Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4–3); Lew Burdette, MVP All-Star Game, July 9 at Busch Stadium: American League, 6–5 Other champions College World Series: California Japan Series: Nishitetsu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4-0-1) Little League World Series: Monterrey Industrial, Monterrey, Mexico Winter Leagues 1957 Caribbean Series: Tigres de Marianao Cuban League: Tigres de Marianao Dominican Republic League: Leones del Escogido Mexican Pacific League: Naranjeros de Hermosillo Panamanian League: Cerveza Balboa Puerto Rican League: Indios de Mayagüez Venezuelan League: Leones del Caracas Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Sam Crawford Joe McCarthy MLB Most Valuable Player Award American League: Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF National League: Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves, OF MLB Rookie of the Year Award American League: Tony Kubek, New York Yankees, SS National League: Jack Sanford, Philadelphia Phillies, P Cy Young Award Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves (NL) The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award American League: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox National League: Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award Fred Hutchinson, St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove Award Gil Hodges (1B) (AL) Nellie Fox (2B) (AL) Frank Malzone (3B) (AL) Roy McMillan (SS) (AL) Willie Mays (OF) (AL) Al Kaline (OF) (AL) Minnie Miñoso (OF) (AL) Sherm Lollar (C) (AL) Bobby Shantz (P) (AL) MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Events January February March April April 18 – New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Aaron proposes a new tract in Flushing Meadows as a site for a new National League baseball stadium. The plan, submitted to mayor Robert Wagner, includes a 50,000-seat stadium with a plastic dome to be built by the Parks Department. April 21 – In the first inning of a 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Braves at Milwaukee County Stadium, the Cincinnati Redlegs are involved in a bizarre play. With Don Hoak on second and Gus Bell on first, Wally Post hits a ground ball to Milwaukee shortstop Johnny Logan. Hoak breaks up a potential double play by fielding the ball himself and flipping it to Logan. Hoak is called out for interference (contact with a batted ball before a fielder touched it), but Post is given a single on the play. The day before, Johnny Temple