Sandy Koufax blanks the Cardinals, 2 – 0. He fans 12 along the way, raising his record season total to 356. His shutout of St. Louis keeps Los Angeles a game behind the Giants.

On September 25, 1965 — Sandy Koufax blanks the Cardinals, 2 – 0. He fans 12 along the way, raising his record season total to 356. His shutout of St. Louis keeps Los Angeles a game behind the Giants.

 

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