Dodgers' Blake Snell has legitimately turned into Sandy Koufax originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The thing that often gets lost in baseball history about Sandy Koufax is how fleeting he really was.

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LOS ANGELES — For baseball aficionados, the name Sandy Koufax is almost mythical. In the 1960s, Koufax put together what is generally considered the greatest span of five seasons for a pitcher in Major League history. And 60 years ago, Sept. 9, 1965 ...

The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning when Max Muncy sent Quinn Priester’s cut-fastball 404 feet to center field, potentially over the center-field wall for a grand slam. Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick leaped, brought the ball back, but it bounced off the wall back into his glove.

On Sept. 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers needed every bit of Koufax’s brilliance as Bob Hendley also turned in a gem that evening. Los Angeles broke through in the fifth ...

LOS ANGELES — For baseball aficionados, the name Sandy Koufax is almost mythical. In the 1960s Koufax put together what is generally considered the greatest span of five seasons for a pitcher in Major League history. And 60 years ago, Sept. 9, 1965 ...

Alas, the ball was never caught, as it grazed the wall between Frelick bobbles, making it a force play at home. And somehow, the Brewers made 8-6-2 from about 400 feet away a reality, Hernández sliding in just late as William Contreras recognized the situation and stretched like a first baseman to ensure the out.