Sandy Koufax
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Sanford Koufax, nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Koufax was the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award, each time winning unanimously and the only pitcher to do so when a single award was given for both leagues; he was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1963. Retiring at age 30 due to chronic pain in his pitching elbow, Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 at age 36, the youngest player ever elected.
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- 1935
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sandy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Educated at
- University of Cincinnati
- Participant in
- 1966 Major League Baseball season
- Sport
- baseball
- Position played
- pitcher
- League
- Major League Baseball
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Sandy Koufax.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1935-12-30
- Commons category
- Sandy Koufax
- start of work period
- 1955-06-24
- earned run average
- 2.76
- name in native language
- Sandy Koufax
- end of work period
- 1966-10-02
- birth name
- Sanford Braun
- competition won
- 1965 World Series
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