Eastern Conference (BAA)
Philadelphia Warriors

Western Conference (NBL)
St. Louis Bombers

Playoff Champions
Baltimore Bullets defeat
Philadelphia Warriors, 4-2.

World Series

Cleveland Indians defeat
Boston Braves, 4-2

Football

Stanley Cup Winner

Toronto Maple Leafs

Death of A Legend

August 16,1948, Babe Ruth dies of throat cancer at age
53 in New York.

Two American teams showed up, each claiming to be the real U.S. squad. One team was the affiliate club of the American Hockey Association, the other an entry by the Amateur Athletic Union. The IOC declared that both teams were ineligible. The hockey quagmire came close to bringing about an end to the 1948 Winter Games, as the USOC threatened to boycott the event if their sponsored AAU team was kept off the ice. The mayor of St. Moritz, in turn, threatened to cancel the festival if there were no Americans.

In the end, there was no boycott and the AHA club participated - however, their fourth-place finish was wiped out soon after the Games ended. The IOC, feeling that hockey was more trouble than it was worth, removed the sport from the program.

Gold Medal Mom

Fanny Blankers-Koen becomes the first woman to win four gold medals in track and field in a single Olympics - and she did this as a 30-year-old mother of two children.

Olympic Flag Stolen

The original Olympic flag - which dated back to 1920 - was stolen at the 1948 winter games held in St. Moritz.

World Series Champs

The Cleveland Indians  nip the Braves 4-2 to take the World Series in 6 games.

Game four saw a new attendance record as 81,897 fans watch the Indians take a 3-1 series lead.