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What happened in history on this day: April 7?
On April 7 in ...
- 1928 - 44-year old New York Rangers' General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montréal Maroons 2-1.
- 1940 - 7th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret beats Lloyd Mangrum, shooting a 280.
- 1943 - NFL adopts free substitution rule.
- 1946 - 10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282.
- 1951 - 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280.
- 1951 - American Bowling Congress begins first masters tournament.
- 1956 - 10th NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1.
- 1957 - 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283.
- 1958 - Los Angeles Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at Los Angeles Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line.
- 1962 - Umrigar slams 172 versus West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
- 1963 - 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286.
- 1963 - Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors.
- 1965 - Bevan Congdon makes a stumping as 12th man New Zealand versus Pakistan.
- 1969 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with first official save, against Cincinnati Reds.
- 1969 - Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to New York Yankees 8-4.
- 1970 - Milwaukee Brewers' (former Seattle Pilots) first game, lose to California Angels 12-0.
- 1971 - Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by US Supreme Court.
- 1973 - Cleveland Indians sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420.
- 1973 - Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 versus West Indies Georgetown.
- 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays' first game, they beat Chicago Cubs 9-5.
- 1978 - US Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by Oakland Athletics' owner Charlie Finley in June 1976.
- 1979 - Houston Astros' Ken Forsch pitches no-hitter against Atlanta Braves, 6-0.
- 1979 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores four goals against Philadelphia Flyers.
- 1983 - WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event.
- 1984 - Detroit Tigers' pitcher Jack Morris pitches no-hitter against Chicago White Sox, 4-0.
- 1985 - 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller.
- 1985 - New Jersey Generals' Hershel Walker runs for USFL record 233 yards.
- 1986 - Boston Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the first pitch of the first game on Opening Day for a home run.
- 1987 - Atlanta Braves' pitcher Rick Mahler throws his third Opening Day shutout tying a National League record.
- 1988 - New Jersey Devils 3-2 over New York Islanders, first NHL playoff round tied 1-1.
- 1989 - New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand; appeals court eventually overrules.
- 1990 - BPAA US Open won by Ron Palombi Jr.
- 1990 - New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5-2, New York Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary NHL playoff.
- 1991 - Third Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus.
- 1991 - Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
- 1993 - Dante Bichette hits the first Colorado Rockies homerun (Shea Stadium, New York).
- 1994 - First night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 2.
- 1994 - New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6.
- 1995 - Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike.
- 1996 - 8th Seniors Golf Tradition; Jack Nicklaus wins.
- 1996 - Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls versus Pakistan, Singapore.
- 1996 - Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic.
- 2003 - The Boston Red Sox exercise Pedro Martinez's option for the 2004 season, making Martinez the highest paid pitcher for a season in major league history, at US$17.5 million.
- 2003 - Syracuse wins the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, defeating Kansas 81-78.
- 2008 - In San Antonio, Texas, the Kansas Jayhawks defeat the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime to win their first NCAA basketball national championship in 20 years.
Births of sports figures on April 7
- 1859 - Birth of Walter Camp Connecticut, father of American football (Yale).
- 1878 - Birth of C M M Hathorn cricket player (South African Test centurion in 1905-06).
- 1882 - Birth of Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger; cricket player (belated Australian representative 1928-33).
- 1896 - Birth of Benny Leonard lightweight boxing champion (1917-25).
- 1900 - Birth of Tebbs Lloyd Johnson in England; 50km walker (Olympics-bronze-1952).
- 1918 - Birth of C B Bertie Clarke; cricket player (Barbados and West Indian leg-spinner).
- 1919 - Birth of Edoardo Mangiarotti in Italy; épée (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1943 - Birth of Dennis Amiss; cricket player (prolific English batsman).
- 1952 - Birth of Jane Frederick; US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1976).
- 1953 - Birth of Everard Endt; American yachting (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1954 - Birth of Tony Dorsett; NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy).
- 1962 - Birth of Andy Hampsten in Columbus, Ohio, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1962 - Birth of Bonny Warner in Mount Baldy, California, USA; lugist.
- 1964 - Birth of Helen Wadsworth in South Wales; golfer (Curtis Cup 1990).
- 1964 - Birth of Joe Durant in Pensacola, Florida, USA; Nike golfer (1992 Boise Open-7th).
- 1965 - Birth of Alexander Mronz in Cologne, Germany; tennis star.
- 1965 - Birth of Kaushik Amalean; cricket player (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88).
- 1967 - Birth of Steve Wisniewski; NFL guard (Oakland Raiders).
- 1968 - Birth of Don[ald] Smith in North Tonawanda, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Clark Sheehan in Denver, Colorado, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Jeremy Lincoln; NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1969 - Birth of Peggy Clasen in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1969 - Birth of Ricky Bones in Salinas, Puerto Rico; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees).
- 1969 - Birth of Ricky Watters; NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1970 - Birth of Alexander Karpovtsev in Moscow, Russia; NHL defenseman (New York Rangers).
- 1970 - Birth of Kevin Smith; NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Thompson in Russellville, Kentucky, USA; pitcher (Colorado Rockies).
- 1971 - Birth of Stephen Brimacombe; Australian 100 metre/200 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Victor Kraatz in Berlin, Germany; Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champions-4th).
- 1972 - Birth of Greg Clark; tight end (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1972 - Birth of Joanne Brown; Australian softball catcher/first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Lovett Purnell; wide receiver (New England Patriots).
- 1972 - Birth of Malcolm Huckaby; NBA guard (Miami Heat).
- 1972 - Birth of Shana Williams in Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA; long jumper/heptathlete.
- 1974 - Birth of Anita Maxwell; WNBA forward (Cleveland Rockers).
- 1975 - Birth of Ronde Barber; cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1975 - Birth of Tiki Barber; running back (New York Giants).
- 1976 - Birth of Erich Goldmann Dingolfing in Germany; hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998).
- 1978 - Birth of Siobhan Drake-Brockman in Bunbury, Australia; tennis star (1994 Port Pirie).
- 1981 - Birth of Suzann Pettersen; Norwegian golfer.
- 1982 - Birth of Sonjay Dutt; Indian American professional wrestler.
Deaths of sports figures on April 7
- 1968 - Jim Clark of Scotland, former world driving champion, dies in race car at age 32.
- 1971 - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges (Olympics-gold-1928, 1932), dies at age 74.
- 1992 - Death of Ace Bailey, Canadian hockey player (born 1903).
- 1993 - S C (Billy) Griffith, cricket player (England 1948-49, MCC secretary), dies.
- 1994 - Death of Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic football player and politician (born 1923).
- 1997 - Death of Witto Aloma, Cuban Major League Baseball player (born 1923).
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