This Week in Sports History
April 16, 2015
April 17, 1947 – Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit.
April 18, 1869 – First international cricket match, held in San Francisco, wins by Californian.
April 19, 1960 – Baseball uniforms begin displaying players’ names on their backs.
April 20, 2008 – Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
April 21, 1975 – Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24)
April 22, 2013 – Manchester United defeat Aston Villa to claim the 2012/2013 English Premier League
April 23, 1989 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker
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