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Sandy Koufax is a MLB baseball player. He was born on December 30, 1935

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Also Known As	Sanford Braun • Sanford Koufax
Born	December 30, 1935 (age 88) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Baseball Hall of Fame (1971) • Cy Young Award (1966) • Cy Young Award (1965) • Cy Young Award (1963) • Most Valuable Player (1963) • Cy Young Award (x3) • Triple Crown (x3) • World Series MVP (x2) • seven-time All-Star • Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 1972) • 5x ERA leader • 3 World Series championships • 1x MVP
College	Columbia University (New York, NY); University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Height/Weight	6 ft 2 inches, 210 lb (188 cm, 95 kg)
Batting Hand	right
Throwing Hand	left
Debut Date	June 24, 1955
Last Game	October 2, 1966
Jersey Number	32 (1958-1966, Los Angeles Dodgers) • 32 (1955-1957, Brooklyn Dodgers)
Position	pitcher
Earned Run Average	2.76
Games Played	397
Games Started	314
Innings Pitched	2,324.10
Losses	87
Saves	9
Strikeouts	2,396
Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched	1.106
Wins	165

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Sandy Koufax was 6 ft 2 inches, 210 lb (188 cm, 95 kg).

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Sandy Koufax was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

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Sandy Koufax struck out 2,396 batters during his career.

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Sandy Koufax had 165 wins during his career.

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Sandy Koufax had a career earned run average of 2.76.

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Sandy Koufax played pitcher.

When was Sandy Koufax born?

Sandy Koufax was born on December 30, 1935.

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