On May 16, 1957, “a day after Sandy Koufax lost his bonus-baby…
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A two-outcome (walk or strikeout) pitcher in his first major-league…
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After a breakout 1961 season during which he won 18 games…
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Through mid-May of 1962, Sandy Koufax owned a modest 4-2 record,…
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When Sandy Koufax started his seventh major-league season,…
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Right-hander Bob Gibson and left-hander Sandy Koufax, both…
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Sandy Koufax was a 23-year-old hurler in his fifth season…
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The next SABR national convention will be held on June 25-29,…
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“Gibson and Seaver are magnificent,” exclaimed New York sportswriter…
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Utility infielder John Kennedy joined the Boston Red Sox on June…
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In 1981 the Baseball Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony…
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The 1994 major-league season is remembered primarily as the first…
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished last in their division nine…
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Dissatisfied with the return on his $2.4 billion investment after…
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The 21st-century epithet “ump show,” coined to describe umpires…
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1988 World Series program cover. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
The…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers had every reason to feel confident…
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On the night that Kirk Gibson hit his epic home run into the…
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May 16, 1957: Koufax strikes out 13, combines with Cubs pitchers to tie NL strikeout record
September 3, 1955: Bonus baby Sandy Koufax pitches 5-hit shutout against Pirates for second win
July 6, 1955: A wild beginning: Sandy Koufax loses in his first start for Dodgers
June 13, 1962: Sandy Koufax hits first home run to beat Warren Spahn and Braves
May 26, 1962: Sandy Koufax shines on the mound and at the plate
September 27, 1961: Sandy Koufax surpasses Mathewson for NL strikeout record in breakout season
May 15, 1963: Sandy Koufax fans 12 Phillies and allows no walks in 12 innings
June 18, 1962: Sandy Koufax beats Bob Gibson, 1-0; Tommy Davis hits walk-off home run in 9th
May 23, 1960: Sandy Koufax stops first-place Pirates with one-hitter
June 22, 1959: Sandy Koufax sets a night-game strikeout record and meets Saint Benny
Call for papers: 2025 The National Pastime
This Week in SABR: November 22, 2024
May 6, 1968: Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver duel for first time as Cardinals win in 11 innings
July 5, 1970: John Kennedy hits inside-the-park home run in his first plate appearance for Red Sox
August 3, 1981: Yankees, Red Sox minor-league affiliates meet in unique Hall of Fame Game
April 12, 1994: Red Sox double up Royals in slugfest as Scott Cooper hits for the cycle
October 19, 2008: Rays beat Red Sox in Game 7 to clinch their first American League pennant
June 6, 2022: Eduardo Escobar hits for cycle, drives in 6 runs as Mets roll
John Valentin
Charles Van Sickle
October 15, 1988: Kirk Gibson’s ‘impossible’ home run wins World Series opener for Dodgers
October 21, 2021: Chris Taylor hits three home runs to propel Dodgers to crucial win in NLCS
October 15, 2017: Justin Turner’s walk-off home run in Game 2 calls up memories of Kirk Gibson
October 9, 2004: José Lima’s shutout gives Dodgers a long-awaited playoff victory at Dodger Stadium