1957 in sports
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1957 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 |
Contents |
[edit] American football
- NFL Championship – Detroit Lions won 59-14 over the Cleveland Browns.
- College football champions Auburn University
[edit] Association football
- European Cup - Real Madrid beat Fiorentina 2-0.
[edit] England
- First Division - Manchester United win the 1956-57 title.
- FA Cup - Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1.
- May 15 - Stanley Matthews makes his last England appearance.
[edit] Other events
- February 8 - The Confederation of African Football is founded in Khartoum.
[edit] Baseball
- 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.
- May 3 - Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles, California.
- 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.
[edit] Basketball
- 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
- The tenth European basketball championship, Eurobasket 1957, is won by the Soviet Union.
[edit] Boxing
- September 23 - Carmen Basilio won the World Middleweight Championship by a 15 round decision over Sugar Ray Robinson.
[edit] Canadian football
- Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32-7 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit] 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
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States
- Ladies' champion: Carol Heiss, United States
- Pair skating champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, Canada
- Ice dancing champions: June Markham & Courtney Jones, Great Britain
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament - Doug Ford
- U.S. Open - Dick Mayer
- British Open - Bobby Locke
- PGA Championship - Lionel Hebert
- PGA Tour money leader - Dick Mayer - $65,835
- Ryder Cup - Britain wins 7½ to 4½ over the United States in team golf.
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open - Patty Berg
- LPGA Championship - Louise Suggs
- U.S. Women's Open - Betsy Rawls
- Titleholders Championship - Patty Berg
- LPGA Tour money leader - Patty Berg - $16,272
[edit] Harness racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Radiant Venture
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Straight Draw
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by Lyford Cay
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Oroso
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Ballymoss
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- May 4 – Kentucky Derby – Iron Liege
- Preakness Stakes – Bold Ruler
- Belmont Stakes – Gallant Man
[edit] 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
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - Colorado College Tigers defeat University of Michigan Wolverines 13-6 in Colorado Springs, CO
[edit] Motor racing
- NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker in a Chrysler
- 30 May – Sam Hanks wins the 41st running of the Indianapolis 500 in the Belond Exhaust Special Salih-Offenhauser
- USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan wins the season championship
- Formula One – Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) is five-time World Drivers' Champion, driving for Maserati. He is the first driver to win the championship five times. It will be 2002 before the feat is repeated.
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb win, sharing a Jaguar D-Type
- Rally racing:
- the team of Erik Carlsson (driver)/ Mario Pavoni (navigator) win the Finland Car Rally in a Saab 93
- Drag racing - George Dahir won the AHRA Top Fuel[disambiguation needed
] title at the Nationals[disambiguation needed ]
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – John Pulman beats Jackie Rea 39-34
[edit] Swimming
- January 31 – death in a road accident of John Marshall (26), Australian Olympic freestyle swimmer
[edit] Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Ashley Cooper (Australia) defeats Neale Fraser (Australia) 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Shirley Fry Irvin (USA) defeats Althea Gibson (USA) 6–3, 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Lew Hoad (Australia) defeats Ashley Cooper (Australia) 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Althea Gibson (USA) defeats Darlene Hard (USA) 6–3, 6–2
France
USA
Events
- Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to win a Wimbledon singles championship
Davis Cup
- 1957 Davis Cup –
Australia 3–2 
United States at Kooyong Stadium (grass) Melbourne, Australia
[edit] Multi-sport events
- Pan Arab Games held in Beirut, Lebanon
[edit] Rugby union
- 63rd Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand Slam
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ted Williams, Major League Baseball
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Althea Gibson, Tennis
[edit] References
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