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Induction. 1972. Vote. 86.9% (first ballot) Sanford Koufax ( / ˈkoʊfæks /; 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 for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
Dec 29, 2023 · Sandy Koufax's best stats and accomplishments. 11 stats that show why Koufax is a legend. December 29th, 2023. Andrew Simon. @ AndrewSimonMLB. A version of this story first ran in January 2022. In 1972, Sandy Koufax was officially voted into the Hall of Fame, alongside Yogi Berra and Early Wynn.
Apr 16, 2024 · Sandy Koufax is an American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport’s greatest pitchers. A left-hander, he pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League (NL) from 1955 to 1957, continuing, after they became the Los.
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397 397. Games. 1935 1935. Birth year. About Sandy Koufax. When Sandy Koufax was awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Cincinnati in 1953, his plans included a career in architecture. Instead, Koufax made a living on a baseball diamond, becoming one of the most dominating left-handers of all time.
Oct 6, 2016 · October 6, 2016. Fifty years ago on October 6, at the tender age of 30, Sandy Koufax bowed out of baseball. From 1962 to 1966, the Dodgers star had been an astonishing force in the sport,...
Feb 9, 2016 · As one of the greatest Jewish baseball players ever, he became a hero in that community, especially after refusing to pitch the opening game of the World Series in 1965 because it fell on the High Holy Day of Yom Kippur. 5 The other was his deep sense of privacy.
Jan 17, 2020 · The Baseball 100: No. 70, Sandy Koufax - The Athletic. By Joe Posnanski. Jan 17, 2020. 366. Starting in December and ending on Opening Day, Joe Posnanski will count down the 100 greatest...
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