Events in Sport
- Apr 1 Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg
- Apr 8 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals
- Apr 9 NFL requires players to wear long stockings
- Apr 10 NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge
- Apr 16 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley in 2:30:40.2; his second event victory
- Apr 18 1 armed outfielder, St Louis Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4
- Apr 20 Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride
- Apr 22 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 2-1 for a 4-3 series win; Leafs lead series 3-0 but Wings recover to 3-3 to force a decider
- Apr 24 Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 2 Don Sutton, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Clio, Alabama
- Apr 4 Bryan Andrews, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-pacer, toured Australia 1973-74), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Apr 5 Tommy Smith, English footballer (Liverpool), born in Liverpool, Merseyside
- Apr 10 Vera Misevich, Ukrainian equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1980), born in Ukraine (d. 1995)
- Apr 13 Ed Caruthers Jr, American high jumper (Olympic silver 1968), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Apr 13 Bob Kalsu, American football player, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1970)
- Apr 14 Uwe Beyer, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic gold 1976)
- Apr 26 Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
- Apr 28 Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969)
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Apr 30 MLB catcher Roy Campanella (23) weds Ruthe Willis
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