October 1973 in Sports History

Events in Sport

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Oct 1 Future Baseball Hall of Fame player and manager Leo Durocher ends his 45 year career in the sport when he resigns as Houston Astros manager

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Oct 7 Scotsman Jackie Stewart wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship despite withdrawing from the season ending US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen; wins title by 16 points from Emerson Fittipaldi

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Oct 8 NLCS game 3 brawl between Cins' Pete Rose & NY Met Bud Harrelson

Oct 10 MLB National League Championship: New York Mets beat Cincinnati Reds, 3 games to 2
Oct 11 MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 2

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Oct 14 42 year old future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays' last MLB career hit, as NY Mets beat A's, 10-7 in World Series Game 2 in Oakland

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Oct 20 US President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe to have been the greatest athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century

Oct 21 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Benny Parsons wins

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Oct 21 Baseball World Series: defending champion Oakland A's beat NY Mets, 5-2 in Game 7 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum to retain title; A's manager Dick Williams immediately quits; MVP: A's outfielder Reggie Jackson

Oct 21 Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.

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Oct 23 19 year old American tennis star Chris Evert retains her WTA Tour Championship at Boca Raton, Florida; beats Nancy Richey Gunter 6-3, 6-3 in the final

Oct 23 Yankee GM & President Lee MacPhail named AL president
Oct 25 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris

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Oct 25 SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell

Oct 27 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
Oct 28 Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)

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Oct 30 Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award

Oct 31 Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award

Birthdays in Sport

Oct 6 Rebecca Lobo, American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold, 1996; NY Liberty), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Oct 6 Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
Oct 7 Dida, Brazilian footballer, born in Bahia, Brazil
Oct 7 Gerald McBurrows, American safety (St Louis Rams), born in Detroit, Michigan
Oct 7 Priest Holmes, American running back (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Oct 8 Donnie Abraham, American cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Oct 8 Toby Haenen, Australian backstroke swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Launceston, Tasmania
Oct 9 A. J. Ofodile, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan
Oct 9 Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
Oct 9 Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer (Real España), born in El Progreso, Honduras
Oct 9 Dexter McCleon, American football cornerback (St Louis Rams), born in Meridian, Mississippi
Oct 10 Jeff Shantz, Canadian NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Duchess, Alberta, Canada
Oct 10 John Mobley, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Oct 10 Zach Thornton, American soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; MLS GK of the Year: 1998, 2009), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 11 Steven Pressley, Scottish football player and manager, born in Elgin, Scotland
Oct 13 Brian Dawkins, American NFL safety (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos), born in Jacksonville, Florida

Oct 13 Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Oct 14 DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
Oct 14 Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (19 caps; Nacional, Cagliari, Juventus), born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2022)
Oct 15 Susannah Kate Pryde, New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Oct 16 David Unsworth, English professional footballer
Oct 18 Demetrious Maxie, CFL defensive end (Toronto Argonauts)
Oct 18 John Baldwin Jr, figure skater (1996 SW Pacific Sr champ), born in Dallas, Texas
Oct 18 Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer
Oct 19 Robert Tate, wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
Oct 19 Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei)
Oct 21 Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Oct 21 Derrick Beatty, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)

Ichiro Suzuki (49 years old)

Oct 22 Japanese baseball right fielder (most career base hits 4,367; AL MVP 2001; MLB All-Star 2001–10; NPB All-Star 1994–2000), born in Kasugai, Japan

Oct 23 Blaine McElmurry, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Helena, Montana
Oct 24 Jackie McNamara, Scottish soccer defender (33 caps; Celtic) and manager (Partick Thistle, Dundee United, York City), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 24 Kenny Holmes, American football defensive end (Tennessee Oilers), born in Gifford, Florida
Oct 24 Levi Leipheimer, American road racing cyclist, born in Butte, Montana
Oct 24 Mike Matthews, American baseball player, born in Woodbridge, Virginia
Oct 25 Steve White, American football defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 26 Brian Smith, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Oct 26 Róbert Petrovický, Slovak NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Dallas), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia
Oct 28 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
Oct 29 Adam Bacher, South African cricket batsman (19 Tests; 13 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Oct 29 Robert Pirès, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Reims, France
Oct 30 Edge [Adam Copeland], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Orangeville, Ontario
Oct 30 Michael Oakes, English footballer, born in Northwich, England
Oct 31 David Dellucci, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Oct 31 Fiona Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998), born in Saskatchewan, Canada
Oct 31 Grigorios Georgatos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
Oct 31 Ross Verba, American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Des Moines, Iowa