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What happened in history on this day: April 18?
On April 18 in ...
- 1869 - First international cricket match, held in San Francisco, is won by a Californian.
- 1899 - John McGraw, at age 36, makes managerial debut as Baltimore Orioles' manager.
- 1908 - Tommy Burns knocks out Jewy Smith in five for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1918 - Cleveland Indians' center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play.
- 1922 - Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0.
- 1923 - 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA.
- 1935 - General Sarazen's double eagle on the 15th wins him his second Masters tournament of golf.
- 1942 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3.
- 1944 - 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:31:50.4. This is his second straight and third career win.
- 1946 - Jackie Robinson debuts as second baseman for the Montreal Royals.
- 1950 - First opening night-game, Saint Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2.
- 1950 - New York Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Boston Red Sox 9-0 in 6th inning.
- 1954 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1958 - National League single-game attendance record of 78,682, San Francisco Giants lose to Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5, in Los Angeles, California.
- 1959 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1.
- 1962 - 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3.
- 1963 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1.
- 1964 - Sandy Koufax is first to strike out the side on 9 pitches.
- 1968 - First ABA basketball championship begins.
- 1971 - Gavaskar makes 220 in second inning versus West Indies after 124 in first.
- 1971 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten - Ping Golf Open.
- 1977 - 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33.
- 1977 - 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46.
- 1977 - Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray hits his first homerun.
- 1981 - A Minor League baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes/33 innings (the 33rd inning is not played until June 23).
- 1982 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International.
- 1982 - Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Houston Astros).
- 1983 - 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43.
- 1983 - 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Massachusetts in 2:09:00.
- 1987 - Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race.
- 1987 - Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run (vs. Robinson-Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1987 - Pat Knauff, France sets one-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph).
- 1988 - 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30.
- 1988 - 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43.
- 1990 - Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in the WLAF.
- 1991 - John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136.
- 1991 - A sellout crowd of 42,191 watch the Chicago White Sox play their first game at new Comiskey Park and sees the home team get crushed by the Detroit Tigers, 16-0.
- 1992 - Start of South Africa's first Test Cricket since 1970 (versus West Indies Bridgetown).
- 1993 - 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo.
- 1993 - Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship.
- 1994 - 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45.
- 1994 - 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15.
- 1994 - Brian Lara scores 375 for West Indies versus England to beat Sobers' world record.
- 1995 - Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football.
- 1999 - "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky plays his final National Hockey League game.
- 2010 - Kevin Martin defeats Brad Gushue 8-7 at the Grey Power Players' Championship curling event, in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
- 2021 - Twelve football clubs, including three from La Liga and leading clubs from the Premier League and Serie A, agree to join a new breakaway European Super League, prompting international condemnation.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Atlanta Braves by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Cincinnati Reds by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Anaheim Ducks by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Calgary Flames by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats New York Islanders by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Winnepeg Jets by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on April 18
- 1889 - Birth of John Kilbane; US featherweight boxing champion (1912-23).
- 1914 - Birth of C S Nayudu; cricket player (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie).
- 1918 - Birth of Robert Zimonyi in Hungary; cox (Olympics-bronze-1948/US-gold-1964).
- 1926 - Birth of Doug Insole; cricket player (England batsman of the 1950s, nine Tests).
- 1927 - Birth of Jim De Courcy; cricket player (in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953).
- 1931 - Birth of Klas Lestander in Sweden; 20km biathlon (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1937 - Birth of Tatyana Shchelkanova in USSR; long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1964).
- 1940 - Birth of Ed Garvey; American labor leader (Major League Baseball Players Association).
- 1944 - Birth of Irvine Shillingford; cricket player (cousin of Grayson, four Tests for West Indies).
- 1948 - Birth of "Tiny" Nate Archibald; NBA guard (Cincinnati Royals).
- 1955 - Birth of Anne-Marie Palli in Ciboure, France; LPGA golfer (1992 ShopRite).
- 1956 - Birth of David Wayne Edwards in Neosho, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1980 Walt Disney).
- 1958 - Birth of Malcolm Marshall; cricket player (West Indies quickie 1978-91, West Indies top wicket-taker).
- 1959 - Birth of Jim Eisenreich in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA; outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins).
- 1961 - Birth of Ian Doig in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1985 Florida Classic).
- 1961 - Birth of Jeff Cook in Muncie, Indiana, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Greater Ozarks Open).
- 1962 - Birth of Wilber Marshall; NFL linebacker (New York Jets).
- 1963 - Birth of Phil Simmons; cricket player (West Indian opening batsman).
- 1966 - Birth of Chuck Wade in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Michelle Chryst; WPVA volleyball player (Santa Cruz-17th-1994).
- 1966 - Birth of Valeri Kamensky in Voskresensk, Russia; NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche, Olympics-silver-1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Kenneth Gant; NFL safety (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1967 - Birth of Marcel Valk; soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles).
- 1969 - Birth of Vladimir Tsyplakov in Inta, Russia; NHL left wing (Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Carl Simpson; NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears).
- 1970 - Birth of Francois Leroux in Ste-adele, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1970 - Birth of Heike Friedrich in German Democratic Republic; swimmer (world record 200 metre).
- 1970 - Birth of Peter Giles in London, Ontario, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Vladimir Antipin; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of William Roaf; NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Dan Kordic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1971 - Birth of Oleg Petrov in Moscow, Russia; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Traversy; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1973 - Birth of Derrick Brooks; NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1973 - Birth of Haile Gebresleassie in Ethiopia; 10km runner (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of James "Jamie" Koven in Morristown, New Jersey, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on April 18
- 1925 - Charles Ebbets, president of MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, dies.
- 1947 - Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champion (1917-25), dies at age 51.
- 1955 - Don Blackie, cricket player (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at age 46.
- 1983 - Alan Melville, cricket player (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies.
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