- January 30
- Australia 1-200 first day fourth Test versus England, Adelaide Oval. [1]
- January 31
- Joe Cronin signs seven-year pact to become head of American League. [1]
- February 1
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins. [1]
- Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament. [1]
- Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 2
- Vince Lombardi signs a five-year contract to coach the Green Bay Packers. [1]
- February 5
- Australia regains the Ashes with a 10-wicket victory at Adelaide. [1]
- February 7
- Dorothy Rigney sells Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported US$27 million. [1]
- February 11
- Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v West Indies at Delhi). [1]
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- February 15
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Tournament. [1]
- February 22
- First Daytona 500 auto race; Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH). [1] [5]
- February 23
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open. [1]
- February 27
- Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists; Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers. [1]
- February 28
- Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of Great Britain. [1]
- Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of Canada. [1]
- Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA. [1]
- Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA. [1]
- NFL Chicago Cardinals trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for nine players. [1]
- March 1
- Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Golden Triangle Festival Golf Tournament. [1]
- March 3
- San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park. [1]
- March 7
- West Indies all out 76 versus Pakistan at Dacca, Fazal Mahmood 6-34. [1]
- March 8
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. [1]
- March 10
- Dorothy Comiskey Rigney sells 54 percent of Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck. [1]
- March 15
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]
- March 21
- 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70. [1]
- March 22
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament. [1]
- March 25
- Bill White traded to Saint Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate. [1]
- March 26
- Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad versus West Indies age 15 years 124 days. [1]
- March 29
- Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore. [1]
- April 5
- 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall Junior wins, shooting a 284. [1]
- April 9
- 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in four games; this is Celtics' 8th consecutive title. [1]
- Baltimore Orioles pull their second triple play (3-6-3 versus Washington Senators). [1]
- Bill Sharman hits an NBA record 56 consecutive foul shots. [1]
- April 11
- Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Don Drysdale hits his second Opening Day homerun. [1]
- April 12
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1]
- April 16
- New York Yankees unveil their first message scoreboard. [1]
- Philadelphia Phillies' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit. [1]
- April 18
- NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1. [1]
- April 19
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1]
- April 20
- 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42. [1]
- April 22
- Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in one inning Sox score 11 runs on one hit, ten walks, and three errors. [1]
- New York Yankees' player Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Washington Senators 1-0 in 14 innings. [1]
- April 26
- Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open. [1]
- May 1
- Floyd Patterson knocks out Brian London in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- Chicago White Sox' player Early Wynn beats Boston Red Sox 1-0 on his own homerun. [1]
- May 2
- 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2. [1]
- May 3
- Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Land of the Sky Golf Tournament. [1]
- Detroit Tigers' Charlie Maxwell hits four consecutive homeruns in a doubleheader. [1]
- May 7
- "Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in Los Angeles Coliseum) sees Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat New York Yankees 6-2 in exhibition. [1]
- May 9
- Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from Chicago White Sox. [1]
- May 10
- New York Giants' Jim Hearn allows two runs against Pittsburgh Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss two months after his retirement. [1]
- Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational. [1]
- May 11
- New York Yankees' catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends. [1]
- May 15
- 100th anniversary of first college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams; Teams re-enact the original contest. [1]
- May 16
- 85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57. [1]
- May 17
- Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122. [1]
- May 20
- New York Yankees sink to last place, first time since May 25, 1940. [1]
- May 25
- US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional. [1]
- May 26
- Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th. [1]
- May 31
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open. [1]
- June 10
- Rocky Colovito hits four home runs in one game. [1]
- June 12
- San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 in five-inning game. [1]
- June 22
- Most Philadelphia Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax). [1]
- June 26
- Ingemar Johansson of Sweden defeats Floyd Patterson as boxing champ. [1]
- June 30
- During a game in Wrigley Field, two balls are in play at same time. [1]
- July 7
- National League beats American League 5-4 in 26th All Star Game (Pittsburgh' Forbes Field). [1]
- August 1
- New Continental baseball league formed. [1]
- August 2
- Milwaukee Braves' Bill Bruton hits two bases loaded triples. [1]
- August 3
- American League beats National League 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium). [1]
- August 5
- Chicago Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League) 55-26 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]
- August 14
- American Football League (AFL) is organized with New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, and Houston. [1]
- August 22
- Cincinnati Reds' Frank Robinson hits three consecutive home runs. [1]
- August 31
- Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup. [1]
- September 5
- Washington Senators' Jim Lemon is 7th to get six RBIs in an inning (third). [1]
- September 11
- Elroy Face's 22-game win streak ends as Los Angeles Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4. [1]
- Baltimore Orioles' player Jerry Walker pitches 16 innings beating Chicago White Sox 1-0. [1]
- September 22
- Chicago White Sox clinch the American League pennant. [1]
- September 26
- San Francisco Giants' Sam Jones second no-hitter, beats Saint Louis Cardinals, 4-0. [1]
- October 1
- First World Series (World Series #56) since 1948 not to feature a New York team (Los Angeles Dodgers versus Chicago White Sox). [1]
- October 4
- First World Series Baseball game (#56) played west of Saint Louis (in Los Angeles). [1]
- October 6
- Single game World Series (World Series #56) attendance record set (92,706 in Los Angeles). [1]
- October 8
- Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, four games to two in 56th World Series. [1]
- October 17
- Queen Elizabeth II is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse. [1]
- October 28
- Buffalo Bills enter the AFL. [1]
- October 29
- Ten-nation soccer league to play all games on New York's Randall's Island is announced. [1]
- November 1
- First NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante). [1]
- November 4
- Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs' shortstop, wins National League Most Valuable Player. [1]
- November 5
- American Football League is announced with eight teams. [1]
- November 11
- Seals Stadium in San Francisco is demolished. [1]
- November 22
- Boston Patriots enter the AFL. [1]
- New York Titans (AFL) make first draft choice (George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame). [1]
- November 30
- Joe Foss named first commissioner of AFL. [1]
- December 1
- 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (Half Back). [1]
- December 5
- Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with first ball in Tests. [1]
- December 11
- New York Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri. [1]
- December 12
- (to December 17) In Bangkok, Thailand, the South-East Asia Peninsula Games are held. [1419.6]
- December 18
- Sammy Baugh named first coach of New York Titans (AFL). [1]
- December 19
- First Liberty Bowl game-Pennsylvania State beats Alabama 7-0. [1]
- December 20
- Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India versus Australia at Kanpur. [1]
- December 21
- Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988). [1]
- December 22
- Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth. [1]
- New York Rangers' goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask. [1]
- December 27
- Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game. [1]
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