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What happened in history on this day: April 9?
On April 9 in ...
- 1912 - First exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox versus Harvard).
- 1913 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opens, Philadelphia Phillies win 1-0.
- 1928 - Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss.
- 1931 - Chicago Blackhawks' Cy Wentworth beats Montreal Canadiens at 13:50 of the 6th period.
- 1932 - NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in three games.
- 1935 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in three games.
- 1941 - PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame.
- 1945 - NFL requires players to wear long stockings.
- 1946 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
- 1947 - Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodgers' Leo Durocher for one year.
- 1950 - 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283.
- 1959 - 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in four games; this is Celtics' 8th consecutive title.
- 1959 - Baltimore Orioles pull their second triple play (3-6-3 versus Washington Senators).
- 1959 - Bill Sharman hits an NBA record 56 consecutive foul shots.
- 1960 - 14th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Saint Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3; this is Celtics' 9th consecutive title.
- 1962 - 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280.
- 1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters golf tournament.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy throws out first ball at Washington DC's new Stadium.
- 1965 - First baseball game at Houston Astrodome, Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits first indoor homerun.
- 1966 - Anaheim Stadium for the California Angels opens.
- 1967 - 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer Jr wins, shooting a 280.
- 1968 - Minnesota North Stars' Wayne Connelly is first to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 1969 - Chicago Cubs' Billy Williams hits four consecutive doubles, beat Philadelphis Phillies 11-3.
- 1972 - 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286.
- 1972 - Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand versus West Indies.
- 1973 - 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283.
- 1974 - San Diego Padres' owner Ray Kroc addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you. I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life".
- 1978 - 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277.
- 1978 - Milwaukee Brewers sweep Baltimore Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam).
- 1978 - Denver Nuggets' David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio Spurs' George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in one quarter).
- 1980 - Los Angeles Kings tie NHL record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period versus New York Islanders.
- 1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela's first start, beats Houston Astros 2-0.
- 1982 - Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver Nuggets' shots setting NBA regulation game record.
- 1985 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game.
- 1987 - For third time, Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game.
- 1987 - Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champion.
- 1988 - New Jersey Devils 3-0 over New York Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round.
- 1989 - 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283.
- 1989 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York Yankees' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians.
- 1989 - Scott Hoch chokes on 18-inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament.
- 1990 - Don Mattingly signs a US$19.7 million 5-year contract with the New York Yankees.
- 1990 - New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1.
- 1990 - Houston Astros' Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1992 - Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round one (old record 12).
- 1993 - Colorado Rockies first home game and first victory, 11-4 over Montreal Expos.
- 1994 - BPAA US Open won by Justin Hromek.
- 1995 - 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274.
- 1997 - Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion.
- 1997 - NFL announces it will give $3 million to Canadian Football League and possible "World Classic Bowl".
- 2001 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 in the first game at PNC Park, the first two-deck stadium built in the U.S. since Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953.
Births of sports figures on April 9
- 1848 - Birth of F A MacKinnon cricket player (later the 35th Mackinnon of Mackinnon).
- 1898 - Birth of Earl (Curly) Lambeau NFL coach (Green Bay Packers).
- 1920 - Birth of F Don Miller in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; boxing coach (Olympics-1956).
- 1931 - Birth of Bill Gilbert in Washington DC, USA; sports author (They Also Served, The Big E).
- 1942 - Birth of Galina A Kulakova; USSR nordic skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972, holds 9 world titles).
- 1946 - Birth of Alan [Philip Eric] Knott in Belvedere, Kent, England; great English cricket wicketkeeper (1967-81).
- 1950 - Birth of Ehtesham-ud-din; cricket player (Pakistani pace bowler in five Tests 1980-82).
- 1957 - Birth of Sevériano Ballesteros in Spain; golfer (British Open 1979, 1984, 1988).
- 1961 - Birth of Kirk McCaskill in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; pitcher (Chicago White Sox).
- 1962 - Birth of Freddie Joe Nunn; NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1962 - Birth of Jeff Turner; NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1964 - Birth of Shane Robinson in Adelaide, South Australia; Australasia golfer.
- 1965 - Birth of Hal Morris in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA; infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1965 - Birth of Helen Alfredsson in Goteborg, Sweden; LPGA golfer (1993 Dinah Shore).
- 1965 - Birth of Paolo Cane in Italy; tennis star.
- 1966 - Birth of Oliver Barnett; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1967 - Birth of Graeme Lloyd in Australia; pitcher (New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1968 - Birth of Janne Ojanen in Tampere, Finland; hockey forward (Team Finland).
- 1968 - Birth of Terry Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 125.5 pounds/57kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Tom (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 136.5 pounds/62kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Terry (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Amy Feng in Tianjin, China; US table tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Karl Krikken; cricket player (Derbyshire 1989-, wicketkeeper).
- 1969 - Birth of Timothy Young in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Chuck Bradley; Canadian Football League/WLAF tackle (British Columbia Lions, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1970 - Birth of Neal Caloia in Torrance, California, USA; free pistol (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Olaf Kolzig in Johannesburg, South Africa; NHL goalie (Team Germany, Washington Capitals).
- 1971 - Birth of Anthony Redmon; NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Derwin Gray; NFL center (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1971 - Birth of James Hundon; wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1971 - Birth of Mujaahid Maynard in Brooklyn, New York, USA; 105.5 pounds/48kg greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Wang Yang; youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Olympics-1988).
- 1972 - Birth of Brian DeMarco; NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1972 - Birth of Craig Jones; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Wilkins; kicker (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeffrey van As; soccer player (MVV).
- 1972 - Birth of Karen Clark in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Ben Bordelon; tackle (San Diego Chargers).
- 1974 - Birth of Kevin Mathis; cornerback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1980 - Birth of Kristin Lee in Bethesda, Maryland; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Ireneusz Jelen; Polish football player.
- 1981 - Birth of Milan Bartovic; Slovak hockey player.
- 1983 - Birth of Clint Dempsey; American soccer player.
- 1984 - Birth of Adam Loewen, Canadian pitcher.
Deaths of sports figures on April 9
- 2001 - Death of Willie Stargell, from kidney failure at age 61 (born 1940); American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
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