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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	GF	13	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 24	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	W,10-9		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (4)	May 5	BRO		MLN	L,7-10		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17	May 6	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (2)	May 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21	May 11	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	25 (3)	May 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (3)	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (2)	May 26	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	37 (4)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	42 (4)	Jun 4	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	66 (23)	Jun 27	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	72 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	85 (12)	Jul 19 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	88 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	91 (2)	Jul 24	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	93 (1)	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	21	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	97 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	100 (2)	Aug 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	103 (2)	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	L,7-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	108 (4)	Aug 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	111 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-6	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	116 (4)	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-7	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	123 (6)	Aug 23	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	125 (1)	Aug 25	BRO		STL	W,6-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	127 (1)	Aug 28	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	129 (1)	Aug 31	BRO		NYG	W,7-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	130	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	139 (8)	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-9	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	144 (4)	Sep 15	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-11	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	148 (3)	Sep 20	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	152 (3)	Sep 27	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	154 (1)	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		104.1	3	4	1	8	0