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Sanford Koufax ( / ˈkoʊfæks /; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed " the Left Arm of God ", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
Dec 30, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Sandy Koufax. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
Nov 16, 2023 · Jewish-American baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers before elbow arthritis forced an early retirement.
Jun 20, 2024 · Sandy Koufax (born Dec. 30, 1935, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.) is an American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport’s greatest pitchers.
Koufax was the MVP and Cy Young Award winner in 1963 and also won Cy Young Awards in 1965 and '66 . He was a member of Dodgers' world championship teams in 1955, '59, '63 and '65, earning MVP honors in 1963 and '65, when he pitched two shutouts .
About Sandy Koufax. When Sandy Koufax was awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Cincinnati in 1953, his plans included a career in architecture. Instead, Koufax made a living on a baseball diamond, becoming one of the most dominating left-handers of all time.
Dec 29, 2023 · Sandy Koufax's best stats and accomplishments. 11 stats that show why Koufax is a legend. December 29th, 2023. Andrew Simon. @ AndrewSimonMLB. A version of this story first ran in January 2022. In 1972, Sandy Koufax was officially voted into the Hall of Fame, alongside Yogi Berra and Early Wynn.
Complete career MLB stats for the Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Sandy Koufax on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
On 2 days’ rest and struggling with his famous curveball, Koufax went with a fastball-only approach and retired 12 consecutive batters with the heater en route to a shutout as the Dodgers won the World Series in Game 7 -- one of the most dominant World Series performances in baseball history.
View the profile of Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Sandy Koufax on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
