- February 16
- Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame. [1]
- March 7
- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in London, England won by Karol Kennedy and Peter Kennedy (USA). [1]
- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London, England won by Alena Vrzanova (Czechoslovakia). [1]
- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in London, England won by Richard Button (USA); this is his third consecutive win. [1]
- March 19
- 5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias. [1]
- City College of New York defeats Bradley 69-61 to win the NIT championship. [1]
- March 24
- Gracie de Moss wins LPGA Pro-Ladies Golf Championship. [1]
- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman. [1]
- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button. [1]
- March 28
- 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: City College of New York beats Bradley 71-68; CCNY becomes first to win NCAA and National Invitation Basketball in same year. [1]
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- April 9
- 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283. [1]
- April 18
- First opening night-game, Saint Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2. [1]
- New York Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Boston Red Sox 9-0 in 6th inning. [1]
- April 19
- 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39. [1]
- April 20
- Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League. [1]
- April 23
- First major league baseball day game completed under lights (Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 5). [1]
- 4th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2. [1]
- NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3. [1]
- April 26
- Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Maryland is run. [1]
- University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82. [1]
- April 30
- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane. [1]
- May 6
- 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6. [1]
- May 14
- Pittsburgh Pirates' Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including two homeruns. [1]
- May 20
- 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2. [1]
- May 30
- Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open. [1]
- May 31
- Due to rain, Indianapolis 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins. [1]
- Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial. [1]
- June 8
- Boston Red Sox beats Saint Louis Browns 29-4. [1]
- June 20
- Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8-2. [1]
- June 23
- New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Detroit Tigers win 10-9. [1]
- June 24
- New York Giants' Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple. [1]
- July 11
- National League beats American League 4-3 (14 innings) in 17th All Star Game (Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois). [1]
- July 12
- ILTF re-admits Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraw. [1]
- July 16
- Single day 16-team home run record set at 37 (National League-25, American League-12). [1]
- Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's fourth World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. [1]
- August 1
- First Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons). [1]
- American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule. [1]
- August 11
- Boston Braves' pitcher Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-0. [1]
- August 12
- New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (Canadian Football League) 20-6 in Ottawa, Canada. [1]
- August 23
- Federal Republic of Germany and Japan re-admitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation. [1]
- August 25
- Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title. [1]
- August 29
- International Olympic Committee votes admission to Federal Republic of Germany and Japan in 1952. [1]
- August 31
- Brooklyn Dodgers' Gil Hodges hits four home runs and a single in a game versus Boston Braves. [1]
- September 10
- Joe DiMaggio becomes first to hit three home runs in a game at Griffith Stadium. [1]
- September 15
- Longest game in Philadelphia's Shribe Park, Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds 8-7 in 19 innings. [1]
- New York Yankees' player Johnny Mize hits three homers (sixth time he has done that). [1]
- September 16
- Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play first NFL game, beat Philadelphia Eagles 35-10). [1]
- September 17
- San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play first NFL game, lose 21-17. [1]
- September 23
- Philadelphia Athletics' Joe Astroth is fourth to get six RBIs in an inning (6th). [1]
- September 27
- Heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis. [1]
- October 1
- Philadelphia Phillies win National League pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run). [1]
- October 2
- Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with five touchdown catches. [1]
- Chicago Cardinals' Jim Hardy passes for six touchdowns versus Baltimore Colts (55-13). [1]
- October 7
- New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series. [1]
- October 18
- Connie Mack retires as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics after 50 years. [1]
- October 22
- Los Angeles Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27. [1]
- October 26
- Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodgers' president. [1]
- October 29
- Wally Triplett averages 735 yards on three kickoff returns. [1]
- November 12
- Gene Roberts sets NFL New York Giants rushing record (218 yards) against Chicago Cardinals. [1]
- November 22
- Lowest NBA score, Fort Wayne Pistons (19), Minneapolis Lakers (18). [1]
- December 2
- Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight. [1]
- December 3
- Cleveland Browns' last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia Eagles 13-7). Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts. [1] [1302.174]
- December 5
- Ezzard Charles knocks out Nick Barone in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- December 11
- Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract. [1]
- December 12
- 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (Half Back). [1]
- US Major League Baseball owners vote to drop four-year-old bonus and high school rule. [1]
- December 14
- Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Boston Braves), Phil Wrigley (Chicago Cubs), Del Webb (New York Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Cleveland Indians) to select new commissioner. [1]
- December 15
- Ezzard Charles knocks out Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- December 25
- Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game. [1]
- December 26
- Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series advertising rights (US$6 million for six years). [1]
- Year
- Jockeys Willie Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year. [1]
1951
- January 3
- Fred Wilt wins Amateur Athletic Union Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950). [1]
- January 5
- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open. [1]
- January 6
- Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record six overtimes. [1]
- January 9
- Washington Capitals NBA club folds. [1]
- January 12
- Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in ten rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- January 14
- NFL Pro Bowl: first since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27. [1]
- January 18
- NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass. [1]
- NFL takes control of the failing Baltimore Colts. [1]
- January 21
- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open. [1]
- January 22
- Fidel Castro is ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter. [1]
- January 26
- Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 29
- US Major League Baseball signs six year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for US$6 million. [1]
- February 3
- Largest purse to date in horse racing, US$144,323, won by Great Circle. [1]
- February 4
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button. [1]
- February 9
- Saint Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, age 45. [1]
- February 14
- Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title. [1]
- February 18
- Three City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes. [1]
- February 21
- South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated. [1]
- February 24
- Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of Germany. [1]
- Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of Great Britain. [1]
- Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button (USA). [1]
- February 25
- First Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires, Argentina). [1]
- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament. [1]
- March 2
- First NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-94 at Boston. [1]
- March 3
- Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 points. [1]
- March 7
- Ezzard Charles wins 15-round heavyweight decision against Jersey Joe Walcott. [1]
- March 8
- International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel). [1]
- March 10
- FBI director J Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner. [1]
- March 12
- Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office. [1]
- March 17
- Test Cricket debut of Brian Statham, England versus New Zealand Christchurch. [1]
- March 18
- Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]
- March 26
- Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open. [1]
- March 27
- 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58. [1]
- April 7
- 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280. [1]
- American Bowling Congress begins first masters tournament. [1]
- April 19
- 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45. [1]
- April 21
- 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3. [1]
- NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1. [1]
- April 23
- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open. [1]
- April 24
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open. [1]
- May 3
- New York Yankees' player Gil McDougald is 5th to get six RBIs in an inning (9th). [1]
- May 5
- 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6. [1]
- May 6
- Pittsburgh Pirates' player Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0. [1]
- May 7
- International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics. [1]
- May 19
- 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4. [1]
- May 28
- After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his first homerun (also his first major league hit). [1]
- May 30
- Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- June 4
- Pittsburgh Pirates' Gus Bell hits for the cycle, helps beat Philadelphia Phillies 12-4. [1]
- June 15
- Joe Louis scores his last knock-out victory. [1]
- June 16
- Ben Hogan wins golf's US open for second year in a row. [1]
- July 1
- Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller third no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1. [1]
- July 10
- National League beats American League 8-3 in 18th All Star Game (Briggs Stadium, Detroit, USA). [1]
- July 12
- New York Yankees' Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0. [1]
- July 14
- First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS, horse race). [1] [457]
- Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races. [1]
- July 18
- Jersey Joe Walcott knocks out Ezzard Charles in five rounds for heavyweight belt. At age 37 Walcott is the oldest boxer to win the title. [1]
- August 11
- First color baseball game (Boston Braves versus Brooklyn Dodgers) telecast (WCBS-New York City). [1]
- New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (Canadian Football League) 38-6 in Ottawa. [1]
- August 19
- Bill Veeck (Saint Louis Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a midget, to pinch-hit. [1]
- August 22
- Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, before audience of 75,052. [1]
- August 28
- Pittsburgh Pirates snap New York Giants 16-game win streak. [1]
- September 14
- New York Giants' Bob Niemans homers on his first two at bats. [1]
- September 16
- Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title. [1]
- September 20
- Ford Frick elected commissioner of Major League Baseball. [1]
- September 21
- Emil Zatopek runs 15km in record 44:54.6. [1]
- September 28
- Allie Reynolds' second no-hitter of 1951; New York Yankees clinch pennant #18. [1]
- Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards. [1]
- September 29
- First color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS). [1]
- October 3
- The New York Giants win the pennant defeating Brooklyn Dodgers. [1]
- October 8
- Ford C Frick replaces Happy Chandler as third commissioner of baseball. [1]
- Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League. [1]
- October 9
- Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps New York Yankees beat New York Giants 13-1 (World Series #48). [1]
- October 10
- New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in World Series, Joe DiMaggio's final game (World Series #48). [1]
- October 14
- Detroit Lions' Jack Christiansen returns two punts for touchdowns versus Los Angeles Rams. [1]
- October 26
- Rocky Marciano knocks out Joe Louis in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA. [1] [1302.169]
- November 4
- New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back touchdowns on kickoff returns. [1]
- November 19
- Roy Campanella named National League Most Valuable Player on his 30th birthday. [1]
- November 25
- Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears. [1]
- December 1
- 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (Half Back). [1]
- December 2
- Philadelphia Eagles set NFL record of 25 first-downs rushing. [1]
- December 8
- American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games. [1]
- December 11
- Joe Dimaggio announces his baseball retirement. [1]
- December 22
- Australia cricket all out 82 versus West Indies at Adelaide. [1]
- December 23
- First coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000); Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game. [1] [457]
- December 25
- West Indies defeat Australia by six wickets on third day of third Test Cricket. [1]
- December 27
- 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2). [1]
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