Here's my latest pickup to the jersey collection, I was in between which player to get, but I'm extremely happy with this Brooklyn Dodgers Sandy Koufax. This is actually the first pitcher I own, and who better than The Left Arm of God?
I bought the jersey as a blank and had the numbers custom made and embroidered. The front consists of a royal blue felt logo. The back is very simple, but has that classic look with single layered tackle twill. This is the road version of the jersey worn by the team from 1955 to 1957 while playing in Brooklyn.
Born on 30 December 1935, Sanford Koufax grew up in the city of Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University of Cincinnati [later, Columbia University School of General Studies] and after trying out for several teams, he signed and committed to the Brooklyn Dodgers. In his rookie year with the club, he won his first World Series Championship and again in 1959 when the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles, California.
Throughout the 1960s, Sandy Koufax would prove to be one of the best pitchers of the decade earning the 1963 NL MVP Award along with multiple World Series Championships/MVPs, Triple Crowns, and Cy Young Awards. He also pitched a perfect game on 9 September 1965 becoming the eighth player in league history to do so.
7× All-Star (1961–1962, 1963–1966)
4× World Series champion (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965)
NL MVP (1963)
3× Cy Young Award (1963, 1965, 1966)
2× World Series MVP (1963, 1965)
3× Triple Crown (1963, 1965, 1966)
Pitched four no-hitters
Los Angeles Dodgers #32 retired
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1972)
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team
"Pitching is the art of instilling fear." - Sandy Koufax
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