- January 25
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1]
- January 29
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord. [1]
- January 30
- Lance Gibbs takes hat-trick (Mackay, Grout, Misson) at Adelaide. [1]
- January 31
- Kanhai completes twin tons (117 and 115) versus Australia at Adelaide. [1]
- February 1
- Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw versus West Indies. [1]
- February 10
- AFL's Los Angeles Chargers move to San Diego. [1]
- February 12
- Boston Celtics' player Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Philadelphia Warriors 136-125. [1]
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open. [1]
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- Mushtaq Mohammad scores first Test Cricket century at age 17 years 82 days. [1]
- February 14
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational. [1]
- February 15
- Australia beats West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever. [1]
- Entire US figure skating team of 18 dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash. [1]
- February 19
- Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champion all-around skater. [1]
- February 25
- Niagara ends Saint Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak. [1]
- March 11
- NHL record 40 penalties, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs (20 each). [1]
- March 12
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open. [1]
- March 13
- Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in six rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- March 14
- George Weiss becomes president of New York Mets. [1]
- March 17
- New York district attorney arrests professional gamblers who implicate Seton Hall players. [1]
- March 21
- Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for record US$3,925,000. [1]
- March 24
- New York Senate approves US$55 million for a baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows. [1]
- March 25
- 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (overtime). [1]
- Third place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as Saint Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in four overtimes. [1]
- March 26
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Golden Circle of Golf Festival. [1]
- April 10
- 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280. [1]
- New Washington Senators loses first regular-season game 4-3 to Chicago White Sox. [1]
- April 11
- 15th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Saint Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1. [1]
- April 12
- Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner. [1]
- April 16
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1]
- NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2. [1]
- April 19
- 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39. [1]
- April 23
- Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1]
- April 27
- NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. [1]
- April 28
- Warren Spahn pitches second no-hitter at age 41, beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0. [1]
- April 29
- ABC-TV debuts ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay. [1] [457]
- April 30
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]
- San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays hits four homeruns in a game. [1]
- May 3
- Warren Spahn pitches a two hitter after pitching a no hitter. [1]
- May 6
- 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04. [1]
- May 7
- Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. [1]
- May 9
- Baltimore Orioles' player Jim Gentile hits two grand slams (nine RBIs) versus Minnesota Twins. [1]
- May 12
- Botvinnik wins world chess championship for third time. [1]
- May 14
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open. [1]
- May 20
- 87th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6. [1]
- May 27
- Fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence. [1]
- Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 0.5 inches. [1]
- May 28
- Record 27 homeruns hit in seven American League games. [1]
- May 31
- Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern, Switzerland. [1]
- June 11
- Norm Cash becomes first Detroit Tigers' player to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium. [1]
- June 23
- Philadelphia Phillies overcome 9-0, losing 11-2 they score 4 in 8th and six in 9th. [1]
- June 25
- Baltimore Orioles and California Angels use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 innings. [1]
- June 28
- Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants set then record longest night game (5:11) 7-7 15-inning tie. [1]
- July 13
- National League beats American League 5-4 (10 innings) in 30th All Star Game (San Francisco, Candlestick Park). [1]
- July 16
- Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 2 inches. [1]
- July 25
- New York Yankees' Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a double header. [1]
- July 31
- At Boston's Fenway Park, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the ninth inning because of rain. [1] [5]
- August 2
- Saint Louis Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League) 36-7 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]
- August 5
- Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Montreal Alouettes (Canadian Football League) 34-16 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1]
- August 8
- Hamilton Tigercats (Canadian Football League) beat Buffalo Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [1]
- August 11
- Warren Spahn records victory number 300, beats Chicago Cubs 2-1. [1]
- August 20
- Philadelphia Phillies set dubious record of 23 straight losses. [1]
- August 26
- Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1]
- August 30
- Baltimore Orioles' player Jack Fisher walks 12 Los Angeles Angels' players in a 9-inning game. [1]
- September 17
- Minnesota Vikings' first NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13). [1]
- September 20
- After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls. [1]
- New York Yankees' Roger Maris hits home run number 59 and barely misses number 60 in game 154 of the season. New York Yankees clinch pennant 26. [1]
- September 26
- New York Yankees' Roger Maris hits home run number 60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record. [1]
- October 1
- New York Yankees' Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs, last off of Tracy Stallard. [1]
- October 9
- New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, four games to one in 58th World Series. [1]
- New York Yankees' Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's record of 29 2/3 consecutive innings. [1]
- October 27
- American Basketball League starts play. [1]
- October 28
- Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets. [1]
- November 9
- PGA eliminates Caucasians-only rule. [1]
- November 19
- Houston Oilers' George Blanda passes for seven touchdowns versus New York Titans (49-13). [1]
- November 25
- NBA's Bob Cousy becomes second player to score 15,000 points. [1]
- November 27
- Gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games. [1]
- December 2
- First overtime Grey Cup game (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21, Hamilton Tiger Cats 14). [1]
- December 3
- Anton Geesink becomes first not-Japanese judo world champion. [1]
- George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal. [1]
- December 4
- Floyd Patterson knocks out Tom McNeeley in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- Smallest New York Knicks crowd at 49th Steet Madison Square Garden - 1,300 (due to snowstorm). [1]
- December 6
- 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (Half Back). [1]
- December 8
- Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive points without a miss (NBA record). [1]
- South Africa versus New Zealand, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock. [1]
- Wilt Chamberlain scores the second highest total in the NBA - 78. [1]
- December 9
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York Knicks. [1]
- December 10
- Houston Oilers' Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against New York Titans. [1]
- December 18
- For second consecutive year, Associated Press names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year. [1]
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points versus Los Angeles Lakers. [1]
- December 24
- Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game. [1]
- December 31
- Green Bay Packers shutout New York Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game. [1]
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