- Oct 8 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 7-3 at Crosley Field for 4-0 sweep; Yankees 4th straight WS title
Sports History
Oct 11 Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again
- Oct 22 NBC becomes first network to televise a pro football game; Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 23-14 at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field
DiMaggio Wins MVP
Oct 24 Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up
- Oct 29 NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3
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