Koufax

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax may have had the best consecutive years of any pitcher ever from 1961 through 1966, winning 149 games while losing just forty-seven with a miniscule carned run average and more than one strikeout per inning. He retired at age thirty because of severe arthritis in his pitching arm. This book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique that envelops the Los Angeles Dodgers even to this day. Koufax includes extensive interviews with childhood friends; Dodger teammates, opponents, and front office personnel; and sports journalists who covered his career. Koufax will reacquaint fans with a legendary player from their youth and introduce a new generation to one of baseball's greatest pitchers.

About the author

By Edward Gruver

Summary

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Sandy Koufax was one of the most talented pitchers in US baseball, wowing fans as a hard-throwing left-hander. This biography includes interviews with childhood friends, Brooklyn Dodger teammates, opponents and journalists of the period.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Gruver
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780878331574
• ISBN: 978-0-87833-157-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies