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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	L,6-7	GS	17	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 17	LAD		CHC	W,5-0	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 22	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 26	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 30	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 5	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-9	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 14	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 19	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 23	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 28	LAD		NYM	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,16-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	58 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		HOU	L,0-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 18	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (3)	Jul 1	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	78 (3)	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	82 (3)	Jul 9	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	84 (1)	Jul 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	89 (4)	Jul 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	93 (3)	Jul 23	LAD		NYM	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	98 (4)	Jul 27	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	GS	39	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	102 (3)	Aug 1	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	106 (3)	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,12-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	110 (3)	Aug 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	113 (2)	Aug 13	LAD		CHC	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	118 (4)	Aug 17	LAD		CIN	L,1-5	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 21	LAD		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	126 (3)	Aug 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	130 (3)	Aug 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-10	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	134 (3)	Sep 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
35	138 (3)	Sep 7	LAD		SFG	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	141 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	146 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	150 (3)	Sep 20	LAD		PHI	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
39	155 (4)	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
40	159 (3)	Sep 29	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	162 (2)	Oct 2 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							41gm		323.0	7	30	1	38	2