1957 in sports
See also: 1956 in sports, other events of 1957, 1958 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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 93
- Drag racing – George Dahir won the AHRA "Top Fuel" championship at the Nationals
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.
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
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 (American)
- NFL Championship: Detroit Lions won 59–14 over the Cleveland Browns
Football (Australian Rules)
- 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)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32–7 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Football (Soccer)
- England – FA Cup: Aston Villa won 2–1 over Manchester United
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.
- 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
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: John Pulman beats Jackie Rea 39–34
Tennis
- 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.
General sporting events
Births
- January 6 – Nancy Lopez, golfer
- January 22 – Mike Bossy, ice hockey player
- April 9 – Seve Ballesteros, golfer
- May 7 – Sinjin Smith, volleyball player
- July 29 – Nelli Kim, gymnast
- 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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