Koufax threw 2 shutouts in 7 World Series starts. Both were against the Minnesota Twins in the 1965 World Series (Games 5 and 7).
In 1955, 1959, 1963, and 1965.
.143. The only time Mickey faced Sandy was in the 1963 World Series. Mick went 1 for 7 with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. The 1 hit was a home run.
Davey Johnson.The last hit off of Sandy Koufax was a single by Baltimore Orioles 2nd baseman Davey Johnson in the 6th inning of Game 2 of the 1966 World Series. Koufax and the Dodgers lost the game, 6-0.
Former MLB pitcher Sandy Koufax is 82 years old (birthdate December 30, 1935).
Koufax and Jackson never met in the World Series. Koufax retired after the 1966 season and Jackson first played in the World Series in 1972.
Koufax threw 2 shutouts in 7 World Series starts. Both were against the Minnesota Twins in the 1965 World Series (Games 5 and 7).
Sandy Koufax,and Bob Gibson
In 1955, 1959, 1963, and 1965.
.143. The only time Mickey faced Sandy was in the 1963 World Series. Mick went 1 for 7 with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. The 1 hit was a home run.
Davey Johnson.The last hit off of Sandy Koufax was a single by Baltimore Orioles 2nd baseman Davey Johnson in the 6th inning of Game 2 of the 1966 World Series. Koufax and the Dodgers lost the game, 6-0.
Former MLB pitcher Sandy Koufax is 82 years old (birthdate December 30, 1935).
Sandy Koufax' highest strikeout total for a single season was 382, in 1965.
Several players have won 4 World Series championships with National League teams. They include Frankie Frisch, Jim Gilliam, John Podres, and Sandy Koufax.
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series MVP award in 1963. Koufax won the Cy Young award, regular season MVP award, and World Series MVP award that season. It was the only time that feat has been accomplished.
He was Jewish, and one time a world series game fell out on Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement), and he sacrificed a WORLD SERIES GAME just to go synagogue on Yom Kippur.That is what I call special.Do you think so?
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers refused to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series (October 6) because it was being played during Yom Kippur.