Sandy Koufax is an American former professional baseball pitcher who starred for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. Over a relatively short but dominant career in the 1960s, he led the league in earned run average multiple times, threw a perfect game, and won several Cy Young Awards before retiring early because of an arm injury.
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Career HighlightHe was the first pitcher of the live-ball era to post an ERA below 2.00 in three separate qualifying seasons and the first in the modern era to record three 300-strikeout seasons. 1 Medals or Titles Band Classification
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Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former professional baseball player.
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Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former professional baseball player.
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Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former professional baseball player.
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He was the first pitcher in the live-ball era to post an earned run average below 2.00 in three different qualifying seasons and the first in the modern era to record a 300-strikeout season three times.
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leading the weak-hitting Dodgers to titles in 1963 and 1965
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Koufax was primarily a basketball player in his youth and had pitched in only a few games before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers at age 19.
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Koufax is also considered one of the greatest Jewish athletes; his decision to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it coincided with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur garnered national attention and made him a revered figure within the American Jewish community.
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