Events in Sport
- Oct 20 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series
- Oct 20 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar
- Oct 23 World Series Baseball: Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 7-2 at West Side Park, Chicago to win their first Championship, 4-1
- Oct 29 Hamilton running back / kicker Ben Simpson lands CFL record 11 singles in Tigers 14-7 win over Montreal at Montreal AAA Grounds
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 4 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player & coach; NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2002)
- Oct 12 Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2010)
- Oct 14 John Wooden, American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships), born in Hall, Indiana (d. 2010)
- Oct 15 Xenophon Balaskas, South African cricketer (9 Tests for South Africa, 22 wkts), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (d. 1994)
- Oct 19 Vic Ghezzi, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1941), born in Rumson, New Jersey (d. 1976)
Weddings in Sport
Connie Mack
Oct 27 Baseball legend Connie Mack (47) weds Katherine Holahan
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