Football
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NFL CHAMPIONSHIP:
(in an upset) Cleveland Browns (30), Los Angeles Rams (28)
The NFL and the AAFC merged adding 3 teams to the league including the Cleveland Browns
The Browns victory over the rams was a huge upset, the financially impoverished AAFC teams were thought to be inferior
Football games are televised for the first time
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Baseball
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WORLD SERIES:
(in a sweep) New York Yankee's (4), Philadelphia Phillies (0)
This win gives the Yankee's their 13th world championship
Whitey Ford has his first World Series appearance and win for the Yankee's
Joe Dimaggio gets his 2,000th hit
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Basketball
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NBA CHAMPIONSHIP:
(series went 6 games) Minneapolis Lakers (4) games, Syracuse Nationals (2) Games
This would be the second NBA Championship in a basketball dynasty that lasted 5 years
George Mikan would again be named MVP, the press called him "The greatest basketball player ever"
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Tennis
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WIMBLETON:
Men's Singles
(American) Budge Patty defeated (Australian) Frank Sedgman (6-1 8-10 6-2 6-3)
Women's Singles
(both Americans) Louise Brough Clapp defeated Margaret Osborne DuPont (6-1, 3-6, 6-1)
Australia wins the Davis Cup Challenge tournament
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Golf
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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: Sam Snead
Snead wins 11 major tournaments this year
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The MASTERS: Jimmy Demaret
Demaret becomes the first player to win the Masters three times
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Bing Crosby enters the British Amateur Championship but gets bumped in the first round
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US WOMEN'S OPEN: Babe Didrikson Zaharias who also wins the other two LPGA major tournaments
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Hockey
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STANLEY CUP:
(in 7 games) Detroit Red Wings (4) games, New York Rangers (3) games
The seventh game was decided in double overtime, a Stanley Cup first
Gordie Howe the league's preeminent player was sidelined with a life and career threatening skull fracture
prior to the Cup series
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Boxing
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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
(15 round unanimous decision) Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis to retain his title in Yankee stadium
Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora to win MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Sandy Saddler lifted the world FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP from Willie Pep in a seventh round knockout
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Auto Racing
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INDIANAPOLIS 500: Johnny Parson
the race was called after 345 miles (138 laps) due to rain
NASCAR Grand National Champion: Bill Rexford with 1,959.0 accumulated points
SEBRING: although actually a 1951 competition the first ever Sebring endurance race was run on 12/31/1950
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Horse Racing
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Middleground, ridden by William Boland
BELMONT STAKES:
Middleground, jockey William Boland
PREAKNESS STAKES:
Hill Prince, jockey Eddie Arcaro
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Sports