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Friday, October 4, 2019

Koufax

Would you replace Koufax with Perranoski? Gibson with Schultz? Clemens with Schiraldi? Witt with Moore? Sunday, February 21, 2016

Sandy Koufax 1965 final games and World Series. Tuesday, February 23, 2016

What did Sandy Koufax do on Yom Kippur in 1965 and where? Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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