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1957
From BR Bullpen
| 1957 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1956 1958 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1957.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Nishitetsu Lions (PL) over the Yomiuri Giants (CL), 4 - 0 - 1 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Milwaukee Braves (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Denver Bears (AA) over the Buffalo Bisons (IL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- American Association: Denver Bears (Details)
- International League: Buffalo Bisons (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: San Francisco Seals (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Leones de Yucatán
- Negro Leagues
- East-West Game: The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 8 - 5 at Comiskey Park (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Havana, Cuba; Marianao (Cuba) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Leones del Escogido defeated the Tigres del Licey in the league's finals, 5 - 2
- Mexican Pacific Coast League: Hermosillo
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Rikkyo University defeated the Senshu University in the final, 5 - 0 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of California defeated Pennsylvania State University in the best-of-three finals, 1 - 0 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: Sul Ross State College over the Rollins College, 8 - 7 in the finals
- Community College League of California: College of the Sequoias over the San Diego City College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Waseda Jitsugyo High School (Tokyo) defeat Kochi High School (Kochi), 5 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Hiroshima High School (Hiroshima) defeat Hosei Number Two High School (Kanagawa), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Industrial (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon) defeat La Mesa Northern (La Mesa, CA), 4 - 0 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- European Championship in Mannheim, Germany (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Germany (Silver); Italy (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- A Ticket for Seamstitch, by Mark Harris
[edit] Song
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man, by Chuck Berry
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1957
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1957
