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Date: 30 December 1935
Sandy Koufax Birthday, Date of Birth
Sanford Koufax (; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, 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 the 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.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Koufax was primarily a basketball player in his youth and had pitched in only a few games before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers at age 19. Due to the bonus rule he signed under, Koufax never pitched in the minor leagues. His lack of pitching experience caused manager Walter Alston to distrust Koufax, who saw inconsistent playing time during his first six seasons. Frustrated with the way he was being managed by the Dodgers, he almost quit after the 1960 season. After making adjustments prior to the 1961 season, Koufax quickly rose to become the most dominant pitcher in the major leagues, as well as the first major sports star on the West Coast. He was an All-Star in each of his last six seasons, leading the National League (NL) in earned run average each of his last five years, in strikeouts four times, and in wins and shutouts three times each. He was the first pitcher in the live-ball era to post an earned run average below 2.00 in three different qualifying seasons, and the first in the modern era to record a 300-strikeout season three times.
Koufax won the Major League Triple Crown three times, leading the Dodgers to a pennant in each of those years. He was the first major league pitcher to throw four no-hitters, including a perfect game in 1965. He was named the World Series MVP twice, leading the weak-hitting Dodgers to titles in 1963 and 1965. Despite his comparatively short career, his 2,396 career strikeouts ranked seventh in major league history at the time, trailing only Warren Spahn (2,583) among left-handers; his 40 shutouts were tied for ninth in modern NL history. He was the first pitcher in history to average more than nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched, and the first to allow fewer than seven hits per nine innings pitched. Koufax, along with teammate Don Drysdale, became a pivotal figure in baseball's labor movement when the two staged a joint holdout and demanded a fairer contract from the Dodgers before the 1966 season. Koufax is also considered one of the greatest Jewish athletes in history; his decision to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it coincided with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur garnered national attention and made him an iconic figure within the American Jewish community.
Since retiring, Koufax has kept a low profile and makes public appearances on rare occasions. In December 1966, he signed a 10-year contract to work as a broadcaster for NBC; uncomfortable in front of cameras and with public speaking, he resigned after six years. In 1979, Koufax returned to work as a pitching coach in the Dodgers' farm system; he resigned from the position in 1990 but continues to make informal appearances during spring training. From 2013 to 2015, Koufax worked in an executive position for the Dodgers, as special advisor to chairman Mark Walter. In 1999, he was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. His number 32 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972 and he was honored with a statue outside the centerfield plaza of Dodger Stadium in 2022. That same year, Koufax became the first player to mark the 50th anniversary of his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Monday, December 30, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn
- Age
- 89
- Star Sign
- ♑
The December 30, 1935 was a Monday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 363 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 89 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, December 30, 2024, 309 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, in 55 days. You have lived for 32,817 days, or about 787,616 hours, or about 47,257,007 minutes, or about 2,835,420,420 seconds.
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30th of December 1935 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 30, 1935
OLD GUARD OPENS FIGHT ON BORAH; Conservative Leaders Move to Check Drive to Elect His Delegates in State.
Date: 31 December 1935
Old Guard moves to check N Y drive
In Washington; Mrs. Roosevelt Invited Smith Simply as Old Friend.
Date: 31 December 1935
By ARTHUR KROCK
Arthur KROCK
A Krock comments
FATHER COUGHLIN ASKS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE; Priest to Start Weekly Paper if He Gets Million Replies -Attacks Manufacturers.
Date: 30 December 1935
Asks for million votes of confidence in nationalization of money campaign; plans wkly newspaper, radio s
England Also Has Her Crimes.
Date: 31 December 1935
GERTRUDE HILLS
Gertrude HILLS
Eng also said to have crime, lr
8 ANCIENT TABLETS OF PERSIANS FOUND; Discovery at the Ruins of Persepolis Is Described by Returning Archaeologist. RECORDS OF IRANIAN KINGS Stone Slabs With Inscriptions of Cuneiform Characters Were Beneath Palaces.
Date: 30 December 1935
Repts archaeological finds at Persepolis
WHEAT MEN POISED FOR TURN TO BUYING; Bullish Operators Feel, However, That Constructive Factors Are Being Ignored. CASH MARKETS HARDENING Domestic Supplies Also Decrease -- Pending Processing Tax Cases Deter Commitments.
Date: 30 December 1935
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES