1927 in sports

1927 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

Contents 1 American Football 2 Association football 2.1 England 2.2 Germany 2.3 Italy 3 Australian rules football 4 Baseball 4.1 Major League Baseball 4.2 Negro League Baseball 5 Golf 6 Horse Racing 7 Ice hockey 8 Snooker 9 Multi-sport events 10 References

American Football

• New York Giants win National Football League title

Association football

England

• First Division – Newcastle United win the 1926–27 title.
• FA Cup – Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1–0, the only time the FA Cup has been won by a club outside England.

Germany

• DFB-Pokal – 1. FC Nuremberg win the 1927 tournament after beating Hertha BSC Berlin in the final, which is the first match to be broadcast in full on German radio.

Italy

• A.S Roma founded through the algamation of the Alba-Audace, Fortitudo-Pro Roma and Roman clubs.

Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Collingwood wins the 31st VFL Premiership (Collingwood 2.13 (25) d Richmond 1.7 (13))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs, setting a major league record.

Negro League Baseball

• For the second straight year, the Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey (ECL), 5 games to 3, in the Negro League World Series.

Golf

• 4 June – first Ryder Cup held in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 4, 1927. United States beats Great Britain 9 1/2 to 2 1/2
• June 14-17 – U.S. Open – Tommy Armour
• July 13-15 – British Open – Bobby Jones
• November 5 – PGA Championship – Walter Hagen
• British Amateur – William Tweddell
• U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones

Horse Racing

• May 14 – Whiskery wins the Kentucky Derby
• Grand National won by 8/1 favourite Sprig

Ice hockey

• 1927 Stanley Cup Finals – Ottawa Senators defeat the Boston Bruins 2–0 in four games
• Memorial Cup - The Owen Sound Greys defeat the Port Arthur West End Jrs.
• Allan Cup - University of Toronto Grads defeat the Fort William Thundering Herd in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• February 14 - Conn Smythe purchases the Toronto St. Patricks of the NHL. Smythe changes the name to the Toronto Maple Leafs

Snooker

• First World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 20–11

Multi-sport events

• 8th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Shanghai, Republic of China

References

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