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During the game, Koufax threw 113 pitches, 79 of which were strikes. The game was also notable for the high quality of the performance by the opposing pitcher, Bob Hendley of the Cubs. Hendley gave up only one hit and allowed only two baserunners. Both pitchers had no-hitters intact until the seventh inning.
But he is perhaps best remembered for his match-ups against Baseball Hall of Fame left-hander Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers for two classic pitchers' duels while Hendley was a member of the 1965 Cubs. On September 9 at Dodger Stadium, Hendley allowed only one hit, but Koufax threw a perfect game and defeated Hendley, 1–0.
Traditionally, it has been common for players to agree to a "grandmaster draw" after playing about 10–15 moves of known opening theory and making no serious effort to win. This is usually done to preserve energy in a tournament, after a devastating loss in the previous round of the tournament, or in the final round when no prize money is at ...
[180] [181] During one spring training visit in 2014, Koufax was hit on the head by a stray line drive, resulting in a cut on his head. [182] [183] He underwent a precautionary CT scan and returned to the spot where he had been hit the following day. [184] Koufax retired from the front office role prior to the 2016 season. [185]
A look back at Vin Scully's memorable call of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9, 1965.
The Week in Chess (TWIC) is a chess news web site. It was founded in 1994 and is based in the United Kingdom. TWIC has been edited by Mark Crowther since its inception in 1994. [1] It began as a weekly Usenet posting, with "TWIC 1" being posted to Usenet group rec.games.chess on 17 September 1994. [2]
Chess grandmaster Christopher Yoo, 17, was banned from the 2024 U.S. Championships after having an outburst. The teenager "crumpled his scoresheet, stormed out of the tournament hall, and struck a ...
The Sinquefield Cup is an annual, closed chess tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was first held in 2012 as a four-player round-robin tournament. In 2015, it became part of the Grand Chess Tour. In 2016, it was the Tour's third leg and the first slow time control event of the tour. [1]