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Parker managed to dig the ball out to save the play and Koufax's perfect game. Kessinger hit a dribbler down the third base line, but Jim Gilliam was playing shallow (to guard against the bunt) and threw him out by half a step. Hendley, who still had a no-hitter going of his own, struck out on three pitches. [1]
The walk and bloop hit were the only baserunners that Hendley permitted. Koufax's no-hitter was his fourth (over four consecutive seasons) and his only perfect game. He struck out 14 Cubs, including the last six hitters in a row. [6] [7] Five days later, the two pitchers faced each other in a rematch at Wrigley Field. That time, Hendley gave up ...
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.
A look back at Vin Scully's memorable call of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax's perfect game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 9, 1965.
In Game 2, Koufax pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one unearned); the Twins won 5–1 to take an early 2–0 lead in the series. The Dodgers fought back in Games 3 and 4, with wins by Claude Osteen and Drysdale. With the Series tied at 2–2, Koufax pitched a four-hit shutout in Game 5, striking out 10 batters, for a 3–2 Dodgers lead.
The YouTube games would feature a pre and post game show, alongside the game, all produced by MLB Network. There was no requirement for a YouTube account to access the game. The first game aired was between the Phillies and the Dodgers on July 18, 2019. [3] After the season, MLB said they averaged 130,000 viewers per telecast.
The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only three postseason no-hitters. The first two major league perfect games, and the only two of the premodern era, were thrown in 1880, five days apart.
Schauffele and Cantlay are in good form, so that first major could come this week at Augusta National Golf Club. They handled the windy conditions Thursday, with Cantlay shooting 1-under-par 71 ...