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See also: 1956 in sports, other events of 1957, 1958 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Tennis 15 General sporting events 16 Births 17 Deaths

Auto Racing

• 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
• Drag racing - George Dahir[?] won the AHRA[?] "Top Fuel" championship at the Nationals

Baseball

• January 5 - Jackie Robinson announces his retirement.
• 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.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • North Carolina wins 54-53 over Kansas

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks

Boxing

• September 23 - Carmen Basilio won the World Middleweight Championship by a 15 round decision over Sugar Ray Robinson.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Gastone Nencini[?] of Italy
• Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil[?] of France
• World Cycling Championship: Rik Van Steenbergen of Belgium

Figure Skating

• 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

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Aston Villa won 2-1 over Manchester United

Football (American)

• NFL Championship: Detroit Lions won 59-14 over the Cleveland Browns

Canadian Football League

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32-7 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Doug Ford[?]
  2. June - US Open - Dick Mayer[?]
  3. July - British Open - Bobby Locke[?]
  4. 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.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• 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:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Crepello[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Crepello[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Ballymoss[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Iron Liege[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Bold Ruler[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - Gallant Man[?]

Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Torpid[?]
  2. Little Brown Jug - Torpid[?]
  3. Messenger Stakes - Meadow Lands[?]

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Hickory Smoke[?]
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Radiant Venture[?]

Ice Hockey

• 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

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Ashley Cooper[?]
  2. French Open - Sven Davidson[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Lew Hoad[?]
  4. US Open - Malcom Anderson[?]

• American Althea Gibson[?] became the first black player to win a Wimbledon singles championship.
• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Shirley Fry[?]
  2. French Open - Shirley Bloomer[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Althea Gibson[?]
  4. US Open - Althea Gibson[?]

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over the United States in world tennis.

General sporting events

• John Pulman[?] won the World Professional Snooker Championship

Births

• January 6 - Nancy Lopez[?], golfer
• January 22 - Mike Bossy[?], ice hockey player
• May 7 - Sinjin Smith[?], volleyball player

Deaths

• May - Len Eshmont[?] - football player with San Francisco 49ers
• July 3 - Dolf Luque[?], Major League Baseball player (1914-1935)

Elsewhere

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