The New York Mets play their first game, losing 11-4 on the road to the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 12, 1940

The NFL cuts the penalty for clipping from 25 yards to 15 yards.

April 13, 1980

The United States decides to boycott the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, in protest of the Soviet war with Afghanistan.

April 14, 1925

The Chicago Cubs broadcast their first regular season game on the radio.

April 15, 1896

The first Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece.

April 16, 1955

Bruce Bochey, former MLB player and current manager for the San Francisco Giants, is born.

April 17,  1951

Swedish ice hockey player Börje Salming, one of the first European players to garner attention in the NHL, is born.