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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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 29 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-10		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	15 (4)	May 4	BRO	@	STL	L,3-10		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	24 (8)	May 18	BRO		CIN	L,6-7		11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	25	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,5-10		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	28 (2)	May 22	BRO		MLN	L,3-7	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	35 (6)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-12		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	39 (3)	Jun 3	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	44 (4)	Jun 8	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	48 (3)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	53 (4)	Jun 19	BRO		STL	L,0-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	57 (3)	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	GS	22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	81 (23)	Jul 17	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	87 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	94 (6)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	102 (7)	Aug 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,5-3	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	130 (27)	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							16gm		58.2	4	3	0	7	0