1957

1957 in baseball
Japanese baseball
American League
National League
Negro Leagues
<< 1956 1958 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1957.

Club competitions

Professional

Asia and Australia

• Nippon Professional Baseball
  • Nippon Series: Nishitetsu Lions (PL) over the Yomiuri Giants (CL), 4 - 0 - 1 (Details)
    • Central League: Yomiuri Giants (Details)
    • Pacific League: Nishitetsu Lions (Details)
• Claxton Shield: South Australia

Europe

• Baseball-Bundesliga: MEV München
• Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Schoten Haarlem
• Serie A1: Chlorodont Nettuno

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: Milwaukee Braves (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: New York Yankees (Details)
    • National League: Milwaukee Braves (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • Junior World Series: Denver Bears (AA) over the Buffalo Bisons (IL), 4 - 1 (Details)
  • Alabama-Florida League: Graceville Oilers / Panama City Fliers
  • American Association: Denver Bears (Details)
  • Appalachian League: Bluefield Dodgers
  • Arizona-Mexico League: Phoenix Stars
  • Big State League: Victoria Rosebuds
  • California League: Salinas Packers
  • Carolina League: Durham Bulls
  • Central Mexican League: Chihuahua Dorados
  • Eastern League: Reading Indians
  • Florida State League: Tampa Tarpons
  • Georgia-Florida League: Albany Cardinals
  • Evangeline League: Alexandria Aces
  • International League: Buffalo Bisons (Details)
  • Midwest League: Decatur Commodores
  • Nebraska State League: Grand Island Athletics
  • New York-Penn League: Erie Sailors
  • Northern League: Winnipeg Goldeyes
  • Northwest League: Wenatchee Chiefs
  • Pacific Coast League: San Francisco Seals (Details)
  • Pioneer League: Billings Mustangs
  • Sooner State League: Ardmore Cardinals
  • South Atlantic League: Charlotte Hornets
  • Southern Association: Atlanta Crackers
  • Southwestern League: Hobbs Sports
  • Texas League: Houston Buffaloes
  • Three-I League: Evansville Braves
  • Western League: Lincoln Chiefs

• 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)

Winter Leagues

• Serie del Caribe: in Havana, Cuba; Marianao (Cuba) (Details)
  • Cuban Winter League: Marianao
  • Panamanian League: Balboa
  • Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez
  • Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Industriales de Valencia in the finals, 4 - 1
• 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

Amateur

• 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 San Diego City College in the finals
• National Baseball Congress World Series: Plymouth Oilers (Details)
• All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Rikkyo University defeated the Senshu University in the final, 5 - 0 (Details)
• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Waseda Jitsugyo High School (Tokyo) defeat Kochi Shogyo High School (Kochi), 5 - 3 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Hiroshima Shogyo High School (Hiroshima) defeat Hosei University Daini 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)

International competitions

• European Championship in Mannheim, Germany (Details)
  • The Netherlands (Gold); Germany (Silver); Italy (Bronze)
• South American Championship in São Paulo, Brazil (Details)
  • Brazil (Gold); Peru (Silver); Argentina (Bronze)

Culture

Literature

• A Ticket for Seamstitch, by Mark Harris
• My Baseball Diary, by James T. Farrell

Song

• Brown Eyed Handsome Man, by Chuck Berry
• Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn, by Phil Foster

Film

• Fear Strikes Out

Births

Further information: Births in 1957

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1957

Further Reading

• P.J. Dragseth: The 1957 San Francisco Seals: End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-6545-3
• Ronnie Joyner: Farewell to Flatbush: The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4766-8678-3
• Matt Monagan: "The Mexico Little League team that shocked the world: From the modest sandlots of Monterrey to the only LLWS perfect game", mlb.com, April 27, 2023. [1]