Sandy Koufax Perfect Game Box Score

The most dominant pitcher of the sixties had three no hitters under his belt and they had each come in consecutive seasons. This year he pitched his fourth and final no-hitter which turned out to be the best of his career.

"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." - Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax Perfect Game Box Score

Sandy Koufax

September 9, 1965 at Dodger Stadium

Hitting & Fielding Notes

Chicago Cubs
NAME POS AB R H RBI

Don Young

cf 3 0 0 0

Glenn Beckert

2b 3 0 0 0

Billy Williams

rf 3 0 0 0

Ron Santo

3b 3 0 0 0

Ernie Banks

1b 3 0 0 0

Byron Browne

lf 3 0 0 0

Chris Krug

c 3 0 0 0

Don Kessinger

ss 2 0 0 0

   a-Joey Amalfitano

ph 1 0 0 0

Bob Hendley

p 2 0 0 0

   b-Harvey Kuenn

ph 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 0 0 0

 

Los Angeles Dodgers
NAME POS AB R H RBI

Maury Wills

ss 3 0 0 0

Jim Gilliam

3b 3 0 0 0

   John Kennedy

3b 0 0 0 0

Willie Davis

cf 3 0 0 0

Lou Johnson

lf 2 1 1 0

Ron Fairly

rf 2 0 0 0

Jim Lefebvre

2b 3 0 0 0

   Dick Tracewski

2b 0 0 0 0

Wes Parker

1b 3 0 0 0

Jeff Torborg

c 3 0 0 0

Sandy Koufax

p 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 1 1 0

a: Struck out for Kessinger in the 9th inning.
b: Struck out for Hendley in the 9th inning.

Double: Johnson.
Error
: Krug.
Left On Base
: Los Angeles 1.
Sacrifice: Fairly.
Stolen Base: Johnson.

Line Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Chicago

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Los Angeles

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 1 0

Pitching Notes

Chicago Cubs
NAME IP H R ER BB SO

Bob Hendley

8.0 1 1 0 1 3

 

Los Angeles Dodgers
NAME IP H R ER BB SO

Sandy Koufax

9.0 0 0 0 0 14

Losing Pitcher: Hendley (2-3).
Winning Pitcher: Koufax (22-7).

Game Notes

Attendance: 29,139.
Length of Game: 1:43.
Umpires: HP: Ed Vargo, 1B: Chris Pelekoudas, 2B: Bill Jackowski, 3B: Paul Pryor.

Sandy Koufax Perfect Game Box Score



The final batter of the game was Harvey Kuenn who struck out. Did you know that on May 11, 1963, Sandy Koufax threw his second no-hitter and the final batter retired during that gem was also Harvey Kuenn?

Bob Hendley allowed only one hit during the game which set up a record for least amount of hits during a nine inning game by both teams.

Sandy Koufax would finish the 1965 season twenty-six and eight. In 1966, he would finish twenty-seven and nine then retire from baseball.