Events in Sport
- Oct 4 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox, 8 - 3, in a one-game playoff to decide the AL pennant; keys are the pitching of Gene Bearden and hitting of Lou Boudreau
- Oct 10 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland
- Oct 11 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 2 Robert Anderson, New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman 1976-78), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Oct 2 Trevor Brooking, English soccer player, born in Barking, Essex, England
- Oct 16 Leo Mazzone, American baseball coach
- Oct 20 Andrei Suraikin, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1972)
- Oct 22 John Peterson, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1976), born in Cumberland, Wisconsin
- Oct 22 Mike Hendrick, cricketer (England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81)
- Oct 25 Dan Gable, Waterloo Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
- Oct 25 Dan Issel, NBA coach/player (27,482 points, Denver Nuggets)
Dave Cowens
Oct 25 Dave Cowens, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Newport, Kentucky
Dave Cowens
Deaths in Sport
- Oct 16 Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies at 42