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| Age: | 72 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) |
| Last Login: | May 14, 2008 (603 days back) |
About Me |
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Sanford "Sandy" Koufax, born Sanford Braun, referred to as the "man with the golden arm" and "Koo-foo," was born on Monday, December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY. Koufax played first base at Lafayette High School and was captain of the school's basketball team his senior year. After completing high school in 1952, despite his athletic skill and versatility, Koufax started at the University of Cincinnati without an athletic scholarship. While there, he was a walk-on for the freshman basketball team. Later, he decided to try out for the school's baseball team. He pitched as a freshman at UC drawing widespread attention when he struck out 34 batters in two consecutive games and went 4-0 with 58 strikeouts in 30 innings pitched. When Koufax was 19 years old, after his junior year, he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1955, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, having signed in 1954 for $20,000 (a $14,000 signing bonus and a $6,000 salary). Koufax played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966, never having played in the minors. Koufax is best known for his string of six amazing seasons from 1961 to 1966, before arthritis ended his career at age 30. He was the first Major Leaguer to pitch more than three no-hitters, the first to average fewer than seven hits allowed per nine innings pitched over his career, and the first to strike out more than nine batters per nine innings pitched in his career, with 2396 K's in 2324 innings. Among National League pitchers with at least 2,000 innings pitched who have debuted since 1913, he has both the highest career winning percentage (.655) and the lowest career earned run average (2.76). From 1962 - 1966, Koufax won five consecutive ERA Titles and compilied an unheard of record of 111-34, a winning pct of .766. He was picked for six straight All-Star games. Koufax led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts (the pitching triple crown) three out of four seasons ('63, '65, '66). He was the league's strikeout leader four times and was tops in wins with 27, 26 and 25 in his 12-year Dodger career. Koufax was named National League MVP in 1963. CLICK ANIMATED IMAGE ABOVE FOR SANDY'S OFFICIAL HALL OF FAME PAGE Although an arthritic pitching elbow and rare circulatory problems in his left index finger eventually halted his career prematurely, in Sandy's final season he ended up pitching 323 innings and had a 27–9 record with a 1.73 ERA. Retiring virtually at the peak of his career, he became, at age 36 and 20 days, the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (five months younger than Lou Gehrig upon his induction in 1939) in 1972, his first year of eligibility. On June 4 of that same year, Koufax's uniform number 32 was retired alongside Dodger greats Roy Campanella (39) and Jackie Robinson (42). CLICK CY YOUNG AWARD IMAGE ABOVE FOR BLOG WITH SANDY'S CAREER STATS CLICK MR. ED IMAGE ABOVE FOR SANDY'S HALL OF FAME VIDEO BIO CLICK SANDY'S PERFECT GAME GLOVE IMAGE ABOVE TO HEAR VIN SCULLY CALL THE GAME Thanks, Jason CLICK AUTOGRAPHED BALL IMAGE ABOVE FOR FULL BIO ABOUT SANDY ON WIKIPEDIA Thanks, Jason |
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I'd like to meet:Kids in the Hall Terrific Dutchman Mick Splinter Bobby Frank Dizzy Kirby Mel Roberto Mr. Cub Hammer Say Hey Hack Spoke Mike Ryno Earl Cakes Clipper Big Six Rollie Peerless Joe Cal Tony Rapid Iron Horse Mountain Mullet Wade Rube Mechanical Yaz Wizard Stretch 3-Fingers Maz Lefty Robin Chairman Raja Josh Edd Whitey Scooter Pudge Don Catfish Martin Duke Killer Baby Bull Larry Larry King Yogi Pete Mr. October Jackie Kid Earl Silver Fox Ed |
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Books:A deeply devoted man, Koufax opted to observe the holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, instead of starting the first game of the 1965 World Series. His move was fully endorsed by the Dodgers. In his book, "Alston and the Dodgers," the Dodger skipper wrote: "Even before the Series began, I was being questioned about the effect, if any, on the team, if Sandy insisted on not pitching, but I considered this was strictly his business and this was understood by all the Dodger family. You have to give Mr. O'Malley credit, too. The big boss asserted himself promptly when the question was put to him. 'I wouldn't let Sandy pitch on his Day of Atonement if he wanted to,' Mr. O'Malley said, and that ended that." Drysdale started in his place. Koufax was praised by religious leaders for putting his beliefs first and baseball second. Koufax was the last pitcher on the mound for the Brooklyn Dodgers, as he made a relief appearance in the eighth inning in Philadelphia, allowing two walks and one strikeout to close out the historic chapter in team history in 1957. He was also last on the mound in the final baseball game played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 20, 1961, as the Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in 13 innings behind Ron Fairly's base hit. Koufax pitched a complete game, struck out 15 and made 205 pitches, as he picked up his 18th win of the season. On June 30, 1962, against the New York Mets, Koufax threw his first no-hitter, and would finish his career with a then-record four no-hitters. In the first inning of that 5-0 win over the Mets, Koufax struck out three batters on nine pitches to become the sixth National League pitcher and the 11th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning, as well as the first and only pitcher to accomplish the feat in the first inning of a game. On April 18, 1964, he did it again in the third inning of a 3-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the first and only pitcher to accomplish the nine-strike/three- strikeout half-inning twice in the National League. Koufax threw no-hitters in each season from 1962-65, capping it with a 1-0 perfect game on September 9, 1965, against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. That game is considered one of baseball's all-time best as opposing pitcher Bob Hendley surrendered only one hit to the Dodgers. To date, Koufax's perfect game is the last no-hitter to be pitched against the Cubs. They have gone the longest of all MLB teams since a no-hitter was last pitched against them. In 1965, he won the Hickok (Professional Athlete of the Year Award) Belt (established in 1950 and discontinued after 1976) a second time, the first and only time anyone had won the belt more than once. He was also awarded Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award. Sandy won the Cy Young Award 3 times (1963, 1965, 1966). All 3 times he was unanimously selected. Making this achievement more impressive is the fact that there was only one award given out to both leagues until 1967. "Sandy's fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound." - Jim Murray "We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax." - Whitey Herzog "Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker "My greatest thrill in baseball? When Sandy Koufax retired." - Willie Stargell "Trying to hit him was like trying to drink coffee with a fork." - Willie Stargell "I can understand how he won 25. What I can't understand is how he lost five." - Yogi Berra, after the 1963 World Series. "He didn't. We lost them for him." - Maury Wills, Dodgers shortstop, told of Berra's comment. "A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher." - Sandy Koufax In his first 7 seasons, Koufax was just 54-53, 36-40 after his first six major league campaigns. In 1965, Sandy won his second Cy Young Award, as he went 26-8 and set the major league record by striking out 382 in a season (Nolan Ryan later broke the record by one, fanning 383). In the 1963 World Series Koufax struck out a record 15 New York Yankees in game one (Bob Gibson later broke the record, fanning 17 in a World Series game). In that game, Sandy set the record, which still stands, for most strikeouts to start a World Series game, 5. He came back to win game four with a 2-1 victory and helped the Dodgers sweep the Yankees in four games. In 314 games started, Koufax completed 137, with 40 shutouts. Sandy first joined the big league club in 1955 replacing fellow southpaw Tommy Lasorda on the roster. Sandy was the World Series MVP in 1963 and 1965, and had a miniscule 0.95 ERA in four World Series. In Sandy's last 5 seasons ('62 - '66), he had 111 wins with 96 complete games. In his final 2 seasons, 53 wins with 54 complete games, and as you might guess, 2 Cy Youngs. Koufax was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972 and entered above and with Yogi Berra and Early Wynn. The award for best community blogs on the internet is named the "Koufax Award." On June 30, 1962, the Dodgers played a double-header against the Mets. Drysdale pitched the first game, brilliantly, but lost it in extra innings 1-to-0. In disgust, he quickly dressed and left the ballpark to make a television appearance somewhere. Later, when he was apprised that his teammate, Sandy Koufax, had pitched a no-hitter in the second game against the Mets, he asked curiously: "Did he win the game?" Keep in mind: When you look at Sandy's career statistics, such as his lifetime ERA, winning percentage, as well as all the records he racked up, his first seven seasons of sub-par play are figured into those numbers. That should put even more meaning to how great one player could be for five years. |
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| Hometown: | Brooklyn |
| Religion: | Jewish |
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Also, it doesn't matter what team you're into; yankees, giants, padres, whatever. You are welcome here. But, if you go off too much... Posted by Sandy K on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:32:00 PST |
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Born: December 30, 1935, Brooklyn, NY
Bats: right
Throws: left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Elected to Hall of Fame by BBWAA: 1972
344 votes of 396 ballots c... Posted by Sandy K on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:28:00 PST |
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