Events in Sport
Baseball Record
Oct 1 NY Yankees right-fielder Roger Maris becomes MLB’s all-time home run leader when he passes Babe Ruth's mark with No. 61 off Boston rookie Tracy Stallard in 1-0 win at Yankee Stadium
Roger Maris
Event of Interest
Oct 4 NY Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford records 3rd straight Baseball World Series shutout in Yankees 2-0 win v Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium; NY wins series, 4-1
Whitey Ford
- Oct 7 15th NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: All-Stars beat Chicago Black Hawks, 3-1
- Oct 8 American Phil Hill's Ferrari team does not participate in season ending US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen having already clinched World Drivers Championship; English driver Innes Ireland wins Lotus' first ever Grand Prix
- Oct 9 NY Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series
- Oct 9 Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series
- Oct 9 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1
- Oct 10 Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros & NY Mets
- Oct 14 Ryder Cup Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes: Jerry Barber captains US to 14½-9½ win
LPGA Championship
Oct 15 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Stardust CC: Mickey Wright convincingly wins her 3rd LPGA title by 9 strokes from Louise Suggs
Mickey Wright
Louise Suggs
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 1 Corrie van Zyl, South African cricket all-rounder, coach, administrator (RSA coach 2010-11), born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
- Oct 4 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 1996)
- Oct 5 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Oct 6 Kathrin Dörre, East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
- Oct 7 Tony Sparano, American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
- Oct 9 Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
- Oct 9 Trevor Matich, American NFL center (Washington Redskins), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 9 Julian Bailey, British racing driver, born in Woolwich, London
- Oct 10 Brian Lee Diemer, American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
- Oct 10 Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
- Oct 11 Steve Young, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1988-89, 94 [MVP]; Pro Bowl 1992–98; NFL passing TD leader 1992–94, 98; SF 49ers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Oct 13 Derek Harper, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic), born in Elberton, Georgia
- Oct 16 Billy Taylor, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Monticello, Florida
- Oct 16 Chris Doleman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 3 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
- Oct 16 Wilfried Brookhuis, soccer player (NEC)
- Oct 18 Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star sailor (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
- Oct 18 Gladstone Small, English cricketer, born in St. George, Barbados
- Oct 19 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, KC Royals)
- Oct 19 David Egerton, English rugby union #8 (7 caps; Bath Rugby) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Pinner, England (d. 2021)
- Oct 20 Ian Rush, Welsh footballer
- Oct 22 Barbara Potter, American tennis player (6 WTA singles titles, 19 doubles), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- Oct 22 Donna Wynd, 1k sprint cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 22 Leonard Marshall, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, NY Jets)
- Oct 22 Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer (four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88)
- Oct 23 Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
- Oct 24 Rafael Belliard, MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic
- Oct 29 Cornelia Oschkenat, German DR, hurdler (50m indoor)
- Oct 29 Joel Otto, Elk River MN, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics 1998)
- Oct 30 Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Oct 30 Scott Garrelts, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Urbana, Illinois
- Oct 31 Alonzo Babers, 400m/4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Oct 31 Christine Bridged, Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne Australia
- Oct 31 Doc Rivers, American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000, Orlando Magic; Boston Celtics, LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 31 Sterling Hinds, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Toronto, Ontario
