Events in Sports History in October 1986

Oct 2 Astros starter Mike Scott finishes MLB regular season with 306 strikeouts with 8 in a 2-1 win in San Francisco; 3rd NL pitcher to reach 300 in a season

Baseball Record

Oct 2 New York Mets' Dwight Gooden becomes first pitcher to collect 200 strikeouts in each of his first 3 seasons when he records 7 in 8-2 win v Pittsburgh Pirates

Oct 3 Baltimore loses 6-3 to Detroit Tigers, assuring Orioles of club's first ever last-place finish in AL East standings

Baseball Record

Oct 4 NY Yankees closer Dave Righetti saves both doubleheader games at Fenway Park for 5-3 and 3-1 wins v Boston; Righetti's MLB record 46th save

Dickerson's Overtime Record

Oct 5 Rams running back Eric Dickerson runs for an NFL overtime record 42-yard touchdown as LA defeats Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-20 at Anaheim Stadium

Sports History

Oct 7 Steve Yzerman is named captain of the Detroit Red Wings, a title he would hold for over 1,300 games

Oct 12 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox
Oct 13 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's)
Oct 13 IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992
Oct 14 IOC decides to stagger Winter & Summer Olympic schedule
Oct 15 Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 & win NL pennant
Oct 15 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat California Angels, 4 games to 3
Oct 15 MLB National League Championship: New York Mets beat Houston Astros, 4 games to 2

Cricket History

Oct 19 Allan Border scores the 1,000,000th run in all test cricket (vs India in Bombay)

Oct 21 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI v Young WI
Oct 24 MLB Los Angeles Dodgers' infielder Bill Russell (38) announces his retirement
Oct 25 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out & no one on in bottom of 10th, NY rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball

F1 World Champion

Oct 26 French McLaren driver Alain Prost retains his Formula 1 World Drivers Championship with victory in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; wins title by 2 points from Nigel Mansell

Oct 27 MLB World Series: NY Mets win their second title; beat Boston Red Sox, 8-5 at Shea Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: Mets infielder Ray Knight