October 2014 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

Oct 5 Russell Crowe owned South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Canterbury Bulldogs, 30-6 to break 43 year drought and win National Rugby League (Australia) Premiership

Actor Russell Crowe — Actor
Russell Crowe

Event of Interest

Oct 5 French F1 driver Jules Bianchi collides with recovery vehicle during Japanese Grand Prix, dies 10 months later; first F1 death due to racing accident in 21 years (Ayrton Senna 1994)

Formula 1 Driver Ayrton Senna — Formula 1 Driver
Ayrton Senna

Oct 15 MLB American League Championship: Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 0
Oct 16 MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1

Event of Interest

Oct 26 American tennis star Serena Williams beats Simona Halep of Romania 6–3, 6–0 to successfully defend her WTA Finals title in Kallang, Singapore

Tennis Player Serena Williams — Tennis Player
Serena Williams

Oct 29 World Series Baseball: San Francisco beats Kansas City Royals, 3-2 in Game 7 at Kauffman Field, KC to win Giants' 3rd title in 5 years; MVP: SF starter Madison Bumgarner

Hall of Fame

Oct 31 Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY

Baseball Manager Tony La Russa — Baseball Manager
Tony La Russa

MLB Pitching Legend Greg Maddux — MLB Pitching Legend
Greg Maddux

Oct 31 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hootenanny, Goldencents, Lady Eli, Untapable

Deaths in Sport

Oct 15 Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (Toronto Argonauts), dies at 88
Oct 26 Jeff Robinson, American baseball player, dies at 52