Thus the legend of Koufax’s “devil or angel” fastball began in informal games in Brooklyn. So much seemed undone in his life: his father gone; his college career snapped by the lure of ...

He suggested Koufax take some speed off his fastball to gain better control. ... Dodger who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game before managerial career, dies at 83. Jan. 19, 2025.

He suggested that Koufax take some speed off his fastball to gain better control. Koufax, who had been plagued with control problems before then, went on to be cement his name in baseball history.

Fifty years ago on October 6, at the tender age of 30, Sandy Koufax bowed out of baseball. From 1962 to 1966, the Dodgers star had been an astonishing force in the sport, offering a five-year run ...