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Sanford Koufax ( / ˈkoʊfæks / KO-fax; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed " the Left Arm of God ", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.
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Sanford Braun nacque nel distretto newyorkese di Brooklyn da una famiglia ebrea, e crebbe nel quartiere di Borough Park. I suoi genitori, Evelyn Lichtenstein e Jack Braun, divorziarono quando Sandy aveva tre anni. Quando aveva nove anni, sua madre si risposò con Irving Koufax, dal quale prese il cognome. Poco tempo dopo il matrimonio, la famiglia si trasferì a Long Island, nel villaggio di Rockville Centre. Frequentò la Lafayette High School e intorno al secondo anno di superiori, la famiglia...
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La prima stagione della sua carriera da professionista ebbe il suo momento migliore il 27 agosto 1955, quando Koufax lanciò il primo shutout della sua carriera, arrivando molto vicino al no-hitter. Ancora giovane e inesperto, visse in panchina il suo primo titolo assoluto, quando in autunno i Dodgers superarono dopo sette drammatiche partite i rivali di sempre, gli Yankees nelle World Series 1955. Il 1956 non fu migliore per il giovane Koufax, poco considerato dal suo allenatore, Walter Alsto...
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1. World Series: 4 1. Brooklyn Dodgers: 1957 2. Los Angeles Dodgers: 1959, 1963, 1965
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30 dic 2010 · Sandy Koufax Overview. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Sandy Koufax. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
- December 30, 1935
One of the most dominating pitchers in the game's history, Koufax was the first Major Leaguer to pitch four no-hitters, including a perfect game . He was the youngest player (age 36) and the first pitcher inducted into the Hall of Fame (1972) who had more strikeouts than innings pitched .
16 nov 2023 · Jewish-American baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers before elbow arthritis forced an early retirement.
5 ago 2023 · Sandy Koufax was one of the most dominating left-handers of all time, winning three Cy Young Awards and two World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired early due to arthritis and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.
5 giorni fa · Sandy Koufax is an American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport’s greatest pitchers. A left-hander, he pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League (NL) from 1955 to 1957, continuing, after they became the Los.
