Events in Sports History in October 2023

Oct 1 Brock Purdy sets a 49ers franchise record for highest single-game completion rate of 95.2%
Oct 1 Ryder Cup Golf, Marco Simone G&CC, Rome, Italy: Europe dominates the United States 16½-11½ to regain the title; Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm and Robert MacIntyre unbeaten for Europe

Most Decorated Gymnast of All-Time

Oct 6 American Simone Biles wins all-round gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, - becoming the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 world and Olympic medals [1]

Verstappen Wins 3rd F1 Title

Oct 8 Dutch driver Max Verstappen scores his 14th win of the F1 season with a dominant victory in the Qatar Grand Prix at the Lusail Circuit; clinches his third consecutive Formula 1 title

Oct 8 South Australia cricket batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk breaks AB de Villiers' 2015 record for the fastest century in a List A game, plundering a 29-ball hundred against Tasmania in Adelaide; out on 125 from 38 balls
Oct 12 Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos becomes 1st MLB player to hit multiple home runs in consecutive post-season games, with 2 solos shots in 3-1 win over Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and advance to National League Championship Series
Oct 20 MLB Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber passes Reggie Jackson for most career post-season homeruns by lefthander batter (19) in 6-5 loss to Diamondbacks in Arizona
Oct 23 MLB American League Championship Series: Texas Rangers defeat Houston Astros 11-4 in Houston, winning series 4-3 to advance to World Series
Oct 24 MLB National League Championship Series: Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, winning series 4-3 to advance to World Series
Oct 28 10th Rugby World Cup, Stade de France: South Africa become first to win 4 World Cups and second to go back-to-back, after gripping 12-11 win over New Zealand; MVP: Springboks flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit

Ballon d'Or

Oct 30 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Argentina and Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi wins his record 8th award from Manchester City striker Erling Haaland; Spanish World Cup MVP Aitana Bonmati took out the women's award

Magic Johnson Makes a Billion

Oct 30 Former basketball player Magic Johnson is the fourth athlete to become a billionaire (after Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Tiger Woods), according to Forbes [1]