CREATE TABLE table_204_55 (id NUMBER, "date" CLOB, "time" CLOB, "opponent#" CLOB, "rank#" CLOB, "site" CLOB, "tv" CLOB, "result" CLOB, "attendance" NUMBER)

what date is after october 1st ?
SELECT "date" FROM table_204_55 WHERE "date" > (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_55 WHERE "date" = 'october 1, 2005') ORDER BY "date" LIMIT 1
SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_55" WHERE "date" > (SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_55" WHERE "date" = 'october 1, 2005') ORDER BY "date" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY