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Sandy Koufax

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Artist
Leigh Auston Wiener, 1929 - 14 May 1993
Sitter
Sanford Koufax, born 30 Dec 1935
Exhibition Label
Born Brooklyn, New York
Dodgers’ lefty and future Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax capped a five-year stretch of superb pitching with his performance in the 1965 World Series, which pitted Los Angeles against the Minnesota Twins. Koufax threw three complete games in the Fall Classic, but he is also remembered for the game he did not pitch. When the series opener fell on the high holy day of Yom Kippur, Koufax declined to take the mound in deference to his Jewish faith—a principled move that made him a hero to many. He came up short in Game 2 of the series but rallied to shut out the Twins in Game 5. Koufax repeated this feat in Game 7, when he recorded ten strikeouts and allowed only three hits while pitching on just two days’ rest. Unfortunately, traumatic arthritis in his elbow led the six-time All Star to retire at the end of the 1966 season.
Nacido en Brooklyn, Nueva York
Sandy Koufax, el zurdo de los Dodgers y futuro miembro del Salón de la Fama, culminó cinco años de insuperables lanzamientos con la Serie Mundial de 1965, entre Los Ángeles y los Mellizos de Minnesota. Koufax lanzó tres juegos completos en el Clásico de Otoño, pero también se le recuerda por el juego en que no lanzó. Dado que el primer día de la serie cayó en Yom Kipur, día sagrado judío, Koufax declinó subir al montículo en deferencia a su fe religiosa, gesto que lo convirtió en héroe para muchos. No tuvo suerte en el segundo juego, pero en el quinto blanqueó a los Mellizos. Repitió la hazaña en el séptimo juego, cuando ponchó a diez y permitió solo tres hits con apenas dos días de descanso. Lamentablemente, después de haber sido All Star seis veces, una artritis traumática del codo lo obligó a retirarse al final de la temporada de 1966.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
1963
Object number
NPG.91.59
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Leigh A. Wierner
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 26.7 x 34.2cm (10 1/2 x 13 7/16")
Mat: 40.6 × 55.9cm (16 × 22")
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Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball
Exterior\Sports arena\Baseball stadium
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball glove
Sanford Koufax: Male
Sanford Koufax: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Sportscaster
Sanford Koufax: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball\Pitcher
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.91.59
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42c6faf6f-073c-4248-ac84-8e09ca5273fe

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