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Events in Sports History in April 1952

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  • Apr 5 106th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Thompson and trainer Neville Crump combine for their second GN with Teal winning at odds of 100/7 [1]

US Masters Golf

Apr 6 16th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his second green jacket by 4 strokes over Jack Burke Jr

Golfer Sam Snead
  • Apr 15 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 3-0 for a 4-0 series sweep
  • Apr 21 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53

Sports History

Apr 23 Bob Cain of St. Louis Browns and Bob Feller of Cleveland Indians each pitch a one-hitter, as the home team wins 1-0 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller

Sports History

Apr 23 New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st game in relief & hits his only HR

Baseball Player and Knuckleball Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
  • Apr 25 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3

Golf History

Apr 26 Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman

Golfer Patty Berg
  • Apr 28 St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan


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