Events in Sport
Baseball Record
Apr 9 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun
US Masters Golf
Apr 11 29th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins the 2nd of his 6 Masters titles with a tournament record 271 (−17); beats Gary Player and Arnold Palmer by a record 9 strokes
- Apr 12 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0)
- Apr 15 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold
- Apr 19 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in race record 2:16:33
- Apr 25 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- Apr 28 Lindsey Nelson broadcasts baseball game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 1 John "Jumbo" Elliott, American NFL offensive tackle (Super Bowl, Pro Bowl 1990, NY Giants; NY Jets), born in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
- Apr 1 Mark Jackson, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1989; Rookie of the Year 1988; NY Knicks), coach (Golden State Warriors) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 4 Tony Burse, American football running back (Edmonton Eskimos), born in LaFayette, Georgia
- Apr 5 Cris Carpenter, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers), born in St. Augustine, Florida
- Apr 6 Gerald Diduck, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
- Apr 6 Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980)
- Apr 6 Virginia Lee, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Apr 6 Lieve Slegers, Belgian athlete
- Apr 7 Kaushik Amalean, cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88)
- Apr 9 Hal Morris, American baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Rucker, Alabama
- Apr 9 Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1993), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Apr 12 Elaine Zayak, American figure skater (Olympic 6th 1984), born in Paramus, New Jersey
- Apr 14 Craig McDermott, Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984), born in Ipswich, Australia
- Apr 14 Stan Humphries, American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Apr 15 Anthony Miller, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 15 Kevin Stevens, American NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991, 92), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- Apr 15 Mark Dennis, American NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers), born in Junction City, Kansas
- Apr 15 Michele Redman, American golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- Apr 16 Caren Kemner, American volleyball outside hitter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Quincy, Illinois
- Apr 18 Jim Boylen, American basketball head coach (Chicago Bulls 2018-19; University of Utah 2007-11), born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Apr 21 Ed Belfour, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (Olympic gold 2001, Vezina Trophy 1991, 93), born in Carman, Manitoba
- Apr 21 Gary Grant, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
- Apr 22 Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player
- Apr 23 Donna Weinbrecht, American skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Apr 24 Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
- Apr 25 Mark Bryant, American NBA forward and center (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
- Apr 27 Courtenay Becker-Dey, American Europe class sailor (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Apr 30 Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics 1996)
