Events in Sport
Sports History
Oct 2 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax wins his 27th game of the season, 6-3 v Philadelphia Phillies; clinches Dodgers 3rd National League pennant in 4 years
- Oct 2 Australian Robert 'Nat' Young puts on a dominating performance to win the World Surfing Championship at Ocean Beach, San Diego; Joyce Hoffman of Capistrano Beach, California takes women's title
Sports History
Oct 6 Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer at 20, is youngest to record a World Series shutout as Baltimore beats LA Dodgers, 6-0 in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium
Sports History
Oct 9 Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles claim first championship in franchise history; edge LA Dodgers, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium for 4-0 sweep; MVP: Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson
- Oct 22 Ice hockey legend Bobby Orr scores his first career goal (vs Montreal Canadiens)
- Oct 23 Australian Jack Brabham is first to win F1 World Drivers Championship and International Cup for Constructors Championship in the same year; 2nd in season ending Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
- Oct 30 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup: David Pearson wins
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 1 George Weah, Liberian soccer striker and politician (President Liberia; 53 caps; AC Milan, Monaco), born in Monrovia, Liberia
- Oct 1 Cuco Ziganda, Spanish soccer striker and manager (2 caps; Athletic Bilbao 255 games), born in Larraintzar, Spain
- Oct 3 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
- Oct 4 John van den Brom, Dutch soccer midfielder and manager (2 caps; SBV Vitesse, Anderlecht), Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Oct 5 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- Oct 5 Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper (Olympic silver/gold-92, 96)
- Oct 5 Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Oct 5 Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- Oct 5 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
- Oct 6 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
- Oct 6 Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Oct 6 Oscar Caballos, jockey
- Oct 6 Niall Quinn, Irish soccer striker (92 caps, Rep of Ireland; Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 10 Darren Carrington, American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Bronx, New York
- Oct 10 Derrick McKey, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Meridian, Mississippi
- Oct 10 Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
- Oct 10 Tony Adams, English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain), born in Romford, London, England
- Oct 11 Gregg Olson, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Oct 11 Shawn Chambers, American NHL defenseman (Team USA, NJ Devils), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Oct 12 Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer midfielder (49 caps; Ajax, Internazionale, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Oct 15 Jorge Campos, Mexican football goalkeeper (130 caps; UNAM, LA Galaxy), born in Acapulco, Guerrero
- Oct 16 Donovan Right, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Oct 17 Danny Ferry, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Oct 17 Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and television personality
- Oct 18 Alan Mills, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lakeland, Florida
- Oct 18 Jerod Swallow, American ice skater (1997 Nationals), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Oct 19 Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- Oct 20 Allan Donald, South African cricketer (great South African fast bowler), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Oct 21 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
- Oct 21 Tommy Tolles, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1996 3rd, Masters 1997 3rd), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- Oct 22 Blair Hartland, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 50s; 16 ODIs 2 x 50s; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Oct 23 Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver who raced with prosthetic limbs, born in Bologna, Italy
- Oct 24 F. P. Santangelo, American baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Livonia, Michigan
- Oct 24 Shawn Lee, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Oct 25 Wendel Clark, Canadian NHL left wing, 1985-2000 (Toronto Maple Leafs and 5 other teams), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 26 Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer midfielder (FC Volendam, Heerenveen) and manager (Slavia Prague, Sparta Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oct 26 Olga Bicherova, Soviet gymnast (won title at 15 yrs 33 days), born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
- Oct 26 Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportcaster, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 27 Brad Lauer, Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
- Oct 27 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
- Oct 28 Benoit Hogue, Canadian NHL center (Dallas Stars), born in Repentigny, Quebec
- Oct 28 Juan Guzman, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Oct 28 Kaylynn Hick, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Oct 28 Steve Atwater, NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Oct 28 Tim Bogar, infielder (NY Mets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct 30 Quin Snyder, American basketball coach (NBA All-Star Game head coach 2021; Utah Jazz; University of Missouri), born in Mercer Island, Washington
- Oct 31 Brian Keyser, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Castro Valley, California
Deaths in Sport
- Oct 4 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago WS), dies from cancer at 52
Charlotte Cooper
Oct 10 Charlotte Cooper, British tennis player (1st female Olympic champion 1900; Wimbledon 1895-96, 98, 1901, 08), dies at 96
