Los Angeles Dodgers All Time LH Pitcher

Sandy Koufax

1955 - 1966

165 - 87 record, 2.76 ERA

The most dominating pitcher in baseball during his final five seasons, Koufax led the NL in ERA five straight seasons, was the strikeouts leader four times and was tops in wins three times with totals of 27, 26 and 25. The three time Cy Young Award winner was named the MVP of both the 1963 and 1965 World Series, and he set the NL season record with 382 strikeouts in 1965. His number 32 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972.

Comparison: Koufax's Beginning and Ending Years

Review of Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy

Manager Walter Alston First Baseman Gil Hodges Second Baseman Jackie Robinson Third Baseman Ron Cey Shortstop Pee Wee Reese Left Fielder Tommy Davis Center Fielder Duke Snider Right Fielder Shawn Green Catcher Roy Campanella RH Pitcher Don Drysdale LH Pitcher Sandy Koufax Closer Ron Perranoski Dusty Baker, Adrian Beltre, Milton Bradley, Ralph Branca, Jim Brewer, Kevin Brown, Jeromy Burnitz, Brett Butler, Dolf Camilli, Alex Cora, Willie Davis, J.D. Drew, Juan Encarnacion, Andre Ethier, Ron Fairly, Steve Finley, Rafael Furcal, Carl Furillo, Eric Gagne, Nomar Garciaparra, Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson, Jim Gilliam, Luis Gonzalez, Burleigh Grimes, Pedro Guerrero, Babe Herman, Jose Hernandez, Orel Hershiser, Kazuhisa Ishii, Cesar Izturis, Tommy John, Brian Jordan, Eric Karros, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Jeff Kent, Clem Labine, Cookie Lavagetto, Jose Lima, Paul Lo Duca, James Loney, Davey Lopes, Al Lopez, Derek Lowe, Russell Martin, Ramon Martinez, Andy Messersmith, Raul Mondesi, Wally Moon, Mike Morgan, Don Newcombe, Hideo Nomo, Lefty O'Doul, Claude Osteen, Andy Pafko, Chan Ho Park, Brad Penny, Odalis Perez, Mike Piazza, Johnny Podres, Dave Roberts, Wilbert Robinson, John Roseboro, Takashi Saito, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, Jimmy Sheckard, Gary Sheffield, Reggie Smith, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Dazzy Vance, Dixie Walker, Jayson Werth, Zach Wheat, Maury Wills

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