The Los Angeles Dodgers. Sandy Koufax spent his entire career (1955-1966) with the Dodgers.
Koufax fastball was consistently in the very high 90s, probably over 100 on occation. When Nolan Ryan first came up, the question was always, "Who was faster?" Anyone that thinks Sandy Koufax "topped out at about 94" never saw him pitch. He had the best fastball in baseball, and everyone knew it.
Yes, he pitched on Saturday many times. The last time was on Saturday, September 3, 1966.
In 1968, Don Drysdale played in 31 games, batting in all of them. He had 79 at bats, getting 14 hits, for a .177 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 29 times. He hit 1 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs.
In 1966, Sandy Koufax played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1966, Sandy Koufax had 118 at bats, 9 hits, 5 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 1 sacrifice fly. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .113. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1966, Sandy Koufax had 118 at bats, and hit 6 singles, 3 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs, for a .102 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1966, Sandy Koufax had a .113 On Base Percentage and a .102 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .215. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1966, Sandy Koufax had a .113 On Base Percentage and 12 Total Bases for 1.35 Runs Created.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers. Sandy Koufax spent his entire career (1955-1966) with the Dodgers.
Koufax fastball was consistently in the very high 90s, probably over 100 on occation. When Nolan Ryan first came up, the question was always, "Who was faster?" Anyone that thinks Sandy Koufax "topped out at about 94" never saw him pitch. He had the best fastball in baseball, and everyone knew it.
Sandy Koufax pitched four no-hitters, one of them being a perfect game. He threw no-hitters in 1962, 1963, and 1964 and threw his perfect game in 1965.
The starting pitchers for Game 1 of the Series were Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jim "Mudcat" Grant of the Minnesota Twins. The Dodgers' starter normally would have been Sandy Koufax, but Game 1 occurred on Oct. 6, 1965, which happened to be Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Koufax, who was Jewish, had announced he would not pitch on that day. The Twins won Game 1 of the Series at Minneapolis' Metropolitan Stadium, 8-2.
Yes, he pitched on Saturday many times. The last time was on Saturday, September 3, 1966.
Sandy Koufax, June 30, 1962, May 11, 1963, June 4, 1964 and September 9, 1965
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Yes. This rule was famously enforced to prevent Don Drysdale's consecutive inning scoreless streak from ending.
In 1968, Don Drysdale played in 31 games, batting in all of them. He had 79 at bats, getting 14 hits, for a .177 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 29 times. He hit 1 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs.
In 1962, Don Drysdale played in 43 games, batting in all of them. He had 111 at bats, getting 22 hits, for a .198 batting average, with 8 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 14 runs batted in. He was walked 5 times, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 29 times. He hit 4 doubles, 1 triples, and 0 home runs.