1972 Event Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn 1972 Event Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Event Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow 1966 Event Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner 1966 Event Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years 1966 Event Sandy Koufax pitches 3rd 300-strikeout season 1966 Event Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers 1965 Event Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously 1965 Event Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins 1965 Event Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 1965 Event Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0) 1964 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 1964 Event Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches 1964 Event Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk 1963 Event Sandy Koufax wins NL MVP award 1963 Event Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award 1963 Event Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0 1962 Event Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game 1961 Event Sandy Koufax sets NL strikeout season record at 269 1959 Event Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean's NL mark of 18 strikeouts in a game 1959 Event Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax) 1955 Event Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts 1955 Event Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax 1935 Birthday Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967