Events in Sports History in April 1909

  • Apr 12 Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium), baseball's first steel and concrete stadium, opens; Athletics win 8-1 against Boston Red Sox
  • Apr 19 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud in 2:53:36.8
  • Apr 24 Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds