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 (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.

Dec 30, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Sandy Koufax. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.

Sep 21, 2004 · Koufax’s injury problems, generally described as arthritis, arrived less than a decade too soon to be helped by the most dramatic medical advancement in baseball’s history.

Dec 24, 2024 · Sandy Koufax is remembered as one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He retired in 1966 after an impressive career that spanned 12 seasons with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Koufax’s skills on the mound earned him the nickname “the Left Arm of God,” and he became a defining figure in baseball during the 1960s.

Jan 12, 2025 · Sandy Koufax, born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, emerged as one of baseball's most iconic left-handed pitchers. After signing with the Brooklyn …

Dec 2, 2024 · Koufax’s last no-hitter, a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs on September 9, 1965, remains the only one in Dodgers history. Gibson and Marichal each had one no-hitter in their careers.

Nov 29, 2024 · Just two years after Sandy Koufax’s shocking retirement from baseball, the headline in The Sporting News on April 20, 1968, read: “New Koufax? It Could Be Cubs’ Holtzman.” 1. “Holtzman is regarded by many baseball observers as ‘another Koufax,’” Edgar Munzel wrote. “This, perhaps, is the critical year for him, the year he’ll prove it or not.”

Dec 29, 2024 · Koufax won National League pennant-clinching games for them in 1965 and ’66, his final two seasons. He recorded a 0.95 ERA in eight World Series starts, including four complete games. Two of them sealed Series championships for Los Angeles. Predictably, rating Koufax’s top 10 performances is simple.

On September 9, 1965, Koufax threw a perfect game against Bob Hendley and the Chicago Cubs. The game, played in 103 minutes, was remarkable and set several records among them the fewest hits for both teams (1) and fewest baserunners (3).

Dec 30, 2023 · Koufax is the only pitcher to throw one in four consecutive seasons, with three of those performances including at least a dozen strikeouts. The lefty joins Cy Young himself as the only hurlers to include a perfect game among a group of at least three no-nos.