1955

January 7

• Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1911-14), dies. [1]

January 8

• Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 points. [1]
• Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak. [1]
• Louise Sugg wins LPGA Los Angeles Golf Open. [1]

January 16

• Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open. [1]
• NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19. [1]

January 23

• Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. [1]

January 25

• Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race. [1]

January 29

• John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962). [1]

February 13

• Patty Berg wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open. [1]

February 17

• Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy of Great Britain. [1]
• Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of Canada. [1]
• Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright os the USA. [1]
• Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257. [1]

February 20

• Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. [1]

February 27

• Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. [1]

March 1

• Pakistan versus India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw. [1]

March 6

• Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. [1]

March 7

• Baseball commissioner Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter. [1]

March 13

• Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]

March 17

• NHL hockey player Maurice "Rocket" Richard is suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montréal, Québec, Canada. [1]

March 19

• 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63. [1]

March 21

• The Brooklyn Bulletin asks Brooklyn Dodgers' fans not to call their team "Bums". [1]

March 28

• New Zealand cricket all out for 26 versus England at Eden Park. [1]

March 31

• Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies versus Australia, Kingston. [1]

April 2

• Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules. [1]
• US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright. [1]
• US male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins. [1]

April 3

• Baltimore Orioles pull their first triple play (3-6-2 versus Kansas City Athletics). [1]
• Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open. [1]

April 10

• 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279. [1]
• 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3. [1]

April 12

• First Major League Baseball game in Kansas City; Kansas City Athletics beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2. [1]

April 14

• NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3. [1]

April 17

• Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1]

April 18

• Don Blackie, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at age 46. [1]

April 19

• 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22. [1]

April 21

• Brooklyn Dodgers win record 10th straight game since beginning of a season. [1]

April 22

• Kansas City Athletic's first game, they beat Detroit Tigers 6-2. [1]

April 23

• Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Carrollton Golf Open. [1]

May 1

• Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. [1]

May 7

• 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8. [1]

May 11

• G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies. [1]

May 13

• Mickey Mantle hits three consecutive homeruns of at least 463 feet. [1]

May 16

• Heavyweight Rocky Marciano knocks out Don Cockell in 9 rounds (San Francisco) for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
• Ray Lindwall scores his second Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown. [1]

May 17

• Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies. [1]
• Leslie Hylton, cricketer (West Indies quickie 1939), hung for murder. [1]

May 18

• Atkinson and Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day versus Australia. [1]

May 19

• Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies versus Australia. [1]

May 27

• Boston Red Sox player Norm Zauchin gets ten RBIs, beating Washington Senators 16-0. [1]

May 28

• 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6. [1]
• Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 128.213 mph. [1]
• Fay Crocker wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open. [1]

May 31

• "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500. [1]

June 11

• Eddie Arcaro ties record of six Belmont Stakes wins. [1]

June 13

• Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France. [1]

June 19

• Mickey Mantle hits career home run number 100. [1]
• Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 1-0 in 15 innings, ties longest shut out in Philadelphia Phillies history. [1]

June 24

• Harmon Killebrew hits his first home run (off Billy Hoeff). [1]

July 12

• National League beats American League 6-5 (12 innings) in 22nd All Star Game (Milwaukee). [1]

July 26

• Ted Allen throws a record 72 consecutive horseshoe ringers. [1]

July 29

• Smokey Burgess hits three home runs to help Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 16-5. [1]

August 26

• First color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup). [1]

August 28

• First NFL preseason sudden death football, Los Angeles Rams beats New York Giants 23-17. [1]

September 8

• Earliest clinching of a National League pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1]

September 16

• The New York Yankees' Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra homer in the 9th inning beating Boston Red Sox 5-4 taking over first place in the league. [1]

September 22

• Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in nine rounds. [1]

October 4

• Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating New York Yankees in 7 (World Series #52). [1]

October 18

• Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete. [1]

October 20

• New York Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan. [1]

October 27

• Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at age 85. [1]

November 12

• E Arcaro, E Sande and G Woolf first inductees in Jockey hall of fame. [1]

December 6

• New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins "$64,000 Question" on boxing. [1]

December 8

• 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB). [1]
• Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his third Most Valuable Player Award. [1]

December 22

• Len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wickets), dies. [1]

December 26

• Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 38-14 in NFL championship game. [1]

December 28

• 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0). [1]