Sandy Koufax turns 77 today. On October 6th, 1965 the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the World Series. Sandy Koufax was the greatest pitcher in the game. He refused to pitch in Game 1 because October 6th was also Yom Kippur. Below is a great article on Koufax and that decision not to pitch that day. {The Dodgers would go on to lose that game-but would win the World Series} The article is from The Atlantic and written by Alan Siegel.
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