April 1974 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Cricket History

Apr 2 England cricket fast bowler Tony Greig takes 8-86 in West Indies' 1st innings in tourists' 26 run 5th Test win in Port-of-Spain; Greig also captures 5-70 in 2nd innings

Sports History

Apr 4 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th in Cincinnati, facing Jack Billingham

Apr 5 Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai
Apr 6 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, while Yankee Stadium is renovated; beat Cleveland Indians 6-1
Apr 8 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta

Sports History

Apr 9 San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies & gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"

US Masters Golf

Apr 14 38th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Gary Player wins the 2nd of his 3 Masters titles, 2 strokes ahead of Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf

Apr 15 78th Boston Marathon: Neil Cusack of Ireland takes men's race in 2:13:39; American Miki Gorman women's winner in 2:47:11
Apr 19 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees
Apr 24 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Apr 25 NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
Apr 26 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline & Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow & Upshaw

Birthdays in Sport

Apr 1 Hugo Ibarra, Argentine soccer right back (11 caps; Colón, Boca Juniors), born in El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina
Apr 1 Sandra Völker, German swimmer (world record 50m backstroke 28.71 1999; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 2001), born in Lübeck, Germany
Apr 1 Vladimir Beschastnykh, Russian soccer forward (71 caps; Racing Santander, FC Spartak Moscow), born in Moscow, Russia
Apr 2 Tayfun Korkut, Turkish soccer midfielder (42 caps; Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad) and manager (Hannover 96, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart), born in Stuttgart, Germany
Apr 4 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider, born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
Apr 4 O. J. Santiago, American football tight end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Apr 5 Mike DuHaney, soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in New Haven, Connecticut
Apr 5 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
Apr 6 Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
Apr 7 Anita Maxwell, WNBA forward (Cleveland Rockers)
Apr 9 Ben Bordelon, American football tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Mathews, Louisiana
Apr 10 Petros Passalis, Greek footballer (Olympiakos), born in Giannitsa, Greece
Apr 11 Alex Corretja, tennis star (1990 Orange Bowl boys 16), born in Barcelona, Spain
Apr 11 Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter, born in Yerevan, Armenia
Apr 11 Sascha van Wissen, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
Apr 11 Trot Nixon, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2008 (Boston Red Sox, and 2 other teams), born in Durham, North Carolina

Apr 12 Kabir Khan, Pakistani cricketer, born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Apr 12 Roman Hamrlik, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Lightning, Olympic gold 1998), born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Apr 12 Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Apr 13 Darren Turner, British racing car driver, born in Camberley, Surrey
Apr 13 Sergei Gonchar, Russian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals; Olympic silver 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
Apr 14 Mike Allen Lambert, American volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Apr 15 Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union
Apr 17 James Hamilton, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 17 Marcel Nijenhuis, Dutch soccer player (NEC), born in Heteren, Netherlands
Apr 19 Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 20 Ben Holbrook, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Apr 20 Kevin Sullivan, Canadian athlete, 1.5k runner (Olympics 1996), born in Brantford, Ontario
Apr 20 Paul Bradford, American football cornerback (San Diego Chargers), born in East Palo Alto, California
Apr 22 Adam Parfitt, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia
Apr 23 Bret Anderson, Canadian football slot back (BC Lions), born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 23 Joey Kent, American football wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
Apr 23 Sam Madison, American football cornerback (Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants; 4× Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1999, 2000; Miami Dolphins), born in Thomasville, Georgia
Apr 24 Jared Tomich, American football defensive end (New Orleans Saints), born in St. John, Indiana
Apr 24 Toine Rorije, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Heerde, Netherlands
Apr 25 Brad Hassell, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)

Apr 25 Libor Procházka, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
Apr 25 Tricia Dunn, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Derry, New Hampshire
Apr 25 Twan Russell, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 27 Carlos Fortes, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Apr 27 Pete Chryplewicz, tight end (Detroit Lions), born in Detroit, Michigan
Apr 28 Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
Apr 28 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
Apr 29 Alana Blahoski, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Apr 29 Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player, born in Lauterach, Austria
Apr 29 Pascal Cygan, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Lens, France
Apr 30 Cedric Jones, defensive end (NY Giants)
Apr 30 Chris Darkins, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)

Deaths in Sport

Apr 18 John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion, 1935-38), dies of emphysema and Parkinson's at 59
Apr 21 Charles "Chic" Harley, American football player (b. 1895)
Apr 23 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 86