Baseball Almanac - Box Score of No Hitter by Sandy Koufax

Box Score of No Hitter by Sandy Koufax

The most dominant pitcher of the sixties finally found the control he needed to pitch his first no-hit game. Sandy Koufax was twenty-six during this no-hitter and his wildness still shown on occassion as he walked five and escaped close calls on a few occassions and was saved by two double plays. In previous years he had lost some of his command during late innings, but that never surfaced as he mowed down thirteen batters on his way to his first no-hit game.

"To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do." - Sandy Koufax

No Hitter Box Score
June 30, 1962
Dodger Stadium

Name Pos AB R H RBI

Richie Ashburn lf 3 0 0 0

Rod Kanehl 3b 4 0 0 0

Felix Mantilla 2b 3 0 0 0

Frank Thomas 1b 2 0 0 0

Cliff Cook rf 3 0 0 0

Jim Hickman cf 3 0 0 0

Elio Chacon ss 2 0 0 0

Chris Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0

Robert L. Miller p 2 0 0 0

Ray Daviault p 0 0 0 0

Gene Woodling ph 0 0 0 0

Joe Christopher pr 0 0 0 0

Totals 25 0 0 0

Name Pos AB R H RBI

Maury Wills ss 5 0 1 0

Jim Gilliam 3b 3 0 1 0

Willie Davis cf 4 1 2 0

Tommy Davis lf 4 1 2 1

Ron Fairly 1b-rf 3 1 0 0

Frank Howard rf 3 2 2 2

Tim Harkness 1b 0 0 0 0

Johnny Roseboro c 3 0 1 2

Larry Burright 2b 4 0 2 0

Sandy Koufax p 4 0 0 0

Totals 33 5 11 5

Hitting & Fielding Notes

Double: Roseboro.
Doubple Plays: New York 1, Los Angeles 2.
Home Run: Howard.
Left On Base: New York 3, Los Angeles 10.
Stolen Bases: T.Davis, W.Davis, Wills.
Triples: W.Davis.

Line Score
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	x	5	11	0

Name IP H R ER BB SO

Robert L. Miller (L) .2 5 4 4 1 0

Ray Daviault 7.1 6 1 1 5 7

Name IP H R ER BB SO

Sandy Koufax (W) 9 0 0 0 5 13

Pitching Notes

Wild Pitch: Daviault.

Game Notes

Attendance: 29,797.
Umpires: Steiner, Boggess, Landes, Smith.
Length of game: 2:46.

Did you know that during the first inning Sandy Koufax also recorded a fabulous feat when he threw only nine pitches and all nine were strikes?

Two time batting champion Richie Ashburn almost ended it all during the sixth inning when he hit a sharp line drive into left field. The ball was lost in the lights by Tommy Davis who barely recovered and made a spectacular catch preserving the no hitter!

Ninth inning play-by-play: Sandy Koufax walked pinch hitter Gene Woodling. He was replaced by the speedy pinch runner Joe Christopher as Richie Ashburn strided to the plate. With a 1-1 count, Ashburn hammered a ball down the left field line that barely curved foul at the last possible moment. Ashburn then hit a hard liner to Maury Wills who stepped on second for the first out. Rod Kanehl came to the plate next and on a 0-2 count he hit an infield ball to Jim Gilliam who threw to Wills for the second out. Felix Mantilla was the Mets last chance and he swung hard at a high fastball with a 2-1 count. The ball took a hard bounce and forced Wills deep who leaped high and barely caught it. Kanehl was running hard from first and Wills threw accurately to Larry Burright at second for the final out!

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