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What happened in history on this day: April 16?
On April 16 in ...
- 1912 - Pittsburgh Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers second base).
- 1929 - Cleveland Indians' Earl Averill becomes first in American League to hit a homerun on first at bat.
- 1929 - New York Yankees become first team to use numbers on uniforms.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth's first National League game, for Boston Braves, includes a homerun.
- 1939 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1.
- 1940 - First televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (Chicago White Sox versus Chicago Cubs exhibition).
- 1940 - Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter versus Chicago, 1-0.
- 1949 - NHL's Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in four games.
- 1953 - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open.
- 1953 - Philadelphia Phillie's Connie Ryan gets six hits in a game.
- 1953 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
- 1954 - NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3.
- 1957 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
- 1958 - 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284.
- 1959 - New York Yankees unveil their first message scoreboard.
- 1959 - Philadelphia Phillies' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit.
- 1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1961 - NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2.
- 1967 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7-6 in 18 innings.
- 1972 - First Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock.
- 1972 - Chicago Cubs' player Burt Hooton no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.
- 1978 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1978 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Bob Forsch no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0.
- 1979 - 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees and New York Mets tie 1-1.
- 1979 - 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Massachusetts in 2:09:27.
- 1979 - 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15.
- 1980 - Delhi beats Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
- 1980 - Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.
- 1983 - Setting a National League consecutive game-played record, Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight game.
- 1984 - 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of New Zealand in 2:29:28.
- 1984 - 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34.
- 1984 - Oakland Athletics' Dave Kingman hits three homeruns including a grand slam.
- 1986 - West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England.
- 1987 - Michael Jordan becomes second NBA to score 3000 points in a season.
- 1989 - First Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins.
- 1989 - Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1989 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Zeleka Metaferia wins third World Cup marathon (2:10:28).
- 1990 - 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23.
- 1990 - 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19.
- 1991 - Saint Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7.
- 1992 - First concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field).
- 1992 - New York Rangers win team record 50th game.
- 1995 - 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins.
- 2004 - India defeats Pakistan in their first cricket tour in 14 years.
- 2016 - At the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, USA, the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach race is held, round 3 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Regen VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-0. Justin Verlander pitches the 3000th inning of his career.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Chicago Cubs by score 9-6.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Texas Rangers by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Washington Nationals by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats San Diego Padres by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats New York Mets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats New Jersey Devils by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Arizona Coyotes by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats San Jose Sharks by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Winnipeg Jets by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Montreal Canadiens by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on April 16
- 1861 - Birth of Isaac Murphy; US jockey (won 628 races).
- 1878 - Birth of R E "Tip" Foster; cricket player (287 on debut England versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1903).
- 1906 - Birth of Marion Lloyd Vince in Brooklyn, New York, USA; fencer (National champion 1928, 1931).
- 1928 - Birth of Dick [Night Train] Lane; NFL defensive back (Saint Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions).
- 1932 - Birth of Imre Polyak in Hungary; featherweight (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1940 - Birth of David Holford; cricket player (cousin of G S Sobers West Indies leg-spin all-rounder).
- 1943 - Birth of Johnny Watkins; cricket player (New South Wales leg-spinner, bowled six overs for Australia).
- 1947 - Birth of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Lew Alcindor]; NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers).
- 1952 - Birth of Peter Westbrook in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; fencer (Olympics-bronze-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1956 - Birth of Marty Dickerson in Middletown, Ohio, USA; golfer (1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd).
- 1958 - Birth of Philip Bainbridge; British cricketeer.
- 1959 - Birth of Anne Kursinski; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1962 - Birth of Jeanne Golay in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; cyclist (Olympics-16th-1992, 1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Garry Galley in Montréal, Québec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1963 - Birth of Salim Malik; cricket player (memorable Pakistani and Essex batsman).
- 1965 - Birth of Caren Kemner in Quincy, Illinois, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Lewis Tillman; NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
- 1967 - Birth of Charles Evans; NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1969 - Birth of Fernando Vina in Sacramento, California, USA; infielder (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1969 - Birth of Melinda Rich in Muskegon, Michigan, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-13th-1993).
- 1970 - Birth of Ian Franklin; Canadian Football League cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1970 - Birth of Steve Emtman; NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins).
- 1970 - Birth of Walt Williams; NBA forward/guard (Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat).
- 1971 - Birth of Frederik Nilsson in Stockholm, Sweden; IHL forward (Team Sweden, Kansas City (IHL)).
- 1971 - Birth of Natasha Zvereva in Minsk, Belarus; tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells).
- 1971 - Birth of Trey Maples in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Canadian).
- 1972 - Birth of Conchita Martinez in Monzon, Spain; tennis star (1996 final Indian Wells).
- 1972 - Birth of Jim Ballard; NFL/WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills).
- 1972 - Birth of Mario Bradley; WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs).
- 1975 - Birth of Nicky Sualua; NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1980 - Birth of Paul London; American professional wrestler.
Deaths of sports figures on April 16
- 1916 - Tom Horan, cricket player (15 Tests for Australia, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies.
- 1924 - Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (England in six Tests 1898-1906), dies.
- 1981 - Eric Hollies, cricket player (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies.
- 1988 - Clifford Roach, cricket player (16 Tests early in West Indies cricket history), dies.
- 1989 - Death of Jocko Conlan, baseball player and umpire (born 1899).
- 2002 - Death of Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater (born 1929).
- 2016 - Death of Louis Pilot, Luxembourgian football player and manager (born 1940).
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