The future baseball great took on his more familiar surname at age 9 when his mother, Evelyn, remarried attorney Irving Koufax. Starting Game 7 on just two days of rest, Koufax pitched through fatigue and arthritic pain. Koufax, at age 36 in 1972, became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also the only pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards in the era in which the Sanford "Sandy" Koufax, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball, was referred to as the "man with the golden arm." He established one record after another as he went through an 11-year career as a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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With Dodgers manager Walter Alston and scouting director Fresco Thompson watching, Campanis assumed the hitter's stance while Koufax started throwing. [47], In perhaps an early display of sabermetrics, Dodger statistician Allan Roth is credited with helping Koufax tweak his game in the early 1960s, particularly regarding the importance of first-pitch strikes and the benefits of off-speed pitches. He was the first pitcher in history to average more than one strikeout per inning, and the first to allow fewer than seven hits per nine innings pitched. Koufax won the Cy Young Award in 1963, 1965 and 1966 by unanimous votes, winning the Triple Crown[2][3][4][5] and leading the Dodgers to a pennant each year; he was the first three-time winner of the award, and the only pitcher to do so when a single award was given instead of one for each league. [10] He later earned a partial scholarship. In that start, he struck out 11 in seven innings, but got no decision. us, High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY), Schools: Columbia University (New York, NY), University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH), Debut: Koufax won . [132], Koufax with the Los Angeles Dodgers, c. 1965, Baseball Anecdotes by Daniel Okrent and Steve Wulf, Harper and Row Publishers, 1989, The play-by-play data from which these averages were calculated are only available starting in 1957. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He walked Ed Bailey on a 3-and-2 pitch in the eighth, and pinch-hitter McCovey on four pitches in the ninth, before closing out the game. This forced the Dodgers to keep him on the major league roster for at least two years before he could be sent to the minors. He is also the first pitcher to win the award by a unanimous votea recognition which he accomplished twice more. vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. Years later he recalled, "That winter was when I really started working out. To get himself through the games he pitched, Koufax resorted to Empirin with codeine for the pain, which he took every night and sometimes during the fifth inning. Koufax was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family and was raised in Borough Park. After the meeting, the pitchers met for dinner, with Koufax complaining that Bavasi was using his teammate against him in the negotiations, taunting, "How come you want that much when Drysdale only wants this much? Though most saw him as too raw and out of control. Drysdale's wife Ginger suggested that they negotiate together to get what they wanted. 2023 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Eddie Mathews bunted, and Koufax threw the ball into center field. His nationality is American by birth. Smilin' Sandy is back and better yet, they are very easy to pick up online for a pretty reasonable price. Save 15% on 2 select item(s) FREE delivery Dec 13 - 15 . [93] Alston lifted Koufax at the end of the sixth inning,[93][94] with the idea of getting him extra rest before a potential fifth game. He is an actor, known for 77 Sunset Strip (1958), Shotgun Slade (1959) and Michael Shayne (1960). His parents were Evelyn (ne Lichtenstein) and Jack Braun, Sephardic Jews of Hungarian descent.6The family lived in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. They rejoined the team in the last week of spring training. [88], Koufax and Drysdale did not report to spring training in February. He was one of six pitchers who's fastball velocities were measured. In a Reserve Price Auction, the seller has set a Reserve Price, which is a price below which the listing . After a slow start, his baseball career was cut short by problems with his pitching arm. With Game 1 of the 1965 World Series slated to fall on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, Koufax famously sat out the game in observance. Koufax allowed only one run in seven innings, but lost the 10 game when Nellie Fox scored on a double play. Or write about sports? [82], Koufax declined to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series in order to observe the Jewish religious holiday of Yom Kippur. Koufax was born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York. He died of ALS in 1941. After setting a modern NL record in 1961 with 269 strikeouts, in 1963 he became the first pitcher in 17 years and the first left-hander since 1904 to strike out 300 batters. Koufax won his second pitchers' Triple Crown, leading the league in wins (26), ERA (2.04) and strikeouts (382, the highest modern-day total at the time, topped only by Nolan Ryan's 383 in 1973), and captured his second unanimous Cy Young Award. [15] In his only season, Koufax went 31 with a 2.81 ERA, 51 strikeouts and 30 walks in 32 innings. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. "[24] The Dodgers signed Koufax for a $6,000 ($61,000 today) salary, with a $14,000 ($141,000 today) signing bonus. [46], A day later, Koufax was pitching for the "B team" in Orlando. With the Dodgers out of the pennant race he did not pitch again, ending the season with a 195 record[73] and leading the NL with a 1.74 ERA. Koufax was a notable player for the Dodgers together with Don Drysdale, and the two of . Represent the all-time greats and know your purchase plays a part in preserving baseball history. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He was the first pitcher to average fewer than seven hits allowed per nine innings pitched (6.79) and to strike out more than nine batters (9.28) per nine innings pitched. 11,275th in major league history) Sandy Koufax 1955 Topps. The man never refused to give up and is now living his last few days in privacy with his family, away from the cameras. Koufax's numbers were that of a struggling lefty trying to find his way. While not as difficult to locate in high grade as the Clemente rookie, this card remains one of the major keys to the set, a set . He dazzled in the national spotlight when he set a World Series single-game record with 15 strikeouts in 1963, and again when he threw a perfect game to wrap up a record fourth no-hitter in 1965. We will offer fans the opportunity to buy signed and unsigned items. Koufax had to call it a career after the 1966 season as a result of worsening arthritis in his throwing arm. [60], On May 11 Koufax no-hit the Giants 80, besting Marichalhimself a no-hit pitcher on June 15. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses, Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. The Dodgers won the 1955 World Series for the first title in franchise history, but Koufax did not appear in the series. Good hitters could often predict what pitch was coming, but were still unable to hit it. Koufax had 11-game winning streaks in both 1964 and 1965. Koufax was the MVP and Cy Young Award winner in 1963 and also won Cy Young Awards in 1965 and '66 . He was previously married to Kimberly Francis and Anne Heath Widmark. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Proud to support B-R.COM, and to sponsor the page of a tremendous athlete and person. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 11:08PM. "It's been 41 years between starts for him. Obama continued: "He can't pitch on Yom Kippur. And you still couldn't hit it. [107] He also occasionally threw a changeup and a forkball. On November 18, 1966, Sandy Koufax, the ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, retires from baseball.He was just 30 years old, and he was retiring after a great season-he'd led the Dodgers . $23.95. Sandy Koufax was born on 30 December 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He played it through his youth, high school and even earned himself a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. [14], Koufax attended the University of Cincinnati and was a walk-on on the freshman basketball team, a complete unknown to assistant coach Ed Jucker. He held batters to 5.79 hits per nine innings, and allowed the fewest baserunners per nine innings in any season ever: 7.83, breaking his own record (set two years earlier) of 7.96. Welcome sports fans and collectors toSandyKoufax.com, the first and only authorized and approved website by Sandy Koufax. The game has a cleanness. Sandy Koufax has a net worth of $10 million and earns $167,000 per year, according to the website Celebrity Net Worth. On August 31 against the Giants, he set the NL single-game record and tied Bob Feller's modern major league record of 18,[42] also scoring on Wally Moon's walk-off home run for a 5-2 win. in Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Graduated 2020) 1 y The only time anyone ever tried to measure how fast Sandy Koufax could throw was during spring training of 1960 as part of a test set up by This Week magazine. With his third no-hitter in three years Koufax tied Feller as the only modern-era pitchers to hurl three no-hitters.[72]. Kershaw's 102 game score ranks as the third-highest in MLB history behind Kerry Wood (105, May 6, 1998, vs. Astros) and Max Scherzer (104, October 3, 2015, vs. Mets), and above Koufax's . In 1963, Sandy Koufax led the National League in wins (25), strikeouts (306) ERA (1.88), and threw eleven shutouts, setting a new record for shutouts by a left-handed pitcher that is still in the Shutouts Record Book (the previous record was held by Carl Hubbell who had ten shutouts in 1933). In the first inning of that game he struck out all three batters on nine total pitches to become the sixth recorded National League pitcher and the 11th recorded pitcher in major league history to accomplish an immaculate inning. Once alerted, he made an effort to better disguise his deliveries. In spring 1954, he made the college baseball varsity team, which was coached by Jucker at that time. He started out as a left-handed catcher before moving to first base. In 1965 he set a major league record with 382 strikeouts; it was broken in 1973 by Nolan Ryan, but remains the top mark for NL pitchers and left-handers. [2] The top pitchers of the era future Hall of Famers Drysdale, Juan Marichal, Jim Bunning, Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn - and above all Koufax significantly reduced the walks-given-up-to-batters-faced ratio for 1963 and subsequent years. He quit after six years, just prior to the start of the 1973 season. [18], After trying out with the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds,[19] Koufax did the same for the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. [25] Koufax planned to use the money as tuition to finish his university education, if his baseball career failed. Few individuals knew it at the time, but on Oct. 6, 1966, Sandy Koufax started the final game of his career. 32 was retired alongside those of fellow Dodger greats Roy Campanella If you're a baseball fan with a sense . The hard-throwing left-hander was baseball's most dominant pitcher until elbow arthritis forced him to retire at the age of 30. 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When throwing a fastball with baserunners, his hand position in the stretch would be higher than when he threw a curveball. What I don't understand is how he lost five,"[67] to which Dodger shortstop Maury Wills responded, "He didn't. The 1965 season brought more obstacles for Koufax. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Sandy Koufax was the first pitcher in major league baseball to earn multiple Cy Young Awards. shutouts . For the first time in his career, he was in the starting rotation, but only for two weeks. On March 31, the morning after pitching a complete spring training game, Koufax awoke to find that his entire left arm was black and blue from hemorrhaging. first pitcher inducted into the Hall of Fame (1972) who had more strikeouts than innings pitched . In his last ten seasons, from 1957 to 1966, batters hit .203 against him, with a .271 on-base percentage and a .315 slugging average. Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game in the National League against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, September 9, 1965. Do you have a sports website? Despite displaying tantalizing abilityhe struck out 14 batters in his second major league startthe left-hander was too wild to remain a regular in the rotation. Sandy Koufax, byname of Sanford Koufax, original name Sanford Braun, (born Dec. 30, 1935, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.), American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport's greatest pitchers. Sandy Koufax Career Stats Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com While batting in April, he had been jammed by a pitch from Earl Francis. Framed Sandy Koufax - Flying Pitch with Score Board Black and White - Autograph Replica Print. If he's rested and ready to take the mound again, we want him on our team." Koufax became the youngest player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, and has since served as a pitching instructor for his former team. Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device. Dodgers team physician, Dr. Robert Kerlan, said at the time, "Sandy pitches in extreme pain that can . The highly favored Los Angeles Dodgers had dropped the first game of the World Series. "[45] During spring training, Dodger scout Kenny Myers discovered a hitch in Koufax's windup, where he would rear back so far he would lose sight of the target. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. See. On May 23, he pitched a 1-0, one-hit shutout in Pittsburgh, allowing only a second-inning single by pitcher Bennie Daniels. It was Yom Kippur, 6 October 1965, the day Sandy Koufax's choice to forgo work and observe the Jewish Day of Atonement, rather than pitch in the Series opener, instantly became the bible-esque . Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Koufax finally gained control of his overpowering fastball and knee-buckling curveball in the early 1960s, and embarked on one of the most dominant pitching runs in baseball history. Classic SI Photos of Sandy Koufax From 1963 to '66, Sandy Koufax had averaged a 24-7 record, 307 strikeouts and a 1.86 ERA, winning three out of four Cy Young awards at a time before each. Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and won the Most Valuable Player Award five times. Koufax made his debut for the Dodgers in 1955. Allen, who was thrown out trying to steal second, was the only Phillie to reach base that day. Both players were represented by an entertainment lawyer, J. William Hayes, which was unusual in an era when players were not even represented by agents. Sandy Koufax struck out eighteen players twice during his career, once during the 1959 season and once during . [2][66][84], Before the 1966 season began, Koufax and Drysdale met separately with general manager Buzzie Bavasi to negotiate their contracts for the upcoming year. His overhand curveball, spun with the middle finger, dropped vertically 12 to 24inches due to his arm action. Koufax won the NL MVP Award and the Hickok Belt, and was the first-ever unanimous selection for the Cy Young Award. His decision garnered national headlines, raising the conflict between professional pressures and personal religious beliefs to front-page news. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Sanford Koufax, 1935 1230 - MLB The Left Arm of God Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Sandy Koufax. [99], Due to a lack of run support, Koufax's postseason won-lost record over four World Series is an unimpressive 43, but his historic 0.95 ERA and two World Series MVPs testify to how well he actually pitched. But after the long layoff, Koufax was ineffective in three appearances as the Giants caught the Dodgers at the end of the regular season, forcing a three-game playoff. By the end of the year, after going 813, Koufax was thinking about quitting baseball to devote himself to an electronics business in which he had invested. [11], Koufax attended Brooklyn's Lafayette High School, where he was better known for basketball than for baseball. Sandy Koufax was born as Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935. [119], In 1999, The Sporting News placed Koufax at number 26 on its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players". Signed items will be very limited, and many items will not be restocked once they are sold out. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. Sandy Koufax 24 X 18 X 1.5 Inch Premium Canvas Framed Art Print Artwork Signed By Artist To Stars, WINFORD WRealArt (280) $199.95 1965 SANDY KOUFAX No-Hitter #4 Photo Print - Vintage Baseball Poster, Rare Baseball Card, Baseball Card Collector, Baseball Card Art DingerStudios (979) $32.00 FREE shipping ( Source : baseballhall) Considered one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, Koufax is the youngest player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [6][7] Upon his retirement, Koufax's career ERA of 2.76 trailed only Whitey Ford among pitchers with at least 2,000 innings pitched since 1925; his .655 winning percentage ranked third among both left-handers and modern NL pitchers. On April 18, he struck out three batters on nine pitches in the third inning of a 30 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the only NL pitcher to have two "immaculate innings". Pitching is the art of instilling fear. Born: He was 36-40 with a 4.10 ERA and allowed close to 13 base runners per nine innings, including over five walks per game. https://www.biography.com/athlete/sandy-koufax. Sandy Koufax is a former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played his entire career (12 seasons) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 1996. Bid on Sandy Koufax Autographed Baseball at MLB Auctions. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Sandy Koufax. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. $44.99 $ 44. The advice worked, Koufax struck out the side, and then went on to pitch seven no-hit innings. LOS ANGELES Sandy Koufax was 19 years old when he stepped into the home clubhouse of the team he'd grown up in Brooklyn watching, the one that by the time Koufax turned 22 would move to Los . Koufax later said, "I had nothing at all." ". Sandy Koufax. He also took Butazolidin for inflammation, applied capsaicin-based Capsolin ointment (also sold by the brand name "Atomic Balm") before each game, and soaked his arm in a tub of ice afterwards. The new park had a large foul territory and a comparatively poor hitting background. In his 12-season major league career, Koufax had a 16587 record with a 2.76 ERA, 2,396 strikeouts, 137 complete games, and 40 shutouts. [57], In 1963 Major League Baseball expanded the strike zone. [130], Koufax married Anne Widmark, the daughter of actor Richard Widmark, in 1969; they divorced in 1982. Doyel: Sandy Koufax made the Hall of Fame, but not this semi-pro team in Oldenburg, Indiana. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. It's become the stuff of legend in American. In April 1966, Kerlan told Koufax it was time to retire and that his arm could not take another season. Rookie Status: Kerlan also told Koufax that he would eventually lose full use of his arm. Sanford Koufax (born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is an American former baseball player. Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to collect 3,000 career hits before his death in a plane crash. Laurie recognized that Koufax might be able to pitch, and recruited the 17-year-old to pitch for the Coney Island Sports League's Parkviews. 5. Koufax was an immediate beneficiary of the change, lowering his ERA at home from 4.29 to 1.75. [108] Late in his career, his tendency to tip pitches became even more pronounced. Koufax was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Evelyn and Jack Braun. When Sandy Koufax was awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Cincinnati in 1953, his plans included a career in architecture. SUMMARY Koufax was pitching better than ever, however, so he ignored the problem, hoping that the condition would clear up. When Sandy Koufax was awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Cincinnati in 1953, his plans included a career in architecture. On July 20 he hit the second and last home run of his career, coincidentally again in Milwaukee, a three-run shot to propel the team to a 5-4 win; it was his only game with three runs batted in. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum), One of the most dominant left-handed pitchers of his time, Sandy Koufax captured the earned-run title five years in a row (1962-1966). Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports. Do you have a blog? Koufax, who has been married twice and, according to Leavy, now "shares his life" with a woman, not that there's anything wrong with that, didn't show up last week at spring training in Vero. Since then, no left-hander has had more wins, nor a lower ERA; only Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton matched the 27-win mark, in 1972. If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day. Born on Dec. 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Koufax impressed a scout who saw him throw for his college baseball team. Alston gave him the start in Game 5, at the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of 92,706 fans. But after making adjustments prior to the 1961 season, and benefitting from the team's move into expansive Dodger Stadium a year later, Koufax quickly rose to become the most dominant pitcher in the major leagues before arthritis in his left elbow ended his playing days prematurely at age 30. Although he rarely makes public appearances, he went to Turner Field in Atlanta for the introduction ceremony before Game 2 of the 1999 World Series. Out of those two transitionary years, 1961-62, Sandy Koufax the master-of-all-time, baseball's Leonardo, arrived. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax #123 PSA Mint 9 ($204,000 USD) At $204,000 USD through Heritage Auctions this rookie Sandy Koufax card sold on March 23, 2017. For Sandy Koufax, his faith came before his career. An outstanding schoolboy athlete, Koufax starred at basketball and barely played baseball during his time at Lafayette High School. [29] He lasted only .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4+23 innings, giving up eight walks. He ended up with a third pitcher's Triple Crown, pitching 323 innings, posting a 279 record, and recording a 1.73 ERA. 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