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1948
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| << 1947 1949 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1948.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Cleveland Indians (AL) over the Boston Braves (NL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Montreal Royals (IL) over the St. Paul Saints (AA), 4 - 1 (Details)
- American Association: St. Paul Saints (Details)
- International League: Montreal Royals (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Oakland Oaks (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Industriales de Monterrey
- Negro Leagues
- Negro World Series: Homestead Grays (NNL) over the Birmingham Black Barons (NAL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Negro American League: Birmingham Black Barons (Details)
- Negro National League: Homestead Grays (Details)
- East-West Game (First Game): The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 3 - 0 at Comiskey Park (Details)
- East-West Game (Second Game): The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 6 - 1 at Yankee Stadium (Details)
- All-American Girls Baseball League: Rockford Peaches defeated the Fort Wayne Daisies in the playoff finals, 4 - 1 (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Cuban Winter League: Habana
- Cuban Players League: Leones
- Mexican Pacific Coast League: Guaymas
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Caguas-Guayama
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Cervecería Caracas
[edit] Amateur
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of Southern California defeated Yale University in the best-of-three finals, 3 - 1, 3 - 8, 9 - 2 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kyoto Number One High School (Kyoto) defeat Kyoto Number Two High School (Kyoto), 1 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Kokura High School (Fukuoka) defeat Touin High School (Wakayama), 1 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Lock Haven (Lock Haven, PA) defeat St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL), 6 - 5 in the championship (Details)
- National Girls Baseball League: Parichy Bloomer Girls
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Nicaragua (Details)
- Dominican Republic (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver); Colombia (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- The Boston Braves, by Harold Kaese
- The Cincinnati Reds, by Lee Allen
- The Washington Senators, by Shirley Povich
- Highpockets, by John Tunis
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1948
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1948
