See also: 1940 in sports, other events of 1941, 1942 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II.

Baseball

• The New York Yankees won the World Series, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by 4 games to 1.

• Ted Williams’ season batting average is .406. It is the last time any major leaguer will hit over .400.

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 45th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 19.13 (127) d Essendon 13.20 (98))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Norman Ware (Footscray)

American Football

• Minnesota Golden Gophers National college football champions.
• Chicago Bears 37-9 New York Giantsfor the NFL championship.
• Columbus Bullies win the American Football League championship with a record of 5-1-2.

Births

Deaths

• March 18 - Henri Cornet, French cycling champion