As we approach Friday's 12th World Series matchup between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, it's only fitting that we take a look at some of the most memorable performances from both teams to date.
The Yankees entered the 1963 World Series looking for their third straight championship.
The problem for New York was that it had to deal with Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax.
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After the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1963 World Series, pitcher Sandy Koufax and the crowd erupted in jubilation. (Getty Images)
The Dodgers left-handed pitcher was coming off a regular season in which he became the first unanimous National League Cy Young Award winner in history.
Koufax not only won the Cy Young Award in 1963, but was also named National League MVP. The man known as “God's left arm'' pitched 311 innings during the regular season, posting a record of 25 wins, 5 losses, an ERA of 1.88, and 20 complete games.
So was Koufax in the World Series against the Yankees. Koufax pitched a complete game in Game 1, striking out 15 batters, giving the Dodgers a 5-2 victory and setting the record for most strikeouts in a World Series game at the time.
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Sandy Coe of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after striking out 15 after his team's 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York, on October 2, 1963. fax. (James Drake/Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals legend Bob Gibson broke Koufax's record by shutting out 17 batters in the 1968 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.
The Dodgers led 3-0 in the series and once again turned to Koufax to get the win. The left-hander pitched another complete game, allowing one run in the 9th inning and striking out eight batters, leading to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers.
For his dominant performance, Koufax was named World Series MVP. He posted a 2-0 record with a 1.50 ERA, 23 strikeouts, and 2 complete games.
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Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax before Game 1 of the NLDS between Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
The Yankees will send ace Gerrit Cole to the mound for Game 1, while Jack Flaherty is scheduled to start for the Dodgers.
Game 1 begins Friday at 8pm ET on FOX.
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