Events in Sport
- Oct 2 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Detroit Tigers; his Cleveland Indians still lose 4-1 at Cleveland Stadium
- Oct 6 Yanks Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss
- Oct 9 Cleveland Browns & Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game
- Oct 9 NY Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 1 J Bert Sonnier, race horse trainer
- Oct 1 Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Oct 7 Ann Jones, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969), born in Birmingham, England
- Oct 8 Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, broadcaster (French Open 1965, US Open 1966), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 8 Penny Pitou, American skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960), born in Bayside, New York
- Oct 12 Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 13 Mahboob Shah, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel), born in Delhi, India
- Oct 25 Robert Webster, diver (Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Berkeley, California
- Oct 28 Peter Carlstein, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
- Oct 31 Rives McBee, PGA golfer (1989 RJR Bank One Classic), born in Denton, Texas