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See also:
1956 in sports,
other events of 1957,
1958 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker
Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks
USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina
24 hours of Le Mans:
the team of Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb won, driving a Jaguar D-Type
Rally racing:
the team of Erik Carlsson / Mario Pavoni won the Finland Car Rally driving a Saab 93
Drag racing - George Dahir won the AHRA "Top Fuel" championship at the Nationals
January 5 - Jackie Robinson retires rather than move across town from the Dodgers to the Giants, to whom he had been traded in December.
Roy Sievers lead American league with 42 home runs and 114 RBIs, for the last place Washington Senators.
Cy Young Award: Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves
World Series: Milwaukee Braves defeat New York Yankees four games to three.
August 19- Horace Stoneham announces that the Giants are moving from New York to San Francisco, California.
October 8 - Walter O'Malley announces that the Dodgers are going to move from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, California.
The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
North Carolina wins 54-53 over Kansas
NBA Finals:
Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks
September 23 - Carmen Basilio won the World Middleweight Championship by a 15 round decision over Sugar Ray Robinson.
Giro d'Italia won by Gastone Nencini of Italy
Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
World Cycling Championship: Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium
World Figure Skating Championships:
Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States
Women's champion: Carol Heiss, United States
Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul, Canada
NFL Championship: Detroit Lions won 59-14 over the Cleveland Browns
Victorian Football League
Melbourne wins the 61st VFL Premiership (Melbourne 17.14 (116) d Essendon 7.13 (55))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Brian Gleeson (St Kilda)
Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32-7 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
England - FA Cup: Aston Villa won 2-1 over Manchester United
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf results:
#May - The Masters - Doug Ford
#June - US Open - Dick Mayer
#July - British Open - Bobby Locke
#August - PGA Championship - Lionel Hebert
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Dick Mayer - $65,835
Ryder Cup: Britain wins 7 1/2 to 4 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.
Women's Golf
US Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
LPGA Championship - Louise Suggs
Patty Berg: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $16,272.
Australia - Melbourne Cup - Straight Draw
Canada - Queen's Plate - Lyford Cay
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Oroso
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Ballymoss
English Triple Crown Races:
#Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Crepello
#Epsom Derby - Crepello
#St. Leger Stakes - Ballymoss
United States Triple Crown Races:
#Kentucky Derby - Iron Liege
#Preakness Stakes - Bold Ruler
#Belmont Stakes - Gallant Man
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
#Cane Pace - Torpid
#Little Brown Jug - Torpid
#Messenger Stakes - Meadow Lands
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
#Hambletonian - Hickory Smoke
#Yonkers Trot
#Kentucky Futurity
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
Pacers: Radiant Venture
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion: Sweden defeated the Soviet Union
World Snooker Championship: John Pulman beats Jackie Rea 39-34
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
#Australian Open - Ashley Cooper
#French Open - Sven Davidson
#Wimbledon championships - Lew Hoad
#US Open - Malcolm Anderson
American Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Wimbledon singles championship.
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
#Australian Open - Shirley Fry
#French Open - Shirley Bloomer
#Wimbledon championships - Althea Gibson
#US Open - Althea Gibson
Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.
Births
January 6 - Nancy Lopez, golfer
January 22 - Mike Bossy, ice hockey player
April 9 - Seve Ballesteros, golfer
May 7 - Sinjin Smith, volleyball player
August 27 - Bernhard Langer, golfer
Deaths
May - Len Eshmont - football player with San Francisco 49ers
July 3 - Dolf Luque, Major League Baseball player (1914-1935)
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