Sports History
Apr 1 A. Bartlett Giamatti replaces Peter Ueberroth as 7th commissioner of Major League Baseball; dies suddenly of a heart attack 5 months later
- Apr 2 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn, 76-60; Lady Vols forward Bridgette Gordon MOP
- Apr 2 Calgary Flames right wing Joe Mullen sets new NHL record for most points in a season by a American-born player, with a goal and 2 assists in a 4-2 win over Edmonton Oilers gives him 110 points
- Apr 2 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Juli Inkster leads wire-to-wire to win her second DS event, 5 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Tammie Green
- Apr 3 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan beats Seton Hall, 80-79 (OT); Wolverines first title; small forward Glen Rice named tournament MOP
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Apr 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
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Apr 4 NY Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yanks beat Twins on opening day 4-2
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Apr 5 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser's consecutive scoreless streak of 59 innings ends
- Apr 7 NY Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from SD Yacht Club for using a catamaran against NZ. Appeals court eventually overrules
- Apr 8 143rd Grand National: Irish 12-year-old Little Polveir, ridden by jockey Jimmy Frost wins by 7 lengths from West Tip
- Apr 8 California Angels pitcher Jim Abbott, born without his right hand, makes MLB debut, lasting only 4 2/3 innings
US Masters Golf
Apr 9 53rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the first of his 3 Masters titles after a final round 65 (−7) and a birdie on the 2nd hole of a sudden-death playoff with Scott Hoch
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Apr 9 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car
Baseball Record
Apr 9 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in NY's 4-3 loss to Clev
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Apr 11 1st playoff goal scored by a goalie, Ron Hextall of visiting Philadelphia Flyers shoots into Washington Capitols empty net while his team is shorthanded in 8-5 win
- Apr 15 Hillsborough disaster, 96 are crushed to death and 766 injured at the Hillsborough Football Stadium in Sheffield, England, during a FA semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest
- Apr 15 Sue Marchiano wins 3rd World Cup female marathon (2:30:48)
Sports History
Apr 16 1st The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Don Bies wins his lone career Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke from Gary Player
- Apr 16 Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
- Apr 16 Zeleka Metaferia wins 3rd World Cup marathon (2:10:28)
Boston Marathon
Apr 17 93rd Boston Marathon: Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia takes men's race in 2:09:06; Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway wins her 2nd women's title in 2:24:33
- Apr 19 Kevin Elster (NY Mets), sets error-less shortstop mark at 73
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Apr 21 George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become joint CEOs of the Texas Rangers
- Apr 23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 10 points in his last game as a Laker in a 121-117 win over Seattle SuperSonics at the LA Forum
- Apr 23 NFL Draft: #1 pick UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman by Dallas Cowboys
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Apr 23 Nolan Ryan blows a no hitter in 9th inning
- Apr 25 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period
- Apr 26 Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York
- Apr 30 US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
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