gloves). [1]
- April 6
- Third Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285. [1]
- April 11
- NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one. [1]
- April 20
- 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of Rhode Island in 2:33:40.8. [1]
- April 29
- First pro baseball game in Japan is played; Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5. [1]
- May 2
- 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6. [1]
- May 3
- New York Yankees' player Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets three hits. [1]
- May 8
- Jockey Ralph Neves is unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall; his wife faints when he returns to the track. [1]
- May 16
- 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59. [1]
- May 24
- Tony Lazerri makes two grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching first 7 times safely, New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Athletics 25-2. [1]
- June 7
- New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 16 innings; longest game without a strikeout. [1]
- June 9
- Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by one stroke for the US Open. [1]
- June 20
- Jesse Owens of the US sets 100m record at 10.2 seconds. [1]
- June 24
- Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit two home runs in one inning, New York Yankees beat Saint Louis Browns 18-4. [1]
- July 7
- National League beats American League for their first All Star victory, 4-3 (Boston Braves Field). [1]
- July 10
- Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein becomes fourth to hit four home runs in a game. [1]
- July 22
- Philadelphia Phillies' John Moore hits three consecutive home runs. [1]
- August 1
- (to August 16) The Games of the XI Olympiad are held in Berlin, Germany. [7]
- August 3
- American Jesse Owens wins Olympic 100m dash in 10.3 seconds. [1302.118]
- August 5
- At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third Olympic medal. [1]
- August 9
- Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics. [1]
- August 12
- Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13 years 268 days). [1]
- August 14
- First Olympic basketball game (Berlin). [1]
- August 16
- Games of the XI Olympiad close in Berlin. [1]
- August 25
- Three Boston Braves' players hit twice in an inning getting two hits each. [1]
- September 5
- Boston Red Sox turn a triple-play on the New York Yankees. [1]
- September 9
- New York Yankees clinch 8th pennant. [1]
- September 11
- Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game. [1]
- September 13
- Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (versus Philadelphia Athletics). [1]
- September 28
- Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Redskins play a penalty-free NFL game. [1]
- October 2
- Tony Lazzeri becomes the first New York Yankees' player to hit a World Series (World Series #33) grand slam. [1]
- October 6
- New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in 33rd World Series. [1]
- October 16
- New York Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig is voted American League Most Valuable Player. [5]
- December 1
- Second Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E). [1]
- December 5
- 24th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20. [1]
- December 9
- American League authorizes night baseball for Saint Louis. [1]
- Australia all out 58 versus England Donald Bradman out for a duck. [1]
- December 13
- Final Boston Redskins NFL game, lose to Green Bay Packers 21-6, move to Washington DC. [1]
- Green Bay Packers win NFL championship. [1]
- December 18
- Queensland cricket all out for 49 versus Victoria, Leslie Fleetwood-Smith 7-17. [1]
- December 21
- Donald Bradman's second consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80. [1]
- December 25
- Ron Hamence scores 104 for South Africa versus Queensland before 4,865. [1]
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