April 1969 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

Apr 7 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4

Apr 8 First Major League Baseball game featuring a Canadian team; Montréal Expos beats NY Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium; KC Royals, SD Padres and Seattle Pilots also win on debut
Apr 8 Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
Apr 9 Chic Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3
Apr 12 Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
Apr 12 Wales beats England, 30-9 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 16th Five Nations Rugby Championship and 11th Triple Crown
Apr 13 33rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: George Archer wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Billy Casper, George Knudson, and Tom Weiskopf
Apr 14 First regular-season MLB game played outside the United States; Montreal Expos beat St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7 at Parc Jarry, Montreal
Apr 17 Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0
Apr 21 73rd Boston Marathon: Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan wins in 2:13:49; American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman in 3:22:46 (unsanctioned)

Boxing Title Fight

Apr 22 American Joe Frazier KOs American Dave Zyglewick in 1st round to retain heavyweight boxing title, in Houston, Texas

Apr 22 Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing

NBA Finals

Apr 23 LA Lakers guard Jerry West scores 53 points in 120-118 NBA Finals Game 1 win over Boston Celtics at the LA Forum

Apr 30 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney records his second MLB no-hitter in 10-0 rout of Houston Astros

Birthdays in Sport

Apr 1 Arnaud Boetsch, French tennis player (Davis Cup 1996) and broadcaster (France Télévisions), born in Meulam France
Apr 1 Kevin Dean, American ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup NJ Devils, NHL All Star 1995), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Apr 1 Frank Castillo, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1991-2005 (Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and 4 other teams), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2013)
Apr 3 Reid Hayston, New Zealand beach volleyball player (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
Apr 3 Rodney Hampton, American football player, NFL running back (NY Giants), born in Houston, Texas
Apr 4 Anthony Tucker, American basketball forward (NY Knicks), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 4 Carlos Reyes, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
Apr 4 Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
Apr 4 Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands
Apr 4 Karren Brady, English sporting executive, TV personality and business executive (The Apprentice UK, Birmingham City F.C.), born in Edmonton, London
Apr 6 Andy Harmon, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)

Apr 6 Bret Boone, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in El Cajon, California
Apr 7 Clark Sheehan, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
Apr 7 Jeremy Lincoln, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
Apr 7 Peggy Clasen, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Apr 7 Ricky Bones, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yanks), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
Apr 7 Ricky Watters, NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
Apr 8 Steve Jackson, American NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Houston, Texas
Apr 9 Amy Feng, Chinese born-American table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Tianjin, China
Apr 9 Karl Krikken, English cricketer (Derbyshire 1989-, wicketkeeper), born in Bolton, Lancashire
Apr 9 Timothy Young, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 10 Dennis Vial, Canadian NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Apr 10 Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter, born in Karditsa, Greece
Apr 11 Gavin Briant, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Apr 11 J Nick Adamson, Freeport Bahamas, US laser sailor (Olymp-21st-1996)
Apr 11 Janeth Arcain, Brazilian basketball forward (Houston Comets), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 11 Jesse Campbell, American football safety (NY Giants, Washington Redskins), born in Washington, North Carolina
Apr 12 Michael Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (NFL receiving TD leader 1996; Baltimore Ravens), born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana (d. 2017)
Apr 14 Brad Ausmus, American catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in New Haven, Connecticut
Apr 14 Brad Pennington, American pitcher (California Angels), born in Salem, Indiana
Apr 14 David Archibald, Chilliwack, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
Apr 14 Mark Macon, American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), born in Saginaw, Michigan
Apr 14 Tim Roberts, American NFL defensive end (NE Patriots), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 15 Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1999; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Westminster, California
Apr 15 Michael Jones, American NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders, St Louis Rams), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 15 Phillippi Sparks, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 16 Fernando Viña, Cuban-American infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
Apr 18 Vladimir Tsyplakov, Belarusian NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998), born in Inta, Soviet Union
Apr 20 Jan van Halst, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Apr 21 Conrad Clarks, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
Apr 22 Bobby Olive, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
Apr 22 Roger Jones, NFL center (Cincinnati Bengals)
Apr 22 Dion Dublin, English footballer
Apr 23 Martín López-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer (world record 200m), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 23 Nadeem Shahid, English cricketer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
Apr 23 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (1988 Olympic Champion), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2018)
Apr 24 Elias Atmatsidis, Greek football goalkeeper, born in Kozani, Greece
Apr 25 Darren Woodson, American NFL safety (5 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1992, 93, 95; Dallas Cowboys), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 25 Gavin Bruk-Jackson, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993)
Apr 25 Nir Shental, Israeli Men's 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996), born in Jaffa, Israel
Apr 25 Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994-97), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Apr 25 Travis Fryman, American baseball infielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 25 Joe Buck, American sports broadcaster, born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 27 Brett Steven, New Zealand tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Apr 27 Tyrone Rodgers, American football defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Longview, Texas
Apr 27 Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer, born in Lithgow, Australia
Apr 28 Merlelynn Lange-Harris, Canadian basketball center (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
Apr 29 Arthur Marshall, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Fort Gordon, Georgia
Apr 30 Dexter Rogers, American volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996), born in St Petersburg, Florida

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