Sandy Koufax
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4. Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers (1965) sat out Game 1 to observe Yom Kippur. The Dodgers fell behind 2-0 after committing three errors in their Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. They series was tied before Koufax took the mound again for Game 5. He notched 10 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout against the 102-win squad. In Game 6, Koufax went back to work on just two days' rest. He struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout. He allowed three hits and three walks in a 2-0 win. Sandy Koufax on the mound during the fifth game of the World Series in 1965. (AP Photo)
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Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, left, throws the ceremonial first pitch to former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants on Friday, April 4, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
