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...achievement belonged to Pitcher Sandy Koufax, 28, who, in his nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has known his share of trouble. Only last year, a mysterious circulatory ailment called Raynaud's Phenomenon almost caused doctors to amputate the forefinger on his pitching hand.* But this year Koufax won 25 games, lost only five, set a record with 306 strikeouts, and was the key man in the Dodgers' drive to the National League pennant. Yet all that seemed nothing compared to last week...
With artistry and audacity, Koufax beat the New York Yankees 5-2 in the first game of the World Series. He not only beat the fearsome Yankees; he humiliated them...
...year, did not get the ball in front of the plate until the sixth inning. Mickey Mantle had two Ks beside his name in the scorebook before he managed an infield pop-up-and drop-kicked his batting helmet halfway to the dugout. At last, Tommy Tresh got to Koufax for a two-run homer. But Bobby Richardson, who struck out only 22 times all season, whiffed three times. "That," muttered a Yankee, "is an act of God." Finally, with two out in the ninth, Koufax fogged the final fastball past Harry Bright. That made the total 15 strikeouts...
...Good a Way As Any. The Dodgers had other heroes. Catcher John Roseboro hit a three-run homer off Whitey Ford, and First Baseman Bill Skowron, a Yankee discard, bedeviled his old teammates with two run-producing hits. But none could match Koufax. In the dressing room, he rubbed a little salt in Yankee wounds. "I would have been satisfied with 14 strikeouts," he said, "but I had to end the game some way, and that seemed as good...
What with the Yankee myth shattered in the dust of Chaves Ravine, Sonny Liston now stands alone. And much is gentle sportsfans might wish that Liston would meet the Bombera fate, there is no fistic Sandy Koufax around to strike out Sonny...