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Champions
Major League Baseball
★ World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-1)
★ All-Star Game, July 13 at Shibe Park: American League, 5-3
Other champions
★ Negro League World Series: Homestead Grays over Birmingham Black Barons (4-3)
★ Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 2-1
★ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Racine Belles over Kenosha Comets
Awards and honors
★ 'Most Valuable Player'
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★ Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
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★ Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
★ 'The Sporting News Player of the Year Award'
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★ Spud Chandler - P, New York Yankees
★ 'The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award'
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★ Spud Chandler (AL) - P, New York Yankees
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★ Stan Musial (NL) - 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
★ 'The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award'
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★ Joe McCarthy (AL) - New York Yankees
Statistical leaders
| ' American League ' | ' National League' | |||
| AVG | Luke Appling CHW | .328 | Stan Musial STL | .357 |
| HR | Rudy York DET | 34 | Bill Nicholson CHC | 29 |
| RBI | Rudy York DET | 118 | Bill Nicholson CHC | 128 |
| Wins | Spud Chandler NYY Dizzy Trout | 20 | Mort Cooper STL Elmer Riddle CIN Rip Sewell PIT | 21 |
| ERA | Spud Chandler NYY | 1.64 | Max Lanier STL | 1.90 |
| Ks | Allie Reynolds CLE | 151 | Johnny Vander Meer CIN | 174 |
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
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National League final standings
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Negro League Baseball final standings
Negro National League final standings
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| 'Club' | 'Wins' | 'Losses' | 'Win %' | 'GB' |
| Washington Homestead Grays | 44 | 15 | .746 | |
| Baltimore Elite Giants | 15 | 26 | .366 | |
| New York Cubans | 23 | 16 | .590 | |
| Philadelphia Stars | 26 | 21 | .553 | |
| Newark Eagles | 19 | 20 | .487 | |
| New York Black Yankees | 0 | 8 | .000 | |
Events
★ May 30 - The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League begins its first 108-game season with teams in Rockford, Kenosha, Racine, and South Bend; the league's total attendance for the year will be 176,612.
Births
January-April
★ January 6 - César Gutiérrez
★ January 15 - Mike Marshall
★ January 30 - Davey Johnson
★ February 8 - Bob Oliver
★ February 21 - Jack Billingham
★ March 23 - Lee May
★ April 3 - Barry Moore
★ April 4 - Mike Epstein
★ April 6 - Marty Pattin
★ April 8 - John Hiller
★ April 12 - Vicente Romo
★ April 24 - Ivan Murrell
May-August
★ May 22 - Tommy John
★ June 6 - Merv Rettenmund
★ June 20 - Andy Etchebarren
★ June 26 - Bill Robinson
★ June 27 - Rico Petrocelli
★ July 5 - Curt Blefary
★ July 9 - Mike Andrews
★ August 2 - Tom Burgmeier
★ August 6 - Nelson Briles
★ August 15 - Bobby Treviño
★ August 21 - Félix Millán
★ August 28 - Lou Piniella
September-December
★ September 2 - Luke Walker
★ September 19 - Mike Derrick
★ September 19 - Joe Morgan
★ October 4 - Jimy Williams
★ October 6 - Jim McGlothlin
★ October 6 - Jerry Stephenson
★ October 7 - José Cardenal
★ October 19 - Sandy Alomar
★ November 18 - Dick Joyce
★ November 19 - Aurelio Monteagudo
★ December 3 - Jerry Johnson
★ December 9 - Jim Merritt
★ December 23 - Dave May
★ December 27 - Roy White
Deaths
★ January 3 - Bid McPhee, 83, second baseman for Cincinnati from 1882 to 1899 who was the last at his position to play without a glove; scored 100 runs ten times, set every career fielding mark at his position and was seventh player to reach 2000 hits
★ March 6 - Jimmy Collins, 73, third baseman who batted .300 five times and led NL in home runs in 1898; led league in putouts five times and set career records for putouts, total chances and double plays at third base; after jumping to the American League, managed Boston to upset victory in inaugural 1903 World Series
★ April 26 - Bob Emslie, 84, umpire who set records with 35 seasons of officiating and over 1000 games worked single-handedly; as pitcher, won 32 games for 1884 Baltimore Orioles
★ May 6 - William Slocum, 59, sportswriter and editor for several New York newspapers since 1910
★ May 23 - Pat Malone, 40, pitcher who led the National League with 22 wins in 1929, and with 20 wins and 166 strikeouts in 1930
★ June 21 - Chet Chadbourne, 58, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Packers and Boston Braves, who became a minor league institution after collecting 3.216 hits over 21 minors seasons, and later managed and umpired at the same level
★ August 14 - Joe Kelley, 71, left fielder who batted .317 lifetime, including marks over .360 for the 1894-97 Baltimore Orioles; 194 triples ranked 4th all-time upon retirement, and had six seasons of 100 runs and five of 100 RBI
★ September 1 - Joe Connolly, 59, Boston Braves left fielder, who was the offensive star of the 1914 "Miracle Braves" World Champions
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