Events in Sports History in April 1934

Babe Ruth's Broadcasts

Apr 5 Baseball superstar Babe Ruth agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC for a fee of $39,000 for 13 weeks; $4,000 more than his NY Yankees playing contract

Apr 10 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 1-0 in double OT for a 3-1 series win; Black Hawks' first Stanley Cup
Apr 16 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8
Apr 17 Fenway Park in Boston re-opens after a major renovation including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, though it didn't help the Red Sox who lost to the Washington Senators 6-5
Apr 21 Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
Apr 28 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms
Apr 29 Pittsburgh is last major league baseball city to play a home game on a Sunday, as the Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds