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1957 in sports
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:
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.
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
:
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[?]
Harness Racing
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[?]
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:
Australian Open
-
Ashley Cooper[?]
French Open
-
Sven Davidson[?]
Wimbledon championships
-
Lew Hoad[?]
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:
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.
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)
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