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It's going to kill me... Lots of bad things could happen. I just gotta retire." Years later, Koufax stated that he never regretted retiring when he did but did regret having to make the decision to retire. [141] Koufax's retirement ended a five-year run in which he went 111–34 with a 1.95 earned run average and 1,444 strikeouts.
58 years ago today, Sandy Koufax shocked the world by retiring at ... From 1961 through his retirement in 1966, Koufax went 129-47 with 115 complete games, a 2.19 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 1,713 ...
Though she did not discuss Koufax's private life in detail, she wrote about his personality and his aversion from his own celebrity and reasons for his want of privacy. She also wrote of Koufax's relationship with Judaism and his own Jewish identity in light of his decision to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series due to it falling on Yom ...
A look back at Vin Scully's memorable call of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9, 1965.
Sandy Koufax had missed two months of the season, not starting from July 17 until September 21. [11] [12] He started three games in his return prior to the tie-breaker, losing all three and pitching just seven-and-two-thirds innings across the three starts. [11]
Legendary Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax thanks 46 people during a 10-minute speech at the unveiling of his statue at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
The series is best remembered for the heroics of Sandy Koufax, who was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. Koufax did not pitch in Game 1, as it fell on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. He pitched well but lost Game 2 before going on to toss shutouts in Games 5 and 7 (with only two days of rest in between) to win the championship.
For nearly 100 years, Social Security has been the backbone of the American retirement system. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has regularly updated workers on how much they should expect ...