The 5-foot-10, 140-pound might not have a blazing fastball, but his windup and jersey No. 32 are reminiscent of the legendary ...
LOS ANGELES — For baseball aficionados, the name Sandy Koufax is almost mythical. In the 1960s Koufax put together what is generally considered the greatest span of five seasons for a pitcher in Major ...
In the mid-1960s, the two pitchers inspired major league ballplayers to build a union and challenge the owners’ stranglehold on their lives, pay, and working conditions. Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale, ...
On November 18, 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax announced his retirement from baseball despite being just 30 years old. Koufax was coming off the best season of his career, but sailed ...
On April 18, 1964, Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax tossed an immaculate inning against the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the first pitcher in National League history to accomplish the feat on ...
There were plenty of jokes on Twitter/X as Game 3 of the World Series extended into its sixth hour about National Baseball Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, who is 89 years ...
On June 30, 1962, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his career. Koufax issued five walks and finished with 13 strikeouts against the New York Mets in ...
Longevity or peak? It’s the oldest argument in pitching, and Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. Ryan threw heat into his mid-40s and racked up counting stats that look ...
If Daniel Schloff’s family had been on time to Yom Kippur morning services in 1965, he may have never encountered Sandy Koufax. Schloff, who was 17 years old at the time and a senior in high school, ...
They called him "The Left Arm of God." That's how good Sandy Koufax was. The Los Angeles Dodgers' legendary left-handed pitcher has been in the spotlight during the World Series for his presence at ...