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Dodgers Dugout: The 25 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. The Dodgers played in the World Series and Koufax started Game 5, giving up one run and five hits in seven innings, striking out six. In the World Series that season, Koufax started Game 2 and held the Minnesota Twins to one earned run in six innings, striking out nine in …

Relive Vin Scully’s call of the final inning of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday at the age of 94. Here’s a look back at Scully’s call of the final inning of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965: “Three times in his sensational career has Sandy Koufax walked out to the mound to pitch a fateful ninth where he turned in a no-hitter. Here’s …

Legendary Dodgers Spanish broadcaster Jaime Jarrín, who is retiring after this season, offers up his top Dodgers moments since they came to Los Angeles. Sandy Koufax’s perfect game I’ve seen three perfect games. Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and Ron Cey exchange a high-five after Game 3 of the 1981 World Series against the Yankees. Sandy Koufax clinches the World Series …

Op-Ed: They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes — but they weren’t talking about Sandy Koufax

Last month, on the day after Father’s Day, my phone rang. Even though the call was from an unknown number, I answered and heard a voice say, “Hi, it’s Sandy Koufax.” I held my breath in surprise, even though just a few days earlier our lives had briefly intersected. On June 18, my son Micah and I made the pilgrimage …

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Letters to Sports: Sandy Koufax defines Dodgers legacy with speech

Sandy Koufax addresses the audience during the unveiling of a statue in his honor at Dodger Stadium. Thank you for Bill Plaschke’s touching column “Sandy Koufax Statue Unveiling Ceremony a Time of Gratitude and Inclusion”, noting that Koufax “spent the entire speech talking about others, which said everything about him.” On the mound, Koufax’s talent and achievements were unmatched. It …

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Sandy Koufax statue unveiling ceremony a time of gratitude

Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, left, stands next to Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw during the Koufax statue unveiling at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. “Conventional wisdom has always said don’t give an old man a microphone, he’s got too many years to talk about,” said Koufax, looking forever young with fashionable sunglasses and a full head of white hair. “They’ve done a …

Clayton Kershaw has surpassed Sandy Koufax as greatest Dodgers pitcher

Greatest moments in Dodger history No. 4: Sandy Koufax’s perfect game

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. 4: Sandy Koufax’s perfect game There have been hundreds of thousands of games played in the history of Major League Baseball. “It’s a shame Hendley had to get beat that way,” Koufax said after the game. Most people listened to the perfect game on the radio, and Vin Scully’s call of …

Greatest moments in Dodger history, No. 24: Sandy Koufax strikes out 15 in 1963 World Series Game 1

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. 24: Sandy Koufax strikes out 15 in 1963 World Series Game 1 Watch highlights of Sandy Koufax striking out 15 by clicking here. Game 1 was all Koufax as he struck out a World Series record 15 Yankees in a 5-2 victory at Yankee Stadium, including striking out Bobby Richardson three …