biography
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Koufax, Sandy
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popular name of Sanford Koufax
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pronunciation:
[kohfaks]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1935– )
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| biography:
| Baseball player, born in New York City, USA. He played in his home town, then in Los Angeles with the Dodgers. Arguably the finest left-handed pitcher of the modern age, his short career reached its peak in the 1960s, and in 1963 he was named Most Valuable Player as the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. In 1965 he again helped the Dodgers to a World Series victory over Minnesota with two consecutive shutouts (where the opposition fail to score a single run). He retired at 31, as a result of arthritis, and five years later became the youngest player to be elected to the Hall of Fame. |
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