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A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.
I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.
If there was any magic for... (more Sandy Koufax quotes)
Koufax led the National League in wins in 1963, 1965 and 1966.
Sandy's highest salary was the $130,000 he made in his final season of 1966.
Sandy was pitching for the Dodgers on Aug. 22, 1965 when San Francisco's Juan Marichal hit John Roseboro with his bat. A then record 14 minute fight followed.
In 1965 Koufax had a 25-5 record with a 1.88 ERA and 306 strikeouts.
Sandy was born in Brooklyn, New York, which happened to be the home ci... (more Sandy Koufax trivia)
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