- Apr 4 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
- Apr 4 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
- Apr 6 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Gil Morgan wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Isao Aoki
- Apr 7 150th Grand National: Tony Dobbin aboard New Zealand bred Lord Gyllene wins at 14/1 by 25 lengths; race postponed 2 days because of IRA bomb threat
- Apr 9 Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape
- Apr 9 Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
- Apr 9 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl"
- Apr 13 48th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes
US Masters Golf
Apr 13 61st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his first major title, a record 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite; 4-round total 270 (−18) is tournament record
- Apr 13 Hartford Whalers last NHL game
Sports History
Apr 13 NHL Pitts Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game
- Apr 13 Rare double doubleheader played in the same city Giants vs Mets & Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY after rain previous day
Sports History
Apr 15 Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams
Sports History
Apr 17 NJ Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game
- Apr 19 NFL Draft: Ohio State offensive tackle Orlando Pace first pick by St. Louis Rams
- Apr 19 San Diego Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
- Apr 20 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
- Apr 20 Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
Sports History
Apr 20 Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, & Cecil Fielder)
Senior PGA Championship
Apr 20 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Defending champion Hale Irwin wins his second of 3 straight Senior PGA C’ships by streeting runners-up Dale Douglass and Jack Nicklaus by 12 strokes
- Apr 21 101st Boston Marathon: Lameck Aguta of Kenya wins men's event in 2:10:34; Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia women's champion in 2:26:23
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Apr 25 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 250th HR
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