Sandy Koufax
Awards And Accomplishments
| Koufax retired in 1966 with 165 wins to 87 losses. | |
| 1961-66 | Selected for National League All-Star game |
| 1962 | Pitched no-hitter against the New York Mets on June 30 |
| 1963 | Pitched no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on May 11 |
| 1963 | Struck out 15 Yankees on October 2, setting a new World Series strikeout record |
| 1963 | Won two games in the World Series against the New York Yankees to help team clinch the championship |
| 1963 | Named National League Most Valuable Player (MVP), World Series MVP, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, United Press International Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year, Fraternal Order of Eagle Man of the Year, and Southern California Athlete of the Year; also earned Cy Young Award and the Hickok Belt |
| 1963, 1965 | Won World Series ring |
| 1964 | Pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4 |
| 1965 | Pitched in National League All-Star game on July 13, coming away the winning pitcher |
| 1965 | Pitched a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs on September 9 |
| 1965 | Ended season with 382 strikeouts, a new National League season record |
| 1965 | Won two games, including a shutout, in the World Series against the Minnesota Twins to help his team clinch the championship |
| 1965 | Named World Series MVP, Sporting News Player of the Year, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year; also won Cy Young Award and the Hickok Belt |
| 1966 | Won a record fifth consecutive ERA title and received third Cy Young Award |
| 1972 | Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 1999 | Named Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Century |
| 1999 | Named to the ESPN Top 50 Athletes of the Century |
| 1999 | Named to the Major League Baseball Team of the Century |
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