On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax delivered a performance that would be etched in baseball history—a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs. This article delves into the context of the game, the ...

Tuesday marks 60 years since Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game at Dodger Stadium. The 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs is ...

Hello, Reader. On September 9, 1965, iconic Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax walked up to the pitcher’s mound at ...

Sandy Koufax, a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is often regarded as one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. His five-year stretch from 1961 to 1966 ...

The Dodgers’ ace and the Cubs’ Bob Hendley had a duel for the ages, and Vin Scully was as masterful at the microphone as the pitchers were on the mound.

Sixty years ago, on Sept. 9, 1965, at “9:46 p.m. in the City of the Angels, Los Angeles, California,” as Vin Scully noted in ...

Sixty years ago today, fans witnessed the most perfect game of all time. Perfect on the mound because of Sandy Koufax and ...

1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter. 1988 — Atlanta’s Bruce Sutter joined Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as the Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 5 ...

LOS ANGELES — For baseball aficionados, the name Sandy Koufax is almost mythical. In the 1960s Koufax put together what is generally considered the greatest span of five seasons for a pitcher in Major ...

Baseball is hard, and it can be unforgiving even as excellence beckons. We don’t have to go back any further than Saturday night’s events in Baltimore to be reminded of that. Greatness is rare.