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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		STL	W,7-5	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (2)	Apr 22	LAD	@	STL	L,7-11	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	15 (6)	Apr 30	LAD		SFG	L,3-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (4)	May 6	LAD		PHI	L,1-6	GS	47	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	25 (4)	May 11	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	GS	33	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	31 (5)	May 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (2)	May 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	38 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	49	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	42 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		STL	L,2-5	GS	23	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	46 (3)	Jun 5	LAD		CHC	L,8-12	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47	Jun 7	LAD		MLN	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	50 (2)	Jun 10	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 15	LAD		PHI	W,14-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 24	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 29 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	72 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	79 (6)	Jul 10	LAD		STL	W,11-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	82 (2)	Jul 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (2)	Jul 21	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	89 (3)	Jul 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 30	LAD		MLN	L,7-8	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	100 (6)	Aug 7 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	104 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	109 (4)	Aug 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS	23	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	111 (1)	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	114 (2)	Aug 21	LAD	@	STL	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
28	118 (3)	Aug 25	LAD		MLN	L,2-4	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	123 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS	21	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	127 (3)	Sep 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	133 (5)	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	138 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	142 (3)	Sep 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	145 (2)	Sep 20	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	148 (2)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	151 (2)	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
37	153 (1)	Oct 1	LAD		CHC	L,8-10		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		175.0	6	18	0	24	1