Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
Oct 1 In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defence Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff, Wales
- Oct 3 Cleveland Indians play their final MLB game at Cleveland Stadium; lose 4-0 to Chicago White Sox Chicago
Sports History
Oct 6 After 9 seasons & 3 Championships with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan announces his retirement from the NBA; returns on March 18, 1995 and leads Bulls to another 3 NBA titles
- Oct 10 NFL Cleveland Browns' Najee Mustafaa sets club record for longest interception (97 yds)
- Oct 12 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2
- Oct 13 Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game
- Oct 13 MLB National League Championship: Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
- Oct 20 Highest scoring, longest lasting World Series game - Toronto Blue Jays score 6 runs in 8th inning to defeat Philadelphia Phillies 15-14, in 4 hr-14 min slugfest at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
- Oct 23 Baseball World Series: Defending champion Toronto Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 8-6 at the SkyDome, Toronto to clinch series, 4-2; MVP: Blue Jays infielder Paul Molitor
- Oct 25 Daryll Cullinan hits unbeaten 337 for Transvaal against Northern Transvaal, South African 1st-class cricket record score
- Oct 26 NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte
- Oct 26 NJ Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993
- Oct 30 Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0
- Oct 31 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 8 Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player (French Open 2016, Wimbledon 2017; WTA Finals 2021), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- Oct 8 Bubba Wallace, American NASCAR racer, born in Mobile, Alabama
- Oct 16 Caroline Garcia, French tennis player (French Open doubles 2016), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
- Oct 23 Fabinho [Fábio Tavares], Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in Campinas, Brazil
- Oct 25 Xander Schauffele, American golfer (British Open 2018, US Masters 2019 runner-up), born in San Diego, California
- Oct 30 Marcus Mariota, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2014, U of Oregon; NFL: Tennessee Titans), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Weddings in Sport
Divorces in Sport
Darryl Strawberry
Oct 15 Baseball player Darryl Strawberry (31) divorces Lisa Andrews after more than 8 years of marriage
Deaths in Sport
- Oct 4 Jim Holton, Scottish soccer defender (15 caps; Manchester United, Coventry City), dies of a heart attack at 42
- Oct 9 C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies at 77
- Oct 9 Geert de Vlaeminck, Belgian champion cyclist, dies at 26
- Oct 12 Tofik Bakhramov, Russian footballer (b. 1926)
- Oct 14 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricketer (6 wkts for WI in 1939), dies at 75
- Oct 19 Bert Schoofs, table tennis star, dies at 48
- Oct 21 Irving Torgoff, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75
- Oct 29 Roger Turner, American figure skater (7x US National Champion), dies at 92