Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale lose as the Pirates sweep the Dodgers in a doubleheader‚ 3 – 2 and 2 – 1‚ at Pittsburgh. The Pirates are now in 5th place‚ just 2 1/2 games out of first place.
At Shea Stadium, the Mets beat the Dodgers, 5-2, making Tug McGraw (2-2) the first Mets pitcher to defeat Sandy Koufax (21-7). Previously, New York had lost 13 consecutive times to the future Hall of Fame southpaw.
San Francisco Giants ace Juan Marichal hits Los Angeles Dodgers catcher John Roseboro over the head with a bat.
April 22, 1965 at Dodger Stadium Jack Fisher and Sandy Koufax battle to a 1-1 tie, until John Roseboro delivers a walk off hit giving Sandy Koufax the win.
1964 – Sandy Koufax pitches a 3 – 0 shutout win against St. Louis, but he will miss the rest of the season because of an elbow injury suffered when he slid into second base against Milwaukee back on August 8th. In the nightcap, Curt Simmons matches Koufax with a 4 – 0 shutout of the Dodgers. Card CF Curt Flood has eight straight hits in the doubleheader split.
On June 4, 1964, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0, at Connie Mack Stadium. The hard-throwing lefty strikes out 12 batters and walks only one. Koufax joins fellow Hall of Famer Bob Feller as the only pitchers in modern day baseball to throw three no-hitters.
Roberto Clemente’s fifth career home run off Sandy Koufax is a game-tying, bases-empty blast of epic proportions; following immediately upon the heels of a collective Piratesmeltdown transforming a three-run lead into a one-run deficit, “Koufax was bombed for one of the longest home runs in Forbes Field annals,” writes Dodgers beat writer Frank Finch. “Señor Clemente touched off a moon shot that struck high on a light tower in center field, some 450 feet from the plate. Had it missed the tower, it certainly would have sailed at least 500 feet. It was No. 5 for the ex-Dodger chattel, and tied the score at 4 – 4.”
On April 18, 1964, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out the side on nine pitches, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to achieve the feat twice. In spite of this third-inning dominance against the Cincinnati Reds, Koufax loses the game, 3-0.
1964 – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his ninth complete game without allowing a walk as he beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 – 0, in his only career start on Opening Day.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1963 World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers NL over New York Yankees AL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Sandy Koufax Babe Ruth Award – Sandy Koufax Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Sandy Koufax Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL Sandy Koufax…
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