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This Day in Sports History - April 1
 
Events:
 
1876 - The first official National League baseball game was played between Boston and Philadelphia.

1938 - The Baseball Hall of Fame opens up in Copperstown, NY.

1972 - The Major League Baseball Player's Union enters its first collective bargaining agreement strike.

1992 - The NHL Player's Union engages in its first strike ever.
 
Birthdays:
 
Jumbo Elliot
Mark Jackson
 

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