Sandy Koufax
- March 10, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 30, 1935(1935-12-30) |
| Age | 89 |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Sandy Koufax Biography
| Birthday | Dec 30 |
| Birth Year | 1935 |
| Place Of Birth | New York |
Sandy Koufax is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York State, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Sandy has a net worth approximately $10 Million. He and Nolan Ryan became the first two pitchers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame to have recorded more career strikeouts than innings pitched.
Legendary Dodgers left-hander who pitched a perfect game on September 9th, 1965 and became the first MLB pitcher to throw 4 career no-hitters. He won 4 World Series Championships, 3 Cy Young Awards, 3 Triple Crown Awards and the 1963 NL MVP Award during his 12 years with the Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966.
He refused to pitch in Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because the game fell on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
He was raised by his mother Evelyn and his step father Irving Koufax. He married twice, first to Anne Koufax and then to Kimberly Francis.
Sandy Koufax Net Worth
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sandy is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sandy Koufax 's net worth $10 Million.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
Sandy Koufax height 6 ft 2 in Sandy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Sandy Koufax Wife
According to our records, Sandy Koufax married to Kimberly Francis , Anne Koufax , Jane Purucker Clarke. As of January 12, 2023, Sandy Koufax’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Sandy Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sandy Koufax celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.
Is Sandy Koufax the greatest pitcher of all time?
Koufax struck out 2,396 batters, for an average of about 229 a season, which is incredible. In 1963, Koufax established as baseball’s best pitcher. The “experts” made the New York Yankees 6-5 favorites to win the opener at Yankee Stadium.
How fast did Sandy Koufax throw a baseball?
He is sacred.” Koufax was an American baseball legend. He possessed a 100-mph fastball and what announcer Vin Scully called “a twelve-to-six curveball” since it started at 12 o’clock then dropped to 6 o’clock. From 1963–1966, he had the best four-year span of any pitcher in baseball history.
Why did Sandy Koufax retire so early?
It was severe arthritis in the once-in-a-generation left arm of Sandy Koufax that led to the demise of his career. In fact, in April of 1966 Koufax was told that he couldn’t go another season, but he did just that – winning a career high 27 games with a career-best 1.73 ERA.
What is Sandy Koufax's real name?
Sandy Koufax, byname of Sanford Koufax, original name Sanford Braun , (born Dec. 30, 1935, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.), American professional baseball player who, despite his early retirement due to arthritis, was ranked among the sport’s greatest pitchers.
Who is the fastest pitcher of all time?
Fastest pitch ever thrown As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.