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Why Sandy Koufax sitting out a World Series game still matters 50 years later - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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It's Cy Young Award day, so here's Sandy Koufax receiving his third (from Don Drysdale)
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September 9, 1965: 'A million butterflies' and one perfect game for Sandy Koufax – Society for American Baseball Research
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Book excerpt: In 1965, Sandy Koufax, with his “inflated tire” of an elbow, had one of his greatest seasons - The Athletic
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Koufax gets Dodger Stadium statue next to Jackie Robinson
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Dodgers History: When Koufax and Drysdale almost became movie stars
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy: 9780060933296: Leavy, Jane: Books
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When 20-Year-Old Rookie Fernando Valenzuela Captivated LA—and Major League Baseball
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Sandy Koufax Signed Dodgers 11x14 Photo Inscribed 3 Time Cy Young Award Winner 1963, 1965, 1966 (Beckett)
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Cy Young Award - Wikipedia