New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games... October 11 in History at BrainyHistory.com

Event:

New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series

More Notable Events on October 11:
1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel
1986 Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland
1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1985 U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists
1971 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam