August 1957 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Aug 1 Ex MLB outfielder Glen Gorbous throws a regulation baseball a record 136m (445' 10") in a game promotion

Baseball Record

Aug 1 Gil Hodges hits his 13th MLB career grand slam, a NL record and the last ever by a Brooklyn Dodgers player

F1 World Champion

Aug 4 Argentine Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio clinches his record 5th F1 World Drivers Championship (4th consecutive) in winning the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

Aug 9 24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000)

Baseball History

Aug 17 Baseball player Richie Ashburn fouls and hits fan Alice Roth twice in the same game at bat playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1st hit breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher

Aug 18 Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4½")
Aug 19 NY Giants board of directors vote 8-1 to move their baseball franchise to San Francisco in 1958 [1]
Aug 20 Chicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Washington Senators, 6-0

Boxing Title Fight

Aug 22 Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Pete Rademacher becomes first to contest the world title in his first professional bout; knocked out by Floyd Patterson in 6th round at Sicks' Stadium, Seattle

Aug 24 At age 17 future England soccer striker Jimmy Greaves scores on his First Division debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–1 draw at White Hart Lane

Birthdays in Sport

Aug 1 Glen Gorbous, Canadian MLB outfielder (record for longest throw of a regulation baseball [445' 10"]), born in Drumheller, Alberta (d. 1990)
Aug 4 John Wark, Scottish footballer
Aug 6 Bob Horner, American baseball player
Aug 7 Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around, Rings 1980; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Leningrad, Russia
Aug 17 Robin Cousins, British figure skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Bristol, England
Aug 19 Ian Gould, England cricketer and umpire, born in Taplow, England
Aug 19 Paul-Jan Bakker, 1st Dutch cricketer to play first class cricket (Hampshire & Netherlands pace bowler), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Aug 20 Cindy Nicholas, Canadian swimmer (swam English Channel 19 times), born in Toronto, Ontario
Aug 20 Mike Dodd, American beach volleyballer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Manhattan Beach, California
Aug 20 Scott Ayakatubby, beach volleyball champ
Aug 22 Randy Romero, American jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89; Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 2010), born in Erath, Louisiana (d. 2019)
Aug 22 Steve Davis, English professional snooker player, born in Plumstead, London
Aug 23 Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician, born in Volos, Greece
Aug 25 Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani change bowler late 70's), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Aug 26 Alex Trevino, Mexican MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Monterrey, Mexico

Rick Hansen (66 years old)

Aug 26 Canadian wheelchair athlete (Paralympic gold 1980, 2 x 1984), born in Port Alberni, British Columbia

Bernhard Langer (66 years old)

Aug 27 German golfer (US Masters 1985, 93; 42 European Tour titles), born in Anhausen, Germany

Aug 29 Jerry D. Bailey, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey/broadcaster (Kentucky Derby 1993, 1996), born in Dallas, Texas
Aug 31 Colm O'Rourke, Irish Gaelic footballer (All-Irelands 1987, 88; 5 x Leinster medals; 3 x NFL medals; Footballer of the Year 1991; Meath) and broadcaster/analyst (RTÉ, Sunday Independent), born in Edgeworthstown, Northern Ireland
Aug 31 Tom Candiotti, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Walnut Creek, California