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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	12 (8-4-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	13	10 (9)	Apr 29 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	14	15 (4)	May 4	BRO	@	STL	L,3-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	15	24 (8)	May 18	BRO		CIN	L,6-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	16	25	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,5-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	17	28 (2)	May 22	BRO		MLN	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	18	35 (6)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-12	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	19	39 (3)	Jun 3	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.62	-0.001	1.36	0.00%	-0.08	P
8	20	44 (4)	Jun 8	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	.71	0.008	2.60	0.02%	0.10	P
9	21	48 (3)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.92	-0.042	4.10	-0.11%	-0.56	P
10	22	53 (4)	Jun 19	BRO		STL	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
11	23	57 (3)	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.96	-0.050	4.61	-0.14%	-0.62	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	24	81 (23)	Jul 17	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.10	-0.110	4.67	-0.28%	-0.92	P
13	25	87 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.82	-0.088	2.75	-0.18%	-0.90	P
14	26	94 (6)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	27	102 (7)	Aug 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,5-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	28	130 (27)	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.73	-0.018	6.12	-0.09%	-0.15	P
							5-11		19	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328		.85	-0.301	3.36	-0.79%	-3.12

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