Sandy Koufax

Among the most dominating pitchers in the game's history, the left-hander won 165 games and compiled 2,396 strikeouts in 2,324.1 innings with 40 shutouts in his 12-year Dodger career from 1955 to 1966. A three-time Cy Young Award winner and National League MVP in 1963, he was also World Series MVP in both 1963 and 1965, when he threw a pair of shutouts. He led the National League in ERA five straight seasons from 1962 to 1966, was the strikeouts leader four times, and was tops in wins on three occasions with totals of 27, 26, and 25. In addition, he pitched a National League-record four no-hitters, including a perfect game in 1965, and set the National League single-season mark with 382 strikeouts in 1965. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Los Angeles, California · United States