The following are the baseball events of the year 1957 throughout the world.

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
  • (P) Bobby Shantz, New York Yankees (AL)
  • (C) Sherm Lollar, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • (1B) Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)
  • (2B) Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • (3B) Frank Malzone, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • (SS) Roy McMillan, Cincinnati Redlegs (NL)
  • (LF) Minnie Miñoso, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • (CF) Willie Mays, New York Giants (NL)
  • (RF) Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (AL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings