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| Years in sports: | 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 |
Contents |
Auto Racing
- January 21 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally
- May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race
Baseball
- World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 2
- Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte, NL; Ty Cobb, AL
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League - Essendon wins the 15th VFL Premiership (Essendon 5.11 (41) d Collingwood 4.11 (35))
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Manchester United win the 1910-11 title
- FA Cup - Bradford City beat Newcastle United 1–0 in a replay. The first match finished 0–0 (aet).
Golf
- June 24-26 - U.S. Open - John McDermott becomes the first American-born man and the youngest golfer (19 years, 10 months) to win the U.S. Open.
- June 27-30 - British Open - Harry Vardon
- British Amateur - Harold Hilton
- U.S. Amateur - Harold Hilton
Horse Racing
- May 13 - Meridian wins the Kentucky Derby
Ice Hockey
- Ottawa Senators win their 2nd Stanley Cup, defeating the Port Arthur Bearcats
Births
- January 1 — Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (d. 1986)
- February 12 — Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
- April 11 — Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American athlete (d. 1980)
- April 23 — Bruno Ahlberg, Finnish boxer (d. 1966)
- June 2 — Joe McCluskey, American athlete (d. 2002)
- June 4 — Billy Fiske, American bobsledder (d. 1940)
- June 9 — Frank McCormick, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- June 24 — Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian racing car driver (d. 1995)
- July 18 — Harry Llewellyn, British equestrian (d. 1999)
- August 23 — Betty Robinson, American athlete (d. 1999)
- October 2 — Tilly Fleischer, German athlete (d. 2005)
- October 11 — Juan Carlos Zabala, Argentine athlete (d. 1983)
- October 12 — Maribel Vinson-Owen, U.S. figure skating champion (d. 1961)
- November 22 — Ralph Guldahl, American golfer (d. 1983)
- November 24 — Joe Medwick, American baseball player (d. 1975)