Sandy Koufax perfect game

[golfmaniac007]

those are some awesome pictures. love the vin scully soundtrack with these pics.

[noclouds111]

He was arguably the best pitcher in my 56 years.

I'm a Met fan.

[doowaditti]

@noclouds111 I was about 10 years old living in LA during the early 60's.Went to

Dodger stadium 3 or 4 times and actually saw Sandy pitch in a rare relief effort.

I can't confirm that,but it would be a good trivia question.

BTW,I was a Giants fan from day 1.And in my book,Koufax was THE greatest, given his shortened career because of arthritis.

Remember the marathon games that the Giants and Mets used to have?Haaahaaa!

[noclouds111]

@doowaditti I do recall the Mets getting whoopped, every time they did the west coast road trip. On one occasion, prob in 68 or 69, they faced Sutton, Drysdale, Koufax, Marichal & another ace on the Giants (can't remember his name), the Mets won all but one of the games. Their fortune changed after that.

[MMSMikey]

its 2 and 2 to Harvey Keene...

[agutierrez1947]

I remember reading a comment by an opposing player who said that what distinguished Sandy's fastball from others was that it was still picking up speed as it crossed the plate. He had never seen that before or since. The most poetic delivery ever from the greatest pitcher to ever take the mound. Thanks for posting.

[TheMadNorsky]

Koufax was coaching for the Dodgers during a late 1970's playoff series. The time was in the Garvey, Cey, Russel, Lopes years. Pre-game, teams took batting practice. For the Dodgers turn, Koufax went and threw batting practice. After a bunch of Dodgers broke bats, struck out, popped up and couldn't hit the ball out of the infield, the Dodgers replaced Koufax with another pitcher, they didn't want this to happen to their team before a big playoff game. Retired 11 plus years and doing this!

[reg5381]

may have been the best pitcher of alltime.at least the best southpaw.

[alkimst13]

the most absolute picture perfect delivery ever!!!

[mgwilliams1000]

Have to remember this too. Both Leagues I believe boasted on only a handfull of 300 hitters, 302 being the highest for a 5 year stretch. Of course before the AL DH time. Pitchers were very aggresive then and many such as Marichal threw up to 25 complete games a season. There was no bullpen unless you were really really bad that day.

[510Tomcat]

Vin Scully is the most overrated broadcaster of all time. That being said, Koufax was one of the greatest pitchers, if not the greatest pitcher ever. As kids, we would always joke about this call by Scully. The last call on Harvey Kuenn is etched into my mind. With my last breath I;ll mutter "Two and two to Harvey Kuenn, one strike away. Sandy into his windup and pitch... swung on an missed the perfect game.... It's 9:46 pm. Better than "Rosebud"

[beatlejim64]

His years from 1962 thru 1966 MIGHT be the best years any pitcher ever had...he was amazing!!!

[mgwilliams1000]

Best curveball in modern baseball history. Hank Aaron said it was "un-hittable". I still have the picture of him (on my wall in black and white) throwing against the Twins in the World Series where it looks like he is only two feet above the mound at the end of his delivery

[southpawjo]

I am so glad that we can re-live this moment with Scully. I grew up thinking that Koufax was the greatest lefty of all time and still do. Koufax gave me some of the most memorable baseball moments in my lifetime. I still get emotional hearing this call and thinking how good it was to be 19 years old again.

[triggert531]

I never understood the dynamics of Koufax's pitching. He was left hander who was great, no doubt, but it seems he was able to do everything he did with right handed throwing dynamics. If you can see what I'm talking about then you know something about baseball.

[huggybobo88]

2 and 2 to harvey keen.... and the rest is history

[BeatleJim55]

With Koufax..you knew what was coming...and you still couldn't hit it...1961-1966..MAYBE the best stretch any pitcher has ever had...

[marinman39]

With modern Tommy John's surgery, maybe he'd get another few years, but given his motion and the strain on the arm with the curve, he'd have to learn some easier breaking stuff. But then there goes the mystique, the extreme fastball and the huge curve, that's what older people like me remember. Two pitches you could not hit, period.

[aoregon2]

Wow no video is needed with Vin Scully announcing!

[dgrsguy08]

wtf, whoever put "sand koufax was a great pitcher but randy johnson was the greatest lefty of all time" is so ignorant. are you kidding me????

[dgrsguy08]

wtf, whoever put "sand koufax was a great pitcher but randy johnson was the greatest lefty of all time" is so ignorant. are you kidding me????

[mgwilliams1000]

Greatest curveball in the game. Hank Aaron said it was "un-hittable". Of course it was what probably wrecked his arm. I have the famous picture still (throwing perfect game) where he looked only 2 ft tall as he released the ball off the mound. I was 10 yrs old listening to this in my room keeping score on my school note paper.

[lorgiel23]

yeah right no mlb highlights

[mistressofaminer]

@Jendall714 That's pretty cool and and correct in respecting his privacy. Too bad you didn't sneak an autograph but WTH. To think I used to strain listening to the games that he pitched as a kid on my cheapo 9transistor pocket radio.If by chance he was checking out and CD's or even DVD's, or pulled a Lindsay Lohan on either of these, no one would know either, on account of his monstrous paws.

[JENDALL714]

I once saw Sandy Koufax at Fry's about ten years ago or so, he was looking at DVD players. I am sure it was him, I know how private he is, so I did not bother him, I wanted to pretend like I worked there and say I may I help you, since the turds at Fry's were not helping him. This was the Fry's in Woodland Hills and they are all Middle Eastern there and wouldn't know Koufax

[YoVaginaStinks1]

Sandy Koutex was a great pitcher,but Randy Johnson is the gretest lefthander of all time.

[Mdebacle]

There is something here I don't quite understand.

Sandy Koufax pitched four no-hitters, but only one was a perfect game It was against Chicago Cubs on 9-9-65. His no-hitter against the Giants was on 5-11-63.

[Mdebacle]

OK, I have the answer to my own question.

Harvey Kuenn was the final batter in both the Giants game and the Cubs game.

The video causes some confusion by showing the scoreboard of the Giants game.

[AdrienneAXK]

I was there that night and had just started college. He was amazing and I don't think I breathed during the last at bat. And Jim Lefebvre's mother was my high school gym teacher. Vin Scully still rocks!

[AdrienneAXK]

I was there that night and had just started college. He was amazing and I don't think I breathed during the last at bat.

[rainstormz28]

I grew up in the sixties the ultimate baseball fan and from my observation during that time, no one even came close to Koufax in ability with the exception of Bob Gibson, every ballplayer I have ever read about rated Koufax the best, if my memory serves correctly, the fastest Koufax was clocked at was102, he had a curve that looked as if it fell off the surface of a table...he was as good as they say he was, no question, struck out the first five Yankees he faced (1963 World Series),

[lavelessive]

cool!

[marinman39]

So who do you want to win the big game? Everyone is in their prime. Sandy Koufax first, Pedro a very close second because he often can't finish it himself., whereas Koufax could go 11. Tom Seaver is right up there with Bob Gibson, they are a toss-up for third and fourth. Next are Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer and Randy Johnson, then Whitey Ford. Then Dave Stewart, though his prime was only four years. Clemens ranks, even before the juice. Ryan was great on some occasions, period.

[curtisjones400]

@marinman39 IMAGINE HOW GREAT SANDY KOUFAX WOULD HAVE BEEN IF HE HAD PLAYED ANOTHER 5 YEARS

[swagger93]

@curtisjones400 IMAGINE YOUR DOMINANT ARM BECOMING A VESTIGIAL PIECE OF MEAT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE DERRRRRRRR SOUND LIKE FUN

[doowaditti]

@curtisjones400 I so agree I lived in LA when I became a baseball fanatic at the age of 10 or 11.But for some reason,I liked the Giants(Willie Mays).Bottom line,Sandy Koufax was the GREATEST PITCHER of ALL TIME!!!!!!

[mnaicck]

chills...still

[nakedBison69]

this is THE greatest baseball game in all of major league baseball history

[tatertots00]

Top 5 Best Pitchers of the last 60 years

1.Mariano Rivera

2.Pedro Martinez

3.Sandy Koufax

4.Nolan Ryan

5.Bob Gibson

[marinman39]

@tatertots00 I have been a big baseball fan since the 1959 season, when I started playing it and watching the pros. Have often thought that Pedro is right up there with Koufax as the best I have ever seen. But I would givea slight edge to Koufax because he pitched 25 complete games a year, he pitched four no hitters in four years, his starts were EVENTS. And he did it for 9 innings at time, not 1 inning. Rivera is greatest special role player. Ryan was inconsistent, Gibson was much better.

[logalogalog]

@tatertots00 No mention of Randy Johnson? ok. whatever.

[dizazzter69]

"29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies"  classic Vin Scully. gonna miss him when hes done

[Tremere1963]

Classic, that is all this is....Classic

[werehavinaparty]

I remember listening to the very last pitch description by Vin on a record about baseball's greatest moments I had when I was a kid. It started with...."2 and 2 to Harvey Kuenn. 1 strike away...." It was fun to hear the whole last inning here. I didn't realize Sandy had struck out the last 6 batters!! Truly greatness!

[Koorice]

How fast did sandy koufax throw? I heard that he threw a great curve ball and a good forkball but i don't know how fast he threw. Great vid.

[curtisjones400]

@Koorice I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST KOUFAX THREW-BUT HE HAD A BLAZING FASTBALL-IT HIT THE PLATE BEFORE YOU SAW IT

[Venge1348]

vin scully is the only man who can perfect game during a perfect game and not jinx it

[River1Bandit]

This is the last time the Cubs were no hit. They have gone longer than any other team without being no hit.

[sclogse1]

What's the date of this game?

[TheBaseballAdonai]

@sclogse1 September 9th, 1965

[sivvybee]

Vin Scully and Chick Hearn painted the picture better than anyone.

[oddsox1919]

45 years ago today -- incredible!

Long live Vin Scully & Sandy Koufax, too.

(..and I'm a Giants fan.... damn, what am I saying??!)

[doowaditti]

@oddsox1919 Ha ha,I said almost the same thing on a related vid.Lived in LA '61 to '66

and was a Giants fan from the time I became a fan.......Loved Willie Mays and Juan Marichal.Can I still hate the Dodgers and love Sandy? I think so.

[Jiltedin2007]

Had it not been for his Bursitis, maybe just maybe, I could have seen Sandy Koufax pitch at least one game.

[oddsox1919]

@Jiltedin2007, he was amazing. Didn't see this game, 45 years ago today, but saw Koufax many times. Even at the Coliseum once. Pitched against Lindy McDaniel of StL, who beat him in 11 innings 2-1, I think both pitchers went the whole way, I think.

[Jiltedin2007]

@oddsox1919 Thanks for telling me. To think, I was only 2 years old when this Perfecto was being performed.

[oddsox1919]

@Jiltedin2007 know how you feel ... I "saw" Joe DiMaggio play for the Yankees -- my dad took me to a game at Comisky. I was 1.

[Jiltedin2007]

@oddsox1919 When I grew up on Dodger Baseball living in Los Angeles, sorry to say, but the Dodger's Best Pitcher was Don Sutton. I really didn't get into Baseball until I was 12 years old. Back in the days of Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey did I begin to follow the Dodgers. How I would have loved to be born 20 years earlier to have seen Sandy Koufax in action.

[Fairfield1466]

 Doesn't get better than Koufax and Scully

[VanGoghsEar1890]

The youngest person ever elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame at 37. He was by far the greatest left handed pitcher I ever saw, and probably anyone ever saw. I was also fortunate to have seen who I think was the greatest righty; Bob Gibson. The most exciting player, and best non-pitcher, I ever saw; Willie Mays. What a great period to grow up in Chicago for a baseball fan. Aaron, Mantel, Banks, Williams, Brock, Yastrzemski, Marichal, Robinson, McCovey, Bench, Morgan, Rose, Seaver, Jenkins, Schmidt

[NYVoice]

,,,and what a period it was. Just thinking of their faces on my baseball cards, I remember how fortunate we were to have lived through such a rich, pure period of great talent. I was at an Albuquerque Dukes game in 83 (triple a, Dodgers) and I was a few rows back near third base and this silver haired guy was walking nearby with a smile on his face saying hi to the fans in the seats. He looked so familiar but it wasn't until the next day that a guy on the radio mentioned it was Koufax! Aha!

[vintagezigg]

If Only Michelangelo could come back from the grave and sculpt one more masterpiece, it would be Sandy Koufax's magnificent delivery.

[TheSpizer]

I actually met him a few months ago. He's such a great man, looks great and is very down to Earth. Hearing this audio really makes me smile, because it honestly couldn't have happened to a greater guy

[Darkrunner1975]

Hey! Guess what assholes?

I am only 35 years old. I never got to see him pitch. The last thing I want to see whilst listening to this is you idiots arguing about religion.

Shut your suck,

[KNpoorman]

vin scully is the best. Felt like i was right there the whole time

[Scoclamor]

@MrSportsFellow How many more no hitters (maybe perfect game, well we're at it) would Koufax have pitched if he pitched until 40 something?

[UntoldBillions]

on the eve of the 1963 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers a jewish sportswriter from New York City broke the story that neither birth parent of Sandy Koufax was jewish. Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun) had German parents and then his mother re-married to a jewish lawyer named Koufax when he was about 10 years old. Current shortstop David Eckstein also is German and not jewish. Sandy Koufax was jewish only thru conversion just like Rod Carew and Sammy Davis Jr

[mvpdda]

Scully and Koufax.....the best ever...

[UntoldBillions]

neither one jewish.

[scarface331]

Vin Scully is simply the best, better than Mel Allen, Red Barber, Jack Buck, Jerry Coleman - this coming from a Yankees fan. This call is legendary and should be studied by aspiring sportscasters.

[doowaditti]

@scarface331 From the time I became a baseball fan I was a Giants fan....living in the San Fernando Valley. I even went to a Wednesday night game at  Chaves Ravine

to see Drysdale vs Marichal....53,000 people.13 innings.Both pitchers went the distance plus.

[TwoGiantLeftFeet]

Vinny is still great.

[leeerw]

this is baseball. why bring religion or politics into the park? who care whether Sandy was jewish or not. he was a great pitcher, not a great Jew nor a great Gentile. please leave your petty thoughts on religion and ethnicity at home!

[SteelyDug]

I was at this game..... Only 12 years old at the time

[purleses]

Koufax was a German born Sanford Braun. When he was about 10 his mother re-married to a jew named Irving Koufax. Sandy wasn't jewish really.

[loyaldude10]

@purleses -I thought his mother was jewish. He grew up on same block as comedian Buddy hackett--in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn,

[purleses]

on the eve of the 1963 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers a jewish sportswriter from New York broke the story that neither of Sandy Koufax's birth parents were jewish. Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun) had Germanic parents and then his mother re-married to a jewish lawyer named Koufax when he was about 10 years old. Current shortstop David Eckstein also is German and not jewish. Sandy Koufax was jewish only thru conversion just like Rod Carew and Sammy Davis Jr.

[loyaldude10]

@purleses ---never heard this b4. But interesting---Sandy's features are so Jewish appearing, rather than German. You can tell by lookin at Eckstein that he is Germanic origin.Also---Braun could be jewish or German name---many of them were similar, and Sanford was certainly more popular among Jews than Germans. But who knows??

[nakedBison69]

antisemites will resort to any trick to discredit Jews, including denying that great people like Sandy Koufax are Jewish. But of course the real truth is that Sandy Koufax is 100% Jewish

[nakedBison69]

antisemites will resort to any trick to discredit Jews, including denying that great people like Sandy Koufax are Jewish. But of course the real truth is that Sandy Koufax is 100% Jewish

[herbiesnerd]

Awesome to hear this. I was 3 weeks shy of my 7th birthday. My dad told me this was the only game of the entire season that we went to. He took me and mom and left the sisters with the babysitter. I don't remember much about the game at the time, but I will always remember how Dodger stadium went crazy at the end. You used to be able to rent seat cushions back then and everyone was throwing their seat cushions like frisbie's out onto the field. I just played this for my dad who is 80 now!

[tatomuck18]

Why arent they taking down all the NBA basketball, NFL football, hockey games off Youtube??

The ones recorded and aired on tv are all on youtube and nobody is taking them down!! There is NO MLB games or highlights on youtube? Just stupid pictures like this or idiots camcorders at the ballpark.

[MrSportsFellow]

@tatomuck18 MLB has a stricter policy on sharing their multimedia(including tv and radio calls). This particular radio call isn't owned by them, so they can't take it down. As far as I know, there is no video of this game, so that explains the pictures with this radio call. Its a shame but at least we have the great Scully calling this one.

[cstrnutt2004]

@MrSportsFellow And that is all we need, just scully and his eloquent voice will suffice

[cstrnutt2004]

@MrSportsFellow And that is all we need, just scully and his eloquent voice

[oaxaca911]

@MrSportsFellow why are people giving u thumbs up? i guessing they don't want to see mlb videos...?

[cooljason2]

@tatomuck18 calm down

[cooljason2]

calm down

[uselessjoe]

Koufax threw so many wild pitches when he came up it was nearly amazing he finally got his control. and as we all know; the greatest lefty ever...

[franklinrocks1]

NO ONE had a better five year period than Koufax - he is the best pitcher EVER. Had he stayed anywhere near healthy, he would have owned every record possible. Dont send me any responses. Case closed. The best EVER. EVER.

[loyaldude10]

@franklinrocks1 --could not agree more---thos e 5 straight yrs---4 no hitters. Another eason for so much of his success was that those Dodger teams were the weakest ever for a pennant winner/contender. The 1965 hitting was downright awful---worst in baseball. Pitcher Drysdale was by far best pinch hitter. Made Sandy and Don bear down that much harder---if they gave up as much as a run or 2--good chace they would lose.

[graciemaemarie11]

@franklinrocks1 so darn right. he was the king

[MrMichaels75]

I just finished a fascinating book written by June Leavy on Sandy, Every other chapter is a description of one inning of this game. Her description of Vin's calling in the 9th is right on, I grew up with Harry Carray and Jack Buck. Vin is right there with them, one of the best, a true classic.

[jpbgolfpa2]

Thank you as well. I listened to the entire game that night and scored it. I also got a recording of that last inning. Unfortunately it was lost, so I am grateful to have found it. Listening to Vin Scully calling Dodger games on the radio (KFI) was what we did while cruising around in our cars. It was part of life in LA in those days.

[almeidaal]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! I was 13 years old and remember this night like it was yesterday. Listening to this brings chills to my spine and tears to my eyes. Those were the Glory Days of L.A. baseball.

[mhz23]

Don't worry about the images. Listening to Vin Scully's play-by-play is more than enough! Thanks for posting!

[cjk9013]

@mhz23 yep. thanks for posting.

[OlBenny]

What a Great Rivalry between the Dodgers and the Giants back in the day! I wonder if there is any Vidieo around when Juan Maricial hit Johnny Roseboro over the head with his bat! Roseboro threw the ball back to the pitcher and according to Juan the ball grazed his ear and Juan nailed him right on top of the head with his bat! What a moment! What a Rivalry!

[doowaditti]

@OlBenny Hey my friend,I lived in The Valley '61 to' 66 but became a Giants fan (Willie Mays was my man),but I listened to most Dodgers games on my transistor radio,and I heard this one against the Cubs.....Koufax was THE Greatest!!!!

[donn205]

someone has got to take his pitching footage and figure out how fast he was throwing. no one knows for sure 105mph sometimes??

[MrHaroldG2000]

"Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork."

Willie Stargell

[yrhodesian]

I am so glad to see that not one person

disputes that sandy and vinny are the greatest. I remember mlb network had some show about greates pitching seasons ever.They put sandy's '65 season 5th or 6th. That wasn't even his greatest season. ' 63 or ' 66 was. Take into consideration he recieved very little run support, in an era with some great hitting teams. And man, all those complete games. But the one thing that I didn't see mentioned above was. What a

class act he was. No ego.Fantastic111

[Gilyslas]

As a kid I grew up going to Dodger Stadium and

see the Classic Dodgers. Koufax, Padres, Drysdale, Maury Wills, Ron Fairly.

Sandy was the best of the best and a beautiful

man to this day. Check out the latest interview

with Joe Torre and Sandy.

[jbowen43]

Hendley pitched a one hitter and lost to a perfect game. Almost as unlucky as Harvey Haddix

[kirbycol4]

I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five!

—Yogi Berra, commenting on Koufax's Game 1 performance in the 1963 World Series

[MrHaroldG2000]

"He didn't. We lost them for him."

—Maury Wills, in response to Berra's comment

[kirbycol4]

"I knew every pitch he was going to throw and still I couldn't hit him."

— Willie Mays

[encinostalgia]

What a moment! What a call!

Thank you!!

[mervie2]

Koufax was the preeminent artist in baseball history.

[maxcath]

Thank you for posting this. Sandy Koufax retired five years before I was born, but he IS, in my opinion, the greatest pitcher ever! Not to mention the greatest broadcaster ever is calling his perfect game!

[greenwoodtea]

SANDY KOUFAX>>>>>>

The Best pitcher since WW2.....no one close. Not even in the same ball park.

Not Ford, Not Spahn, Not Maddox, Not Palmer, Not seaver, Not anyone.

[doowaditti]

Not even Bo or Ryan?Just kidding....

Sandy was the best,even in the relatively short time he pitched. It was amazing how the Dodgers won the league and the Series with the lowest team batting average and I think lowest slugging pctg.....fewest homeruns etc.But the team era was very low....now I have to go and research the stats on that.

[Gerkinstock]

Pedro Martinez was.

[bennyvega100]

This is one of the greatest moments in baseball. Koufax is the greatest! And Scully is so cool and relaxed. I love it! LONG LIVE KOUFAX!

[doowaditti]

@bennyvega100

When I became a baseball fan (I guess from the age of awareness...7 yrs on up)I happened to live in San Fernando ,but I loved the San Francisco Giants.I did see several games at Chaves Ravine .(By the way,I listened to this game on my transistor radio.Correct me if Iam wrong,it was against the Cubs and they pitched a 1 hitter) anyway,I Think Koufax is THE greatest pitcher of all time.

[bennyvega100]

@doowaditti

Right on man, Sandy IS the best. Yes you're right it was against the Cubs and there was only one hit by the Dodgers. It was a double no-hitter into the late innings.

[jimjoyce25]

Vin seems so calm it sounds as if there's no doubt in his mind that the perfect game is in the bag.

[bennyvega100]

@jimjoyce25

He has called Koufax for years and is so cool in his broadcast...he knows it's perfect :)

[doowaditti]

Hey bennyvega100

I love ya man

but i am a die hard Giants fan.

(SANDY was my idol ...don't tell anyone).

Juan Marichal #2

[FrsBigeasy]

Sandy Koufax the best Pitcher of the 2nd Half of the 20th Century & he didn't even win 200 Games.

[gvalley07]

Living in SoCal at the time my father got comp tickets to Dodger games from his company. He went to this game and always talked about "how boring it was". He was not a big baseball fan but loved freebies. Me being a huge baseball fan could not understand how he could not appreciate a perfect game. In the history of the national pastime how many people have actually attended a perfect game at the major league level? I would have been on the edge of my seat!

[belitnakoff]

I can't believe anyone would be bored at this game. It was so dramatic. Vin Scully was great in those days.

[doowaditti]

@gvalley07

I know the feeling,my dad was English and my mother Scottish,and I was 6 mos old when we came to the USA.Lived in the Valley in the early 60's but for some reason I loved the SF Giants...Willie Mays is the reason,I guess.But I do love Sandy Koufax,and Drysdale,and even Osteen.

I hate the Dodgers......but I kinda hava soft spot in my heart for the 60's Dodgers

[davidgee100]

Beautiful

[EMCEMITCH]

koufax vs marichal--those were the days

[ibgamer]

Vin Scully is truly an amazing person

[JerrySPsy]

The guy pitches a perfect game and all your guys can think of it to compliment the guy calling the game? What about the great job the ball boy did? And how about that popcorn guy? And the way that guy at the entrance ripped my ticket in half?

[ibgamer]

In no way am I trying to take away this immense feat but the way Vin calls a game has not changed in the last forty years, and is truly a gift to every dodger fan if not baseball fan in the world.

[tahoepoet]

@JerrySPsy

Well, Scully as an announcer is on a par with Koufax the pitcher. A treat to hear him.. brings the whole game alive, don't you agree? He has a way of painting an audio masterpiece -- listen to the way he puts things (i.e. "29,000 fans and a million butterflies")

[KNpoorman]

it is awesome to hear how he pitched these hitters in such a high pressure situation. and Vin Scully knows EXACTLY how to call a ballgame...thanks for thiis my friend

[halbie71]

I was at this game September 9, 1965. My Dad, my Uncle Carl & myself, we sat in the top deck. I was 12 years old at the time. Bob Henley of the Cubs pitched a one-hitter. If I remember correctly, Lou Johnson of the Dodgers was the only one on base that night, a walk & a single. He scored on an error if I remember correctly. I was a big Koufax fan & this was the only time I saw him pitch in person. What a thrill I'll never forget!!

[ShunyamNiketana]

This is great, MrSportsFellow. No need to apologize for the still images. Scully's play by play combined with the still shots makes for almost an art museum visit. This is a special piece of baseball history. I just love how Koufax K's the last six in a row.

(I saw him pitch in '65, but he was pulled after Mays homered off him.)

[pfinlay]

Was this at the game where Marichal hit Roseboro?

[ShunyamNiketana]

Yes it was. We bought the tickets in the spring, assuming it would be an important game for both teams. The fight was bizarre. Mays homered off Koufax after the fight, three batters later. I think it was the same inning.

Mays didn't have great career success against Koufax, but in this game he homered off him and later singled off a reliever. Unexpected was how "Cap" Peterson, a guy who hit about 13 HRs over his career, hit a solo shot off Koufax in the first inning.

[Farfendugle]

My father was at this game. Wish I was too.

[KNpoorman]

im in the same boat. worse yet i always have to hear about it

[bbigjohnson]

This was a 1-0 game and it is also in the record books because there was only one base hit, a double in the 6th inning by Lou Johnson. The Dodgers scored their run earlier in the game without a hit: Walk, Sac. bunt, SB and a throwing error on the Cubs catcher. You can see the scoreboard at the end and the Dodgers have 1 run 1 hit. This was typical for them around 1965-66, one run was a big inning!

[bbigjohnson]

Vin Scully says he lets the crowd roar because that's why he listened to a game when he was a kid. He didn't care who was playing. He said he kept giving the time because baseball is a timeless sport,no clock, and you never run out of time. I'm too young to remember Koufax, his stats are awesome. I've had "The Baseball Life of Sandy Koufax" paperback since 6thgrade (1974). Scully isn't even mentioned in the title of this video but many comments mention him. Shows how much he means to fans.

[ripperduck]

He is the greatest, simply amazing for the last five years of his career.

[KNpoorman]

i was thinking exactly that, most other broadcasters would continue to blab over the roar of the crowd but it should be as vin does it.

[marcotor949]

Please note the legendary Vin, who I have listened to all my life, knows when to NOT talk.

40+ seconds of SILENCE, and the crowd cheering for Koufax.

Any other broadcaster would babble on about the historic moment. Koufax, Torborg, the perfect game, blah blah blah. Vin let the moment speak for itself-classy and classic!

Thanks Vin, for being the voice of baseball (and class) in Los Angeles broadcasting.

[bobbyewing311]

wow........ Vin Scully sounds exactly the same... Best broadcaster of all time.. you can close your eyes and listen to his voice and it's like you are sitting right behind the plate..

[Enygma702]

Vin and Sandy. The best at what they do, no questions asked.

[415Riggs]

my dad graduated in 1960 mom in 1970 vin was broadcasting then and still is for 1 more year here in los angeles. what a treasure. one of the last pieces of americana that we still have. my sons will know of the legend that is vin scully!!!

[415Riggs]

a cubs fan growing up in los angeles. vin was always on the radio. he is the voice of baseball!!!

[thewisemann]

Sandy was the best ever. Vin is a great artist as well. Vin has been doing this for over 50 years now!

[graverobber35]

Jane Leavy wrote a book about this perfect game. Included in the pages is a biogra[hy of Koufax.

The book is interesting in the way the game is presented. One chapter will be about the perfect game , the next paragraph  will be biography.

Read it.

[DejawoostA]

The greatest pitcher of all time pitching to the voice of the greatest broadcaster of all time

[Baruchyoseph8]

This will give goosepimples to anyone who listens .... unbelievable !

[tpenslar]

My mother has instructed me to write in this thread that Vin Scully rocks. As a first-time listener, I must wholeheartedly agree.

Vin Scully rocks indeed.

[hoosierlooker]

Gee, the Cubs sucked back then as well...

[TheFRiNgEguitars]

Thank you for posting this video. There will never be another Sandy Koufax. It's so different now with limited pitch counts, high salaries, and we can never go back. We will never again see pitchers throw 20 to 30 COMPLETE games per season, work 300+ innings, and remain serviceable... just incredible!

[dasgdasg]

Never be another Vin Scully, either.

[SimpleStuff31]

they say randy johnson may be the last mlb pitcher ever to reach 300 victories because pitchers dont want to go as long in games. im good at pitching and i love going the distance, i dont know why pitchers dont want to.

[loyaldude10]

@TheFRiNgEguitars -Koufax dominated from 1962-65 like no other pitcher. Too bad his delivery caused hisarm trouble. He used to pitch in tremendous pain. If they had arthro scopic surgery back then, he could have amassed a lot more wins

[OCdodgerfan88]

@TheFRiNgEguitars Pitchers are babied these days.

[bsd987]

this is how radio commentating is supposed to be.

[hotncold80]

best pichter of all time

[marcoaguzmanjr]

The best Mexican sportscaster of all times, Pedro "El Mago" Septien, once said "To throw a perfect game is written in the book of life... even before the pitcher is born". I couldn't agree more. Throwing a perfect game is arguably one of the greatest achievements any man could ever accomplish in his lifetime. It's even harder to win than a Nobel Prize or a Fields Medal.