Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time
NY Yankees over NY Giants in the World Series
NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s see his 1st game, he goes 1 for 4
Willie Mays begins playing for NY Giants and gets his gets his 1st major league hit, a home run
Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game
Rochester beats New York, 4 games to 3, for NBA championship
Kentucky beats Kansas for NCAA basketball championship
Dick Savitt and Doris Heart win at Wimbledon
Betsy Rawls wins US Women’s Open Golf title
Count Turf, Conn McCreary jockey, won the Kentucky Derby
Citation becomes 1st horse to win $1,000,000 in races
Ben Hogan’s 280 won the Masters. He also won the U.S. Open. for the 2nd year in a row
Dick Kazamaier (HB), Princeton won the Heisman Trophy
Tor Maple Leafs beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 1 for Stanley Cup
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