- Nov 1 Czech long distance runner Emile Zatopek sets world 10,000m record 29:01.6 & 6 mile mark 28:08.4 in Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic
- Nov 1 Herb Thomas, driving his own No. 92 Hudson Hornet wraps up the NASCAR Grand National Championship with 14th-place in 100-mile finale at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway; Thomas first repeat champion of the series
- Nov 3 MLB Rules Committee restores the sacrifice fly rule, eliminated in 1939; rule says a sacrifice fly is not charged as a time at bat
- Nov 4 New baseball balk rule gives the batter option of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk
- Nov 9 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws
- Nov 12 US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
- Nov 17 St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc
- Nov 19 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
Dodgers Sign Alston
Nov 24 Brooklyn Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; he signs 23 one-year agreements until his retirement after 1976 season
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