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

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

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

The problem for New York was it had to woody pinch Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax.

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Pitcher Sandy Koufax and nan crowd erupt pinch joyousness aft a Los Angeles Dodgers triumph successful nan 1963 World Series. (Getty Images)

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

Koufax not only won nan Cy Young successful 1963. He was besides named nan National League MVP. The man nicknamed "The Left Arm of God" was 25-5 pinch a 1.88 ERA successful 311 innings sounded pinch 20 complete games successful nan regular season. 

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

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

St. Louis Cardinals fable Bob Gibson collapsed Koufax’s grounds erstwhile he struck retired 17 batters successful a complete crippled shutout against nan Detroit Tigers successful nan 1968 World Series.

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

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

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

The Yankees are sending ace Gerrit Cole to nan mound successful Game 1, while Jack Flaherty will get nan commencement for nan Dodgers. 

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

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