Sandy Koufax

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY us

High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: June 24, 1955 (Age 19-176d, 11,268th in major league history)
vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 30-276d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by BBWAA on 344/396 ballots)
View Sandy Koufax's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Sanford Koufax

Nicknames: The Left Arm of God

Pronunciation: \KOE-facks\

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Hall of Fame
MVP
3x Cy Young
3x Triple Crown
7x All-Star
4x World Series
2x WS MVP
5x ERA Title
2x ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.9

165

ERA

2.76

397

314

2324.1

2396

WHIP

1.106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 22	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 26	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 30	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 5	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 13	LAD		HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	40	10.1	0	3	0	3	1	P
9	36 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 26	LAD		STL	L,1-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 30	LAD		CIN	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	STL	W,11-10	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (4)	Jun 7	LAD	@	PHI	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 12	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 16	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 25	LAD		PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	80 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	84 (3)	Jul 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	25	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	88 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (2)	Jul 16	LAD		CHC	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	95 (3)	Jul 20	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	99 (3)	Jul 24	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	103 (3)	Jul 28	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (2)	Aug 1	LAD	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	110 (3)	Aug 5	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	114 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	117 (2)	Aug 14	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
30	121 (3)	Aug 18	LAD		PHI	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	129 (3)	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	131 (1)	Aug 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	133 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
35	138 (4)	Sep 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	141 (2)	Sep 9	LAD		CHC	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	145 (3)	Sep 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	147 (1)	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	149 (1)	Sep 18	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	152 (2)	Sep 22	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-6	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	154 (1)	Sep 25	LAD		STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	158 (3)	Sep 29	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	161 (2)	Oct 2	LAD		MLN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							43gm		335.2	10	36	0	46	2