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A no-hitter is common enough that, as of April 9, 2021, every Major League Baseball team has had a pitcher accomplish the feat. Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game, for the Dodgers. There has been one perfect game thrown by a Dodgers pitcher. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as occurring ...
Sandy Koufax's number 32 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972. Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, his first year of eligibility. At 36 years and 20 days old, he became the youngest person ever elected, five months younger than Lou Gehrig was at the time of his special election in December 1939.
Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers . A left-handed starting pitcher , Kershaw has spent his entire MLB career with the Dodgers since debuting in 2008.
There wouldn’t be another Koufax, of course. Just as there wouldn’t be another Kershaw. But, at times, they would intersect.
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Sandy Koufax led the National League in ERA for five consecutive seasons (1962–1966); Koufax' five awards are the most won consecutively by any player and are tied for the most awards by a player in the National League with Christy Mathewson and Clayton Kershaw.
Sandy Koufax accomplished many incredible feats during his Dodgers career, but Clayton Kershaw's longevity has allowed him to eclipse the Hall of Famer.
Ryan holds the record for most no-hitters in a career, with seven. Sandy Koufax is second on the list with four no-hitters. The first black pitcher to toss a no-hitter was Sam Jones who did it for the Chicago Cubs in 1955. The first Latin pitcher to throw one was San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal in 1963.