Events in Sports History in October 1972

Oct 1 New York City Marathon: men's event won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52; Nina Kuscsik wins women's race in 3:08:41
Oct 2 Montreal Expos' pitcher Bill Stoneman no-hits the New York Mets, 7 - 0 at Parc Jarry; first MLB no-hitter ever pitched in Canada

Sports History

Oct 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton wins 27th game as Philadelphia beats Cubs, 11-1 at Wrigley Field; almost half Phillies 59 season wins

Oct 3 Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland, 4-3; last AL pitcher to homer until MLB inter-league play 25 years later

Ted Williams Last Game

Oct 4 Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams manages his final game as his Texas Rangers lose on the road to KC Royals, 4-0 in the last game played at Municipal Stadium; Williams later replaced by Whitey Herzog

Oct 7 First NY Islanders NHL game at Nassau Coliseum; Calgary Flames win, 3-2

F1 World Champion

Oct 8 Despite retiring with suspension trouble at the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Emerson Fittipaldi becomes first Brazilian to win the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 16 points from Jackie Stewart

Oct 8 Harold Carmichael begins NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions

Sports History

Oct 8 In Game 2 of ALCS, Oakland A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher

Oct 8 MLB Detroit Tiger pitcher Lerrin LaGrow and Oakland A's shortstop Bert Campaneris, each fined and suspended when Campaneris flung his bat at the mound after getting hit by a pitch
Oct 11 MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 2
Oct 12 MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Detroit Tigers, 3 games to 2
Oct 14 Oakland catcher Gene Tenace is first to homer in first 2 World Series at-bats as A's beat Reds, 3-2 in Game 1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Sports History

Oct 15 17-year-old American tennis prodigy Chris Evert wins inaugural WTA Tour Championship at Boca Raton, Florida; beats Australian Kerry Melville Reid 7-5, 6-4; Evert not eligible for prize money

Oct 15 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
Oct 15 Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat NY Knicks 109-101
Oct 22 Baseball World Series: Oakland A's beat Reds, 3-2 in Cincinnati for a 4-3 series win; A's first C'ship since 1930, first in Oakland: MVP: A's catcher Gene Tenace