Just how great was Sandy Koufax in game 1 of the 1963 World Series? Here is a 50-point breakdown of Sandy's performance:
1) Number of strikeouts: 15
2) Number of walks: 3
3) Number of hits: 6
4) Number of runs allowed: 2
5) Number of earned runs allowed: 2
6) Number of homeruns allowed: 1 (Tommy Tresh)
7) Number of batters faced: 36
8) Number of double plays opponents hit into: 0
9) Number of pinch-hitters faced: 3
10) Number of pinch-hitters fanned: 3
11) Hits allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
12) Hits allowed in last 4.1 innings: 6
13) Walks allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
14) Walks allowed in last 4.1 inning: 3
15) Runs allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
16) Runs allowed in last 4.1 innings: 2
17) Strikeouts in the first 4.2 innings: 10
18) Strikeouts in the last 4.1 innings: 5
19) Strikeouts looking in the game: 3
20) Strikeouts swinging in the game: 12
21) Number of times striking out the side: 2
22) Number of innings with at least 1 K: 8
23) Number of innings without at least 1 K: 1 (6th)
24) Strikeout breakdown by innings:
1st, 3 (3 batters faced)
2nd, 2 (3 batters faced)
3rd, 1 (3 batters faced)
4th, 3 (3 batters faced)
5th, 2 (6 batters faced)
6th, 0 (5 batters faced)
7th, 1 (3 batters faced)
8th, 2 (6 batters faced)
9th, 1 (4 batters faced)
25) Strikeout breakdown by batters:
Tony Kubek (SS), 2 in 4 AB
Bobby Richardson (2B), 3 in 3 AB
Tommy Tresh (LF), 2 in 3 AB
Mickey Mantle (CF), 2 in 3 AB
Roger Maris (RF), 1 in 4 AB
Elston Howard (C), 1 in 4 AB
Joe Pepitone (1B), 1 in 4 AB
Clete Boyer (3B), 0 in 4 AB
Whitey Ford (P), 0 in 1 AB
Hector Lopez (PH), 1 in 4 AB
Phil Linz (PH), 1 in 4 AB
Harry Bright (PH), 1 in 4 AB
26) Hit breakdown by innings:
1st, 0
2nd, 0
3rd, 0
4th, 0
5th, 3
6th, 0
7th, 0
8th, 2
9th, 1
27) Hit breakdown, by batters:
Tony Kubek, 1
Bobby Richardson, 0
Tommy Tresh, 1
Mickey Mantle, 0
Roger Maris, 0
Elston Howard, 1
Joe Pepitone, 1
Clete Boyer, 0
Whitey Ford, 0
Hector Lopez, 1
Phil Linz, 1
Harry Bright, 1
28) Walk breakdown by innings:
1st, 0
2nd, 0
3rd, 0
4th, 0
5th, 0
6th, 2
7th, 0
8th, 1
9th, 0
29) Walk breakdown by batters:
Kubek, 0 in 4 PA
Richardson, 1 in 4 PA
Tresh, 1 in 4 PA
Mantle, 1 in 4 PA
Maris, 0 in 4 PA
Howard, 0 in 4 PA
Pepitone, 0 in 4 PA
Boyer, 0 in 4 PA
Ford, 0 in 1 PA
Lopez, 0 in 1 PA
Linz, 0 in 1 PA
Bright, 0 in 1 PA
30) Number of ground outs, 3
31) Number of fly ball outs: 1 (Boyer, 9th)
32) Number of pop-ups, for outs (fair territory) : 3
33) Number of pop-ups, for outs (foul territory): 4
34) Number of line drive outs: 1 (Howard, 9th)
35) Number of sacrifice bunts: 0
36) Number of sacrifice flies: 0
37) Opponent's batting average against, game: .182
38) Opponent's batting average, first 4.2 innings: .000
39) Opponent's batting average, last 4.1 innings: .286
40) Opponent's on-base percentage, game: .273
41) Opponent's on-base percentage, first 4.1 innings: .000
42) Opponent's on-base percentage, last 4.2 innings: .409
43) Stolen bases allowed: 0
44) Caught stealing: 0
45) Game score: 79
46) Win probability added by pitcher: .211
47) Number of times Koufax batted himself: 4
48) Number of hits Koufax himself got: 0
49) Number of times Koufax himself struck out: 1
50) Number of times Koufax himself drew a walk: 0
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Golenbock, Peter. Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964. Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary, 2000. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <www.retrosheet.org>
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <https://en.wikipedia.org>.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 3 Oct 2013.
1) Number of strikeouts: 15
2) Number of walks: 3
3) Number of hits: 6
4) Number of runs allowed: 2
5) Number of earned runs allowed: 2
6) Number of homeruns allowed: 1 (Tommy Tresh)
7) Number of batters faced: 36
8) Number of double plays opponents hit into: 0
9) Number of pinch-hitters faced: 3
10) Number of pinch-hitters fanned: 3
11) Hits allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
12) Hits allowed in last 4.1 innings: 6
13) Walks allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
14) Walks allowed in last 4.1 inning: 3
15) Runs allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0
16) Runs allowed in last 4.1 innings: 2
17) Strikeouts in the first 4.2 innings: 10
18) Strikeouts in the last 4.1 innings: 5
19) Strikeouts looking in the game: 3
20) Strikeouts swinging in the game: 12
21) Number of times striking out the side: 2
22) Number of innings with at least 1 K: 8
23) Number of innings without at least 1 K: 1 (6th)
24) Strikeout breakdown by innings:
1st, 3 (3 batters faced)
2nd, 2 (3 batters faced)
3rd, 1 (3 batters faced)
4th, 3 (3 batters faced)
5th, 2 (6 batters faced)
6th, 0 (5 batters faced)
7th, 1 (3 batters faced)
8th, 2 (6 batters faced)
9th, 1 (4 batters faced)
25) Strikeout breakdown by batters:
Tony Kubek (SS), 2 in 4 AB
Bobby Richardson (2B), 3 in 3 AB
Tommy Tresh (LF), 2 in 3 AB
Mickey Mantle (CF), 2 in 3 AB
Roger Maris (RF), 1 in 4 AB
Elston Howard (C), 1 in 4 AB
Joe Pepitone (1B), 1 in 4 AB
Clete Boyer (3B), 0 in 4 AB
Whitey Ford (P), 0 in 1 AB
Hector Lopez (PH), 1 in 4 AB
Phil Linz (PH), 1 in 4 AB
Harry Bright (PH), 1 in 4 AB
26) Hit breakdown by innings:
1st, 0
2nd, 0
3rd, 0
4th, 0
5th, 3
6th, 0
7th, 0
8th, 2
9th, 1
27) Hit breakdown, by batters:
Tony Kubek, 1
Bobby Richardson, 0
Tommy Tresh, 1
Mickey Mantle, 0
Roger Maris, 0
Elston Howard, 1
Joe Pepitone, 1
Clete Boyer, 0
Whitey Ford, 0
Hector Lopez, 1
Phil Linz, 1
Harry Bright, 1
28) Walk breakdown by innings:
1st, 0
2nd, 0
3rd, 0
4th, 0
5th, 0
6th, 2
7th, 0
8th, 1
9th, 0
29) Walk breakdown by batters:
Kubek, 0 in 4 PA
Richardson, 1 in 4 PA
Tresh, 1 in 4 PA
Mantle, 1 in 4 PA
Maris, 0 in 4 PA
Howard, 0 in 4 PA
Pepitone, 0 in 4 PA
Boyer, 0 in 4 PA
Ford, 0 in 1 PA
Lopez, 0 in 1 PA
Linz, 0 in 1 PA
Bright, 0 in 1 PA
30) Number of ground outs, 3
31) Number of fly ball outs: 1 (Boyer, 9th)
32) Number of pop-ups, for outs (fair territory) : 3
33) Number of pop-ups, for outs (foul territory): 4
34) Number of line drive outs: 1 (Howard, 9th)
35) Number of sacrifice bunts: 0
36) Number of sacrifice flies: 0
37) Opponent's batting average against, game: .182
38) Opponent's batting average, first 4.2 innings: .000
39) Opponent's batting average, last 4.1 innings: .286
40) Opponent's on-base percentage, game: .273
41) Opponent's on-base percentage, first 4.1 innings: .000
42) Opponent's on-base percentage, last 4.2 innings: .409
43) Stolen bases allowed: 0
44) Caught stealing: 0
45) Game score: 79
46) Win probability added by pitcher: .211
47) Number of times Koufax batted himself: 4
48) Number of hits Koufax himself got: 0
49) Number of times Koufax himself struck out: 1
50) Number of times Koufax himself drew a walk: 0
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Golenbock, Peter. Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964. Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary, 2000. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <www.retrosheet.org>
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <https://en.wikipedia.org>.
Youtube. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <https://www.youtube.com>.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 3 Oct 2013.
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