October 1984 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

Oct 1 Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of Major League Baseball; he has a 4 year tenure

Oct 2 Due to a strike by MLB umpires, first 4 NLCS games played with replacement umpires; Game 1: Chicago Cubs beat SD Padres, 13-0
Oct 7 MLB National League Championship: San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2
Oct 7 Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant

Sports History

Oct 7 Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader

Oct 13 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders
Oct 13 John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million
Oct 14 Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 8-4 at Tiger Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 1; MVP: Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell
Oct 14 NFL Cleveland Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds, in 24-20 loss to visiting NY Jets

NHL Record

Oct 20 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals

F1 World Champion

Oct 21 Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda becomes a 3-time Formula 1 World Drivers champion when he finishes 2nd in the season ending Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril; wins title by just 0.5 from Alain Prost

Oct 21 Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal
Oct 21 Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05
Oct 22 Future Pro Football HOF quarterback Ken Stabler retires after 17 seasons in the NFL with Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints
Oct 23 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
Oct 27 Washington State University's running back Rueben Mayes sets collegiate football record of 357 yards rushing in one game (at Oregon)

NYC Women's Marathon

Oct 28 14th NYC Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30

Oct 28 15th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
Oct 29 NY Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30)

Birthdays in Sport

Oct 1 Matt Cain, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants; perfect game 2012; MLB All Star 2009, 11-12), born in Dothan, Alabama
Oct 2 Marion Bartoli, French tennis player (Wimbledon 2013), born in Haute-Loire, France
Oct 4 Álvaro Parente, Portuguese auto racer (British F3 C’ship 2005; Formula Renault 3.5 Series 2007), born in Porto, Portugal
Oct 5 Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer, born in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago
Oct 7 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer, born in Lahore, Pakistan
Oct 10 Paul Posluszny, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
Oct 10 Rod Benson, American basketball player, born in Fairfield, California
Oct 10 Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 2010, 11, 13–15; Gold Glove Award 2010, 11; Colorado Rockies), born in Santa Clara, California
Oct 11 Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer (Roeselare), born in Amsterdam
Oct 13 Frank Simek, American soccer player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Oct 14 LaRon Landry, American NFL football player, 2007-14 (Washington Redskins, and 2 other teams), born in Metairie, Louisiana
Oct 17 Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player (BDO World Champion 2006), born in Alphen, Netherlands

Lindsey Vonn (38 years old)

Oct 18 American alpine skier (Olympic gold 2010, 4 World Cup Championships), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

Oct 20 Andrew Trimble, Northern Irish rugby player (Irish national team), born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Oct 21 Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, French Canadian short track speed skater
Oct 21 Kenny Cooper, American soccer forward (10 caps), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 21 Kieran Richardson, English soccer utility (8 caps; Manchester United, Sunderland, Fulham, Aston Villa), born in Greenwich, England
Oct 21 Marvin Mitchell, American football player
Oct 26 Adriano Correia Claro, Brazilian footballer, born in Curitiba, Brazil
Oct 26 Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer (PSV), born in Lima, Peru
Oct 26 Sasha Cohen, American figure skater (Grand Prix Final Champion 2003; Olympic silver 2006), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 27 Brady Quinn, American football quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports), born in Columbus, Ohio
Oct 27 Irfan Pathan, Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 102, 100 wickets, BB 7/59; 120 ODIs; Baroda, Middlesex CCC, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils), born in Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Oct 28 Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
Oct 29 Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes; World C'ship gold 2007; Winter Olympic gold 2010), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Divorces in Sport

George Gervin

Oct 16 Joyce King divorces NBA guard George Gervin (32) after nearly 8 years of marriage

Deaths in Sport

Oct 1 Billy Goodman, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1949, 53; AL batting champion 1950; Boston Red Sox), dies of cancer at 58
Oct 1 Walter Alston, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1955, 59, 63, 65; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies from heart attack complications at 72
Oct 11 K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies at 67
Oct 11 Sid Carroll, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW opener 1945-59 avg 39 59), dies at 61
Oct 13 George 'High Pockets' Kelly, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (World Series 1921, 22; NL HR leader 1921; NY Giants), dies from a stroke at 89
Oct 26 Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals' radio network), dies from emphysema at 78
Oct 28 Knut Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder (26 caps; AS Roma; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 64