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Highlights
- The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers.
- About the Author: Attorney Brian M. Endsley lives in Pleasant Hill, California.
- 215 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Baseball
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About the Book
"The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers. In the last two seasons of his career, Koufax averaged 27 complete games, 27 wins and 350 strikeouts. Sixteen days after winning his second consecutive Cy Young Award, he shocked Major League Baseball by announcing his retirement"--Book Synopsis
The conclusion of the Sandy Koufax Era was a wild roller coaster ride for the LA Dodgers. Overly dependent on the fragile left arm of their to-be Hall of Fame left-hander, they careened from their worst season since World War II in 1964 after losing Koufax to an injury in mid-August, to a World Series Championship in 1965 on the strength of his shutout performance on short rest in Game 7 with the Twins, to an ignominious World Series collapse to the Orioles in 1966 after he single-handedly saved the Dodgers' 1966 regular season in the final game.
In the last two seasons of his career, Koufax averaged an impressive 27 complete games, 27 wins and 350 strikeouts. Yet 16 days after winning his second straight unanimous Cy Young Award, he shocked Major League Baseball by announcing he was going to retire. Like a supernova that had lit up the sports world for six years, he flamed out and was gone by age 30.
About the Author
Attorney Brian M. Endsley lives in Pleasant Hill, California.