Koufax
Americannoun
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Mr. Ryan threw his last no-hitter when he was 44, 15 years older than Mr. Koufax was when he threw his fourth and final one, a perfect game at Dodger Stadium in 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Mr. Brown contends that Mr. Ryan is incomparable, though Sandy Koufax, a fellow artist of no-hitters, comes to mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Bravo is no Koufax in terms of being a power pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
In 1965, for the Sandy Koufax perfect game: “There’s 29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
While my friends idolized John Glenn, Sandy Koufax, and Johnny Unitas, my own heroes were Hombein and Unsoeld.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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