Sports History
Apr 3 Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega
- Apr 3 MLB Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland A's for 3 minor league players
- Apr 4 141st Grand National: Jockey Steve Knight wins his second GN aboard 28/1 shot Maori Venture by 5 lengths from The Tsarevich
Golf Major
Apr 5 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 6 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Patty Sheehan, with a par on the 2nd extra hole
Sports History
Apr 5 Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title
- Apr 6 Los Angeles Dodger's GM Al Campanis appears on TV program ABC News: Nightline saying Blacks may not be equipped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy
Sports History
Apr 6 Middleweight World Boxing Championship bout: Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada
- Apr 9 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Béliveau as all time playoff scoring champ
- Apr 11 Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs KC Royals
- Apr 11 Zoja Ivanova wins 2nd female World Cup marathon (2:30:39)
US Masters Golf
Apr 12 51st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Larry Mize chips-in from 140 feet for an improbable birdie 3 on the 2nd playoff hole to beat Greg Norman for his only major title
- Apr 12 Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55)
- Apr 13 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit HRs off SF starter Roger Mason
NBA Record
Apr 16 Michael Jordan becomes the second NBA player in history to score 3,000 points in a season
Sports History
Apr 17 Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA (and ABA) player to score 30,000 points
- Apr 18 Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver near Coolidge, Arizona
Baseball Record
Apr 18 Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run (vs Robinson-Pirates)
- Apr 19 Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ)
- Apr 19 Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight AL win
- Apr 19 LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record
Boston Marathon
Apr 20 91st Boston Marathon: Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins 2nd title in 2:11:50; Rosa Mota of Portugal claims women's event in 2:25:21; her first of 3 race victories
- Apr 21 Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
- Apr 21 Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
Cricket History
Apr 21 Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka)
Sports History
Apr 29 Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle
- Apr 30 Lou Lamoriello is named NJ Devils President
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