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Sandy Koufax's number 32 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972. Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, his first year of eligibility. At 36 years and 20 days old, he became the youngest person ever elected, five months younger than Lou Gehrig was at the time of his special election in December 1939.
Six pitchers have accomplished the feat more than once: Hall of Famers Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan, and active pitchers Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, and Kevin Gausman. Koufax, Sale, and Scherzer are the only pitchers to achieve an immaculate inning three times.
On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game in the National League against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Koufax became the sixth pitcher of the modern era, and eighth overall, to throw a perfect game. He was also the first left-handed pitcher to throw a perfect game and the first pitcher to throw a ...
58 years ago today, Sandy Koufax shocked the world by retiring at age 30, ... Koufax went 129-47 with 115 complete games, a 2.19 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 1,713 strikeouts against just 412 walks.
A look back at Vin Scully's memorable call of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9, 1965.
Legendary Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax thanks 46 people during a 10-minute speech at the unveiling of his statue at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
During the 1965 season, the Dodgers relied heavily on the arms of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, and would rely on them even more in the World Series, as the Dodgers only used seven pitchers. The Dodgers' strong core of pitchers, which also included Claude Osteen and Ron Perranoski, kept them in the pennant race and into the Series.
Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy is a non-fiction book by sportswriter Jane Leavy. Published by HarperCollins in 2002, the book follows the career trajectory of Sandy Koufax , Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers , and the social changes which occurred during it.