- January 22
- Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11-city skate (8:44:06). [1]
- February 3
- Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942. [1]
- February 5
- Boston Braves get Tommy Holmes from New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore. [1]
- February 7
- First indoor 15-foot pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam, 15 feet 3/8 inch). [1]
- February 9
- Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils". [1]
- February 19
- Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champion. [1]
- New York Yankees announce 5,000 uniformed soldiers will be admitted free at each of their upcoming home games. [1]
- February 21
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht. [1]
- March 1
- Major League Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough. [1]
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- March 18
- Two black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox; they are allowed to work out. [1]
- March 19
- Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
- March 27
- Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in six to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City, New York). [1]
- March 28
- 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38. [1]
- April 12
- 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280. [1]
- April 18
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3. [1]
- April 19
- 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Massachusetts in 2:26:51.2. [1]
- May 2
- 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4. [1]
- May 8
- First twilight game in 24 years, the Brooklyn Dodgers top New York Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund. [1]
- May 9
- 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57. [1]
- May 13
- Pitcher Jim Tobin belts three homeruns in a game. [1]
- May 18
- New York City ends night baseball games for the rest of war. [1]
- May 19
- Boston Braves' Paul Waner is third National League player to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner). [1]
- May 30
- Satchel Paige pitches five innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1. [1]
- May 31
- 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead wins at Seaview CC in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. [1]
- July 6
- American League beats National League 3-1 in 10th All Star Game (New York Giants host). [1]
- August 28
- Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2). [1]
- September 13
- Chicago Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes four errors in one inning. [1]
- September 14
- New York Yankees clinch pennant #13. [1]
- September 20
- Gunther Hagg becomes world champion of all records from 1500m to 5000m. [1]
- September 27
- New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a first down. [1]
- Saint Louis Cardinals win National League pennant on last day of the season. [1]
- September 28
- New York Americans NHL team folds. [1]
- October 5
- Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series. [1]
- October 16
- National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services. [1]
- October 29
- Branch Rickey named president / general manager of Brooklyn Dodgers. [1]
- November 20
- NHL abolishes regular season overtime until World War II is over. [1]
- December 5
- Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg RCAF, 8-5 at Toronto. [1]
- December 8
- 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (Half Back). [1]
- December 13
- Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title. [1]
- December 27
- NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14. [1]
1943
- January 14
- Alex Smart (Montreal Canadiens) is first NHL player to score hat trick in his first game. [1]
- January 23
- Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in one period. [1]
- January 28
- Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores four goals. [1]
- Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game. [1]
- February 2
- Chicago Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest. [1]
- February 9
- National League seeks buyer for Philadelphia Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent falls in arrears. [1]
- February 18
- William D Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies. [1]
- February 20
- Phil Wrigley and B Rickey charter All-American Girls Softball League. [1]
- February 24
- Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WWII. [1]
- March 8
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn. [1]
- March 13
- Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata). [1]
- Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6). [1]
- March 30
- 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34. [1]
- April 7
- NFL adopts free substitution rule. [1]
- April 8
- Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in four games. [1]
- April 19
- 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:28:25.8. [1]
- May 1
- 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04. [1]
- May 4
- National League's Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet; ball proves to be 50 percent livelier. [1]
- May 8
- 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4. [1]
- May 21
- Fastest 9-inning American League baseball game (89 minutes), Chicago White Sox beat Senators. [1]
- May 31
- Saint Louis Cardinals' Mort Cooper pitches first of back-to-back one-hitters. [1]
- June 4
- Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Mort Cooper pitches his second consecutive one hitter. [1]
- June 19
- NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge, (dissolves on December 5). [1]
- June 20
- Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in 5000m at national Amateur Athletic Union track and field championship in New York. [1]
- July 2
- Cleveland Indians score 12 runs in fourth inning and beat New York Yankees 12-0. [1]
- July 13
- First All Star night game (American League beats National League 5-4 at Shribe Park, Philadelphia). [1]
- September 8
- New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game. [1]
- September 14
- New York Yankees clinch pennant #14. [1]
- October 11
- New York Yankees beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, 10th World Series win - New York Yankees become first team to win ten World Series. [1]
- October 19
- New York Yankees' second baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York). [1]
- October 31
- Washington Redskins' Sammy Baugh passes for six touchdowns versus Brooklyn (48-10). [1]
- November 7
- Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL. [1]
- November 14
- Chicago Bears' Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns versus New York Giants (56-7). [1]
- December 3
- 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (quarterback). [1]
- December 4
- US Major League Baseball Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes. [1]
- December 5
- NFL Philadelphia Eagle-Pittsburgh Steelers merger dissolves. [1]
- December 22
- Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core. [1]
- December 26
- Chicago Bears win NFL championship. [1]
- December 30
- Philadelphia Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pittsburgh for Babe Phelps and cash. [1]
1944
- January 1
- US Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl", Oran, North Africa. [1]
- January 23
- Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0. [1]
- January 27
- Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns; Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves. [1]
- February 2
- Major League Baseball officials meet in New York City, New York to discuss postwar action. [1]
- February 18
- Cincinnati Reds sign youngest baseball player, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall. [1]
- March 28
- 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40. [1]
- April 13
- NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Chicago Blackhawks in four games. [1]
- April 18
- 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:31:50.4. This is his second straight and third career win. [1]
- April 20
- NFL legalizes coaching from the bench. [1]
- April 21
- NFL Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on December 3). [1]
- April 27
- Boston Braves' Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0. [1]
- April 30
- New York Giants' Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs. [1]
- New York Giants' Mel Ott scores six runs in one game drawing five walks for fourth time. [1]
- May 6
- 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2. [1]
- May 9
- Joe McCarthy returns as New York Yankees' manager after an illness. [1]
- May 13
- 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2. [1]
- May 15
- Cincinnati Reds' Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0. [1]
- May 23
- Polo Grounds host first New York City night game since 1941. [1]
- June 10
- Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player. [1]
- June 22
- Longest shut-out in Philadelphia Phillies history; Philadelphia Phillies beat Boston Braves 1-0 in 15 innings. [1]
- July 3
- Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore, Maryland. [1]
- July 11
- National League beats American League 7-1 in 12th All Star Game (Pittsburgh' Forbes Field). [1]
- August 10
- Boston Braves' Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0. [1]
- August 17
- New York Yankees' Johnny Lindell ties record with four consecutive doubles in a game. [1]
- September 3
- Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title. [1]
- October 1
- Saint Louis Browns win their only American League pennant. [1]
- October 4
- The Saint Louis World Series: Saint Louis Cardinals versus Saint Louis Browns; Browns win first World Series game in their only appearance (World Series #41). [1]
- October 9
- Saint Louis Cardinals beat Saint Louis Browns, four games to two in 41st World Series. [1]
- November 11
- New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4). [1]
- December 2
- 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les(lie) Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback). [1]
- December 3
- NFL Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers merger dissolves. [1]
- December 17
- Green Bay Packers win NFL championship. [1]
- December 21
- Saint Louis Cardinals' Marty Marion wins National League Most Valuable Player. [1]
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