Sandy Koufax Baseball Cards

About Sandy Koufax, Hall of Famer

Sandy Koufax pitched for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966, becoming one of baseball's greatest pitchers. After struggling early in his career, he transformed into the dominant force of his era starting in 1961. He won the Cy Young Award three times unanimously and was named National League MVP in 1963. Koufax threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game, and was a two-time World Series MVP. He retired at 30 due to elbow pain and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972 at age 36, the youngest player ever elected.

Did you know? Koufax 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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