Events in Sports History in March 1954

Baseball History

Mar 1 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams fractures his collarbone on the first day of Boston Red Sox spring training; injury keeps him out of Boston lineup until May 15

Mar 6 1st ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Wake Forest, 82-80 (OT)
Mar 7 Russia wins their 1st international ice hockey competition

Thomson Beaks Ankle

Mar 13 Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron

Golf Tournament

Mar 14 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Louise Suggs wins her second Titleholders title by 7 strokes from Patty Berg

Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGA Louise Suggs

Mar 14 Milwaukee Braves future home run king Hank Aaron homers in his debut exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox

Cricket History

Mar 19 "The Three Ws" of West Indian cricket each score centuries in one innings; Clyde Walcott scores 124 following Everton Weekes (206) and Frank Worrell (167) in 1st innings of drawn 4th Test v England at Port of Spain

Sports History

Mar 19 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright

Mar 20 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley, 92-76; Explorers' small forward Tom Gola is named tournament Most Outstanding Player

Cricket Debut

Mar 30 Test Cricket debut of West Indian great Garfield Sobers vs England at Kingston Oval, Barbados