Event:
Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts
Sandy Koufax History:
November 18, 1966 - Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow
November 1, 1966 - Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
October 2, 1966 - Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years
September 29, 1966 - Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season
November 3, 1965 - Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously
October 15, 1965 - Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins
October 14, 1965 - Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0
September 9, 1965 - Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
June 4, 1964 - Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0
April 18, 1964 - Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches
April 14, 1964 - Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk
October 30, 1963 - Sandy Koufax wins NL MVP award
October 24, 1963 - Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award
October 2, 1963 - Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees
May 11, 1963 - Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0
June 30, 1962 - Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0
April 24, 1962 - Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game
September 27, 1961 - Sandy Koufax sets NL strikeout season record at 269
August 31, 1959 - Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean's NL mark of 18 strikeouts in a game
June 22, 1959 - Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax)
December 14, 1953 - Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
December 30, 1935 - Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967
More Notable Events on August 27:
1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world
1955 Guinness Book of World Records 1st published
1945 U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war
1883 Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons
