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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-7 / in Starts: 21-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	62 (34-18-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
W Davis	1
N Oliver	0
J Roseboro	0

Most Driven In By
T Davis	1
W Davis	1
R Fairly	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	285	1	Apr 14	LAD		STL	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.060	2.00	-0.07%	-0.55	P
2	286	5 (3)	Apr 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.073	2.51	-0.07%	-0.65	P
3	287	8 (2)	Apr 22	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	288	20 (11)	May 4	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.64	0.032	1.39	0.02%	-0.22	P
5	289	24 (3)	May 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.94	-0.002	.97	0.00%	-0.07	P
6	290	27 (2)	May 14 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.45	-0.012	.42	-0.01%	-0.10	P
7	291	31 (3)	May 17 (1)	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.91	0.062	1.12	0.05%	0.47	P
8	292	36 (4)	May 21	LAD		NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.52	-0.003	.50	0.00%	-0.29	P
9	293	39 (2)	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,3-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	.18	-0.005	.16	0.00%	-0.45	P
10	294	41 (1)	May 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	1.25	-0.062	1.06	-0.03%	-0.44	P
11	295	45 (3)	May 31	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.74	-0.164	2.17	-0.12%	-1.15	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	296	48 (2)	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.75	-0.031	.79	-0.02%	-0.39	P
13	297	53 (4)	Jun 8	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9	2.08	-0.144	3.01	-0.13%	-1.24	P
14	298	57 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	9	1.02	-0.097	1.38	-0.08%	-0.94	P
15	299	62 (4)	Jun 17	LAD		MLN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	.87	-0.094	1.18	-0.08%	-1.24	P
16	300	65 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	.97	-0.072	1.06	-0.05%	-0.78	P
17	301	70 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.146	.103	.249	9	1.23	-0.041	1.48	-0.03%	-0.36	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	302	75 (4)	Jul 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	1.02	-0.078	.53	-0.03%	-0.55	P
19	303	79 (3)	Jul 5	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.128	.089	.217	9	.27	-0.020	.13	-0.01%	-0.48	P
20	304	81 (1)	Jul 10	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.122	.085	.208	9	.73	-0.038	.31	-0.01%	-0.40	P
21	305	86 (4)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.132	.098	.230	9	.61	-0.070	.41	-0.03%	-0.93	P
22	306	90 (3)	Jul 18	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.127	.094	.222	9	.63	-0.033	.62	-0.02%	-0.45	P
23	307	95 (4)	Jul 22	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.121	.089	.210	9	1.48	-0.111	.74	-0.03%	-1.11	P
24	308	99 (3)	Jul 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.115	.085	.199	9	1.23	-0.100	.88	-0.04%	-1.15	P
25	309	101 (1)	Jul 30	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.111	.082	.193	9	.38	-0.018	.26	-0.01%	-0.18	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	310	105 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.119	.078	.198	9	.59	-0.012	.35	0.00%	-0.33	P
27	311	110 (4)	Aug 8	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.127	.088	.215	9	.73	0.014	.39	0.01%	-0.33	P
28	312	114 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.133	.097	.231	9	.70	-0.049	.14	-0.01%	-0.95	P
29	313	117 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.141	.095	.236	9	.68	-0.056	.06	0.00%	-0.46	P
							22-7		81	74	3	7	0	0	0	1	3	0	32	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.095	.141	.095	.236		.95	-1.337	.93	-0.80%	-15.72

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