Events in Sport
- Oct 1 Philadelphia Athletics seek 3rd straight World Series baseball title; beat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2 in opener at Sportsman's Park; lose series, 4-3
- Oct 10 St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series
- Oct 27 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
- Oct 29 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
Birthdays in Sport
Glenn Hall
Oct 3 Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender (butterfly goalkeeping), born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Glenn Hall
- Oct 4 Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer (England all-rounder of late 60's)
- Oct 13 Eddie Mathews, American hall of fame third baseman (Milwaukee Brave) who hit 512 home runs, born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2001)
- Oct 13 Raymond Kopa [Kopaszewski], French footballer 'the Napoleon of football', born in Noeux-les-Mines (d. 2017)
Mickey Mantle
Oct 20 Mickey Mantle, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (1956 Triple Crown, 20-time All Star), born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
Mickey Mantle
- Oct 21 Jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)
- Oct 23 Jim Bunning, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, politician (perfect game vs Mets 1965, Rep. Senator-Ky), born in Southgate, Kentucky (d. 2017)
- Oct 25 Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager, born in Lambeg, Ireland