Yankees-Dodgers iconic moments: Sandy Koufax wins World Series MVP

As we determination person to the 12th World Series matchup betwixt the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, it is lone fitting to look astatine immoderate of the astir memorable performances during the teams’ erstwhile matchups. 

The Yankees entered the 1963 World Series looking to triumph their 3rd consecutive championship. 

The occupation for New York was it had to woody with Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax.

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Pitcher Sandy Koufax and the assemblage erupt with joyousness aft a Los Angeles Dodgers triumph successful the 1963 World Series. (Getty Images)

The Dodgers’ lefty was coming disconnected a regular play successful which helium was the first-ever unanimous National League Cy Young winner. 

Koufax not lone won the Cy Young successful 1963. He was besides named the National League MVP. The antheral nicknamed "The Left Arm of God" was 25-5 with a 1.88 ERA successful 311 innings pitched with 20 implicit games successful the regular season. 

It was much of the aforesaid for Koufax successful the World Series against the Yankees. In Game 1, Koufax threw a implicit crippled portion striking retired 15 batters, giving the Dodgers a 5-2 triumph and mounting a grounds for astir strikeouts ever successful a World Series crippled astatine the time. 

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Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates throwing 15 strikeouts aft the team's 5-2 triumph implicit the New York Yankees successful Game 1 of the World Series astatine Yankee Stadium Oct. 2, 1963, successful New York, N.Y. (James Drake/Getty Images)

St. Louis Cardinals fable Bob Gibson broke Koufax’s grounds erstwhile helium struck retired 17 batters successful a implicit crippled shutout against the Detroit Tigers successful the 1968 World Series.

With the Dodgers up 3-0 successful the series, they turned to Koufax again to effort and adjacent it out. The left-hander threw different implicit game, giving up 1 tally successful 9 innings portion striking retired 8 batters, giving the Dodgers a expanse with a 2-1 victory.

With his dominating performance, Koufax was named World Series MVP. He was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 23 strikeouts with 2 implicit games.

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Hall of Famer and erstwhile Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax earlier Game 1 of an NLDS during the 2022 MLB Playoffs betwixt the Dodgers and San Diego Padres astatine Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

The Yankees are sending ace Gerrit Cole to the mound successful Game 1, portion Jack Flaherty volition get the commencement for the Dodgers. 

Game 1 begins Friday astatine 8 p.m. ET connected FOX. 

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