US Masters Golf
Apr 6 22nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins the first of his 4 Masters titles, 1 stroke ahead of Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins; first of his 7 major titles
- Apr 7 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line
- Apr 12 12th NBA Championship: St Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
- Apr 15 1st baseball game in California, SF Giants beat LA Dodgers, 8-0
- Apr 18 NL single-game record crowd of 78,682 as the Los Angeles Dodgers win their first ever home game over San Francisco Giants, 6-5, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Apr 20 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Montreal Canadiens' 3-peat; beat Boston Bruins, 5-3 for a 4-2 for series win
- Apr 21 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalić of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54
Sports History
Apr 23 Gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game
- Apr 24 Lee Walls hits 3 HRs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2
Baseball Record
Apr 30 Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits
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