Koufax, Sandy

Koufax, (Sanford) Sandy

(1935–  ) baseball pitcher; born in New York City. One of the greatest left-handers in the history of baseball, he won the Cy Young award three times (1963, 1965, 1966) and pitched four no-hit games during his 12-year career (1955–66) with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. A strikeout artist (2,396), he was forced to retire because of an arthritic left elbow. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1972.

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