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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,7-6	GS	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14 (8)	Apr 26	LAD	@	STL	W,17-11	GS	12	2.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
4	17 (2)	Apr 30	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (1)	May 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-16		10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	33 (13)	May 16	LAD		MLN	L,0-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	38 (4)	May 20 (2)	LAD		CIN	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	43 (4)	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-6	GS	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	48 (4)	May 31	LAD		STL	W,5-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	53 (4)	Jun 6	LAD	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	55 (1)	Jun 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	59 (3)	Jun 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	61 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	64 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	70 (5)	Jun 22	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 27	LAD		PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	77 (1)	Jun 29	LAD		SFG	L,4-6		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	80 (2)	Jul 3	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	24	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
19	84 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3		18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (1)	Jul 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,7-5	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	106 (19)	Aug 1	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	111 (4)	Aug 9	LAD		MLN	L,7-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	112	Aug 11	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	114 (1)	Aug 13	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	118 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-8	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	121 (2)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	123 (1)	Aug 21	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	131 (3)	Aug 31	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	135 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,0-3	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	140 (4)	Sep 11 (1)	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	145 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	149 (3)	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	L,10-11	GS	7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	156 (5)	Sep 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		153.1	4	16	1	21	1