- January 21
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. [1]
- January 23
- Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 24
- Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1]
- February 1
- National League releases its first 162-game schedule. [1]
- February 2
- First pole vault over 16 feet (4.88 metre) (John Uelses - 16.25 feet, Milrose Games). [1]
- February 3
- John Uelses pole vaults record 489cm. [1]
- February 4
- Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game. [1]
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt. [1]
- February 10
- Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in Los Angeles, California. [1]
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- February 16
- US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win. [1]
- February 17
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points versus Saint Louis Hawks. [1]
- February 18
- Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open. [1]
- February 22
- Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts. [1]
- February 25
- Mike O'Hara completes a record 97th marathon. [1]
- February 26
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York Jets. [1]
- March 2
- Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game. [1]
- March 6
- Saint Louis, Missouri, votes to build a new downtown stadium for the Saint Louis Cardinals. [1]
- March 10
- Due to its no black policy, Philadelphia Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida. [1]
- March 14
- Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is second NHL player to score 500 goals. [1]
- March 15
- Donald Jackson of Canada is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump. [1]
- Wilt Chamberlain is first to score 4,000 points in an NBA season. [1]
- March 20
- Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater. [1]
- March 21
- Philadelphia Phillies retires pitcher Robin Roberts' number 36. [1]
- March 23
- Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket versus West Indies age 21 years 77 days. [1]
- Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes second person to play and coach. [1]
- William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for US$4,625,000. [1]
- March 24
- 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59. [1]
- Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later. [1]
- March 27
- Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy. [1]
- March 28
- Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India. [1]
- April 3
- Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races). [1]
- April 7
- Umrigar slams 172 versus West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes. [1]
- April 9
- 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280. [1]
- Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters golf tournament. [1]
- US President John Kennedy throws out first ball at Washington DC's new Stadium. [1]
- April 10
- First baseball game at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lose 6-3 to Cincinnati Reds. [1]
- First major league game in Houston, Texas, Colt 45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2. [1]
- New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun. [1]
- April 11
- New York Mets make a losing debut. [1]
- April 13
- Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new National League record. [1]
- April 18
- 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. [1]
- April 19
- 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48. [1]
- April 22
- Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open. [1]
- New York Mets tie a National League record by losing 9 straight to start season. [1]
- Pittsburgh Pirates tie record of ten straight wins to start season. [1]
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2. [1]
- April 23
- New York Mets win their first game ever, after going 0-9, beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. [1]
- April 24
- Sandy Koufax's second 18-strikeout game. [1]
- April 25
- Cleveland Indians send Harry Chiti to New York Mets for a player to be named later, on June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland. [1]
- April 26
- Boston Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits Chicago White Sox 1-0. [1]
- April 29
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]
- May 1
- Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter, in his fourth start. [1]
- May 2
- Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I. [1]
- May 5
- 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4. [1]
- Los Angeles Angels' Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0. [1]
- May 6
- Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. [1]
- May 13
- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open. [1]
- May 19
- 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2. [1]
- Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431. [1]
- May 20
- Patty Berg wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. [1]
- May 21
- Three more Cleveland Indians' homeruns set American League record for most homeruns (26) over 8 games. [1]
- May 22
- New York Yankees' Roger Maris walks five times (record four intentionally) in a 9-inning game. [1]
- May 23
- Joe Pepitone is second New York Yankees player to hit two homeruns in one inning (Joe DiMaggio was first). [1]
- May 27
- Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1]
- May 28
- Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio. [1]
- June 10
- A record 54 home runs hit in Major League Baseball. [1]
- Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR sets long jump record at 27 feet 3.25 inches. [1]
- June 15
- Philadelphia Phillies score ten runs in an inning against Cincinnati Reds en route to 13-8 win. [1]
- June 17
- Brazil beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago. [1]
- June 25
- New York Yankees' Jack Reed's 22nd inning home run wins a 7-hour game, 9-7 over Detroit Tigers. [1]
- June 26
- Boston Red Sox player Earl Wilson no-hits Los Angeles Angels, 2-0. [1]
- June 30
- Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0. [1]
- Murie Lindstrom wins US Women's Golf Open. [1]
- July 6
- Mickey Mantle hits his third and fourth consecutive homers. [1]
- July 7
- Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races. [1]
- July 10
- National League beats American League 3-1 in 32nd All Star Game (DC Stadium, Washington). [1]
- July 14
- Atlanta Brave's Hank Aaron hits home run number 500. [1]
- July 22
- Chicago White Sox player Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles). [1]
- July 30
- American League beats National League 9-4 in 33rd All Star Game (Wrigley Field, Chicago). [1]
- August 1
- Boston Red Sox player Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0. [1]
- August 3
- New York Mets' Frank Thomas hits his 6th home run in three games. [1]
- August 19
- Homer Blancos plays the finest round in golf, shooting a 55. [1]
- August 26
- Minnesota Twins' Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City Athletics 1-0. [1]
- September 10
- Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis. [1]
- September 12
- Washington Senators' Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Baltimore Orioles in 16-inning game. [1]
- September 15
- Australia's first entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins). [1]
- Kansas City Athletics' Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk. [1]
- September 23
- Los Angeles Dodgers' Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104. [1]
- September 25
- Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title. [1]
- Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup. [1]
- September 26
- Maury Will is first to steal 100 bases in a season (goes on to 104). [1]
- October 2
- San Francisco and Los Angeles play a 4-hour, 18-minute nine-inning game. [1]
- October 4
- Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends (World Series #59). [1]
- October 14
- Houston Oilers' George Blanda throws for six touchdown passes versus New York Titans 56-17. [1]
- October 16
- New York Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in 59th World Series (New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series). [1]
- October 28
- New York Giants' Y.A. Tittle passes for seven touchdowns versus Washington Redskins (49-34). [1]
- November 3
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers. [1]
- November 7
- Glenn Hall sets NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie. [1]
- November 16
- Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points versus New York Knicks. [1]
- November 29
- American baseball decides to revert back to one all-star game per year. [1]
- December 2
- 50th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger Cats, 28-27 in Toronto, Ontario [overtime]. [1]
- December 16
- New York Giants' Y.A. Tittle sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with six touchdowns versus Dallas Cowboys (41-31). [1]
- December 22
- 1,000,000th NBA point scored. [1]
- Harris County voters approve all-weather stadium for Houston Colt .45s. [1]
- December 23
- Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game. [1]
- December 27
- 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback). [1]
- December 29
- Doug Walters makes first-class debut for New South Wales 17 years 8 days. [1]
- December 30
- Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game. [1]
- December 31
- American Basketball League announces suspension of operation. [1]
- Ohio ends suit against Cincinnati Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for ten years. [1]
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