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Entering the game of September 9, 1965 at Dodger Stadium Sandy Koufax had made five straight unsuccessful tries for his twenty-second win. The odds were good that he would break through that night against the eighth-place Chicago Cubs who were starting a young lefty named Bob Hendley recently recalled from Triple-A. Beginning with only “averageContinue reading “The Koufax Perfect Game”

By August of 1964, the defending World Champion Dodgers were foundering in seventh place. On August 8, Sandy Koufax―the Dodgers’ lone bright spot―made his 26th start of the season against the Braves in a Saturday afternoon game in Milwaukee. Five weeks after pitching his third career no-hitter, Koufax appeared to be on his way toContinue reading “August 8, 1964 – A Fateful Day in Milwaukee”

On June 30, 1962 Sandy Koufax pitched his first career no-hitter against the new expansion Mets at Dodger Stadium. Koufax struck out 13 batters, including the first three batters of the game on 9 pitches―none of them able to make contact with the baseball. He completed the game despite a growing numbness in the indexContinue reading “Sandy Koufax No-hitter #1”

Sandy Koufax No-hitter #2On May 11, 1963, Sandy Koufax pitched his second career no-hitter against Juan Marichal and the Giants in front of a turn-away crowd of 55,530 at Dodger Stadium. That year Koufax went on to win both the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards and led the Dodgers to a 4-game sweepContinue reading “Los Angeles Dodgers History in the Koufax Era”

On May 17, 1965, Sweet Lou Johnson took over the left-field position for the Los Angeles Dodgers filling the void caused by a catastrophic season-ending injury suffered by Tommy Davis on May 1. Sandy Koufax would later say, “The 1965 season came to an end for us on May 1.” But Johnson stabilized the position,Continue reading “Los Angeles Dodgers History in the Koufax Era”

On June 5, 1959 Maury Wills, a switch-hitting 26-year-old journeyman minor leaguer struggling to support a wife and five children, joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road in Milwaukee. The next day Wills made his debut at shortstop at County Stadium thus culminating a nine-year struggle to make it to the major leagues. WillsContinue reading “Los Angeles Dodgers History in the Koufax Era”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”