1957

The year 1957 in sports:

[edit] Baseball

• The Milwaukee Braves defeat the New York Yankees, 5-0, in Game 7 of the World Series. Lew Burdette is named series MVP after pitching a complete game shutout in the deciding game.

[edit] Basketball

[edit] NBA Finals

• The Boston Celtics won the series 4-3 over the St. Louis Hawks to capture their first NBA Championship. This was both the Celtics and Hawks first trip to the finals in franchise history.