Events in Sports History in October 1995

Oct 1 Cleveland Indians end MLB season at 100-44 to set record 30 game margin over 2nd place Kansas City Royals in AL Central final standings
Oct 1 Future Baseball HOF pitcher Mike Mussina tosses Baltimore Orioles' 5th consecutive MLB shutout in season ending, 4-0 victory over Detroit Tigers

F1 World Champion

Oct 1 German Benetton driver Michael Schumacher wins the Pacific Grand Prix at the TI Circuit in Aida, Japan to clinch his 2nd straight Formula 1 World Drivers Championship

Oct 1 In the 5th game of the season, Jacksonville Jaguars celebrate first-ever NFL regular season win with a 17-16 victory over the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome
Oct 1 NY Yankees (AL) and Colorado Rockies (NL) become first wild-card teams in new MLB playoff system; Rox are first team to reach postseason before 7th year; post best ever record for a 3rd-year team, 10 games over .500 (77-67)

Murder of Interest

Oct 3 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California

NFL Running Back and Convicted Criminal O.J. Simpson

Oct 3 In a huge 3-way hockey trade of high profile NHL forwards, Claude Lemieux is sent to Colorado Avalanche, Steve Thomas to New Jersey Devils and Wendell Clark to the New York Islanders
Oct 4 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners
Oct 6 Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit
Oct 7 Boston's Fleet Center opens, NY Islanders & Boston Bruins tie at 4-4
Oct 7 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees

NFL Record

Oct 8 Dolphin's Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions record

Oct 8 Edgar Martinez drives home tying & winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees & win AL Division Series
Oct 11 O.J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline
Oct 14 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
Oct 14 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 0
Oct 15 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating NY Jets 26-15

Sports History

Oct 16 Brian Lara scores 169 in Sharjah ODI versus Sri Lanka

Oct 17 MLB American League Championship: Cleveland Indians beat Seattle Mariners, 4 games to 2
Oct 18 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix
Oct 21 Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians
Oct 27 Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore is signed
Oct 27 South African fast bowler Meyrick Pringle takes cricket hat-trick in England tour game at Soweto
Oct 28 11th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 16-8
Oct 28 7th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 20-10 in South Bend

World Series

Oct 28 Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians, 1-0 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their 3rd title; MVP: Braves starter Tom Glavine

Oct 28 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song
Oct 31 NHL NJ Devils agree to stay in NJ