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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 14	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	11 (6)	Apr 21	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	18 (6)	Apr 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-10		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19	May 2	LAD	@	MLN	W,11-9	GS	19	3.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
5	21 (1)	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (2)	May 7	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 12	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 16	LAD		MLN	L,3-5	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 25	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 29	LAD		STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 7	LAD		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 11	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 16	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	64 (2)	Jun 20	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	69 (4)	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (2)	Jun 29	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	77 (3)	Jul 3	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	81 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,7-11	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	84 (2)	Jul 9	LAD		CIN	L,3-14		10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	87 (2)	Jul 15	LAD		PHI	L,2-7	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	89 (1)	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	W,6-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	91 (1)	Jul 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	95 (3)	Jul 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	99 (3)	Jul 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	103 (3)	Aug 4	LAD		CHC	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	106 (2)	Aug 8	LAD		MLN	W,7-3	GS	25	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	111 (4)	Aug 15	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	116 (4)	Aug 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-11	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	120 (3)	Aug 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	124 (3)	Aug 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	128 (3)	Sep 2	LAD	@	MLN	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	132 (3)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,9-5	GS	25	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	135 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	137 (1)	Sep 12	LAD		PHI	L,10-19	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	140 (2)	Sep 15	LAD		MLN	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	142 (1)	Sep 17	LAD		MLN	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	145 (2)	Sep 20	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	148 (2)	Sep 24	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	151 (2)	Sep 27	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							42gm		255.2	7	26	2	35	2