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1965 World Series: Sandy Koufax's visit to St. Paul synagogue a matter of faith – Twin Cities
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Sandy Koufax, Yom Kippur and the 1965 World Series - Sports Illustrated
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Sandy Koufax – Society for American Baseball Research
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Sandy Koufax PSA AutographFacts℠
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Fifty years later, Sandy Koufax still stirs up emotions of Jewish baseball fans, Los Angeles Dodgers
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1965 World Series: Sandy Koufax's visit to St. Paul synagogue a matter of faith – Twin Cities
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This week in Jewish history Future Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax declines to pitch Game One of World Series on Yom Kippur - World Jewish Congress
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Happy 83rd birthday to the great Sandy Koufax. From 1963 to 1966 he went 97-27 with an 1.86 ERA. In 1,192 innings he struck out 1,228 batters. He threw for 89 complete
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy: 9780060195335: Leavy, Jane: Books
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Op-Ed: They say you shouldn't meet your heroes — but they weren't talking about Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Times