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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sandy_KoufaxSandy Koufax - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Sanford Koufax ( / ˈkoʊfæks / KO-fax; 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.

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     Snyder's Soapbox: Your argument for greatest living baseball player is being ruined by nostalgia

     Three names that kept popping up in the most vehement of rebuttals to my article were Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose and Sandy Koufax. One person even claimed that I'm tempting the Baseball Gods by not naming Koufax, which is utterly hilarious nonsense (I must say Koufax was greater than Greg Maddux or else I'll be smited? SMITE ME, ALMIGHTY SMITER! ).

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Sandy-KoufaxSandy Koufax | Hall of Fame Pitcher, Dodgers Legend

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   6 days ago · Sandy Koufax is an American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport’s greatest pitchers. A left-hander, he pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League (NL) from 1955 to 1957, continuing, after they became the Los.

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5. historicbaseball.com › sandy-koufax-a-deep-diveSandy Koufax – A Deep Dive into His Dominant Baseball Seasons

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   Jun 8, 2024 · Sandy Koufax, a name synonymous with baseball greatness, is one of the most revered pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born on December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, Koufax’s journey in baseball began unassumingly enough.

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7. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5561728/2024/06Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball’s ...

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   20 hours ago · A chart of Sandy Koufax’s pitching performance in Game 7 of the 1964 World Series. (Courtesy of Brent Strom) Koufax threw almost entirely fastballs that day, almost exclusively up in the zone ...

8. www.msn.com › en-ca › sportsThis Day In Dodgers History: Sandy Koufax Makes MLB Debut - MSN

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   2 days ago · The start of what turned into a legendary career began on June 24, 1955, when Sandy Koufax made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’d signed with the organization for $14,000 the ...

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   Who were Sandy Koufax parents?

   • Society for American Baseball Research. Sandy Koufax was born as Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935. His parents were Evelyn (née Lichtenstein) and Jack Braun, Sephardic Jews of Hungarian descent. ^ Koufax and Linn, pp. 16, 38; Leavy, pp. 28–29, 51–52.

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   Who is Sanford Koufax?

   • 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.

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   How did Sandy Koufax help hitless stint?

   • Sandy Koufax would credit such sessions in the early 1960s with helping him learn to emphasize first-pitch strikes and taking something off the ball. ^ Koufax and Linn, pp. 153–155; Leavy, pp. 102–103. ^ Whitmarsh, Al (March 24, 1961). "Koufax Credits Hitless Stint to Reliance on Fastball". Orlando Sentinel.

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   Did Koufax go out for baseball?

   • At the urging of friends, Koufax did go out for baseball in his senior year at Lafayette. He played first base. The team captain was Fred Wilpon, a lefty with a "crackling" curveball, who decades later became the owner of the New York Mets.

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   How did a Dodgers scout know about Koufax?

   • Al Campanis, a Dodgers scout, heard about Koufax from sportswriter Jimmy Murphy of the Brooklyn Eagle who covered sandlot teams in Brooklyn and had seen him pitch a few times for the Parkviews.

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   How did Koufax's move affect the NL?

   • Koufax was an immediate beneficiary of the move, lowering his earned run average at home from 4.22 to 1.75. Subsequently, he recorded what would be his first great season, leading the NL in ERA and the majors in hits per nine innings and strikeouts per nine innings.

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10. www.latimes.com › sports › storyWith Willie Mays dead, is godson Barry Bonds the best living ...

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    5 days ago · A list of the greatest living pitchers can start with two left-handers: the Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award and World Series winner Sandy Koufax and 6-foot-10 flamethrower Randy Johnson, who...

11. www.baseballscribe.com › blog › no-3-for-sandy-koufaxNo. 3 for Sandy Koufax — Baseball (and other cool stuff)

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    Jun 4, 2024 · The incomparable Sandy Koufax pitches the third of his four career no-hitters 60 years ago today as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Phillies 3-0 before a Thursday night crowd of 29,709 at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium.