Events in Sport
- Apr 10 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 1-0 in double OT for a 3-1 series win; Black Hawks' first Stanley Cup
- Apr 16 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8
- Apr 17 Fenway Park in Boston re-opens after a major renovation including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, though it didn't help the Red Sox who lost to the Washington Senators 6-5
- Apr 21 Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
- Apr 28 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms
- Apr 29 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 2 Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (Alien 3, Kes), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1997)
- Apr 3 Jim Parker, American football player, NFL guard and tackle (Baltimore Colts), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2005)
- Apr 6 Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (first non-Japanese world champion, Olympic gold 1964), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2010)
- Apr 12 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss football player and manager, born in Thun, Switzerland (d. 2017)
- Apr 13 John Muckler, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers 1990; Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers) and executive (GM Ottawa Senators), born in Midland, Ontario (d. 2021)
- Apr 14 Bruce Pairaudeau, West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut), born in Georgetown, British Guiana
- Apr 21 Martin Horton, cricketer, England off-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 1959)
- Apr 25 Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer, born in Newry, Ireland
- Apr 29 Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan Baseball HOF shortstop (13 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966 Chicago White Sox; AL Rookie of the Year 1956; 9 × Gold Glove Award), born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
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