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Sanford Koufax (/ ˈ k oʊ f æ k s /; 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 (MLB) for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
In a 1995 poll of members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Koufax's perfect game was selected as the greatest game ever pitched. [4] Additionally, Vin Scully's call of the ninth inning of the perfect game is often cited as one of the greatest and most memorable calls in the history of baseball. [5]
This has happened 115 times in Major League history and has been accomplished by 105 pitchers (80 right-handed and 25 left-handed). Major League Baseball 's first immaculate inning was accomplished by John Clarkson of the Boston Beaneaters against the Philadelphia Quakers on June 4, 1889; [ 2 ] and the most recent by Ryan Pepiot of the Tampa ...
A no-hitter is common enough that, as of April 9, 2021, every Major League Baseball team has had a pitcher accomplish the feat. Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game, for the Dodgers. There has been one perfect game thrown by a Dodgers pitcher. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as occurring ...
A look back at Vin Scully's memorable call of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9, 1965. ... see the only pitcher in baseball history to hurl four no-hit, no ...
During baseball's modern era, 22 pitchers have thrown perfect games. Most were accomplished major leaguers. Seven have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Cy Young, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay.
The real story of Sandy Koufax being cut by a semipro team in Indiana is known only by dead men and the reclusive Hall of Famer. And he's not talking.
The 1965 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1965 season.The 62nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins.