JEWISH HURLERS
It was the battle of the Jewish
lefthanders, and it was the last
Sunday home game of the 1966 sea-
son for the last-place Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs’ opponent was the first-
place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Cheering on
the Cubs’ rookie
20-year-old lefty
Ken Holtzman
were his parents
who came from
their hometown of
St. Louis.
Pitching for
Ken Holtzman
the Dodgers was
the great Sandy
Koufax. Only he
knew it would be
the last regular
season major
league game as he
intended to retire
after the World
Sandy Koufax
Series.
Only six hits punctuated the
game, which took only one hour
and 50 minutes with the Cubs
ending up with a 2-1 victory. The
loss for Koufax was the last of his
11-year career. Koufax posted career
stats of 165 wins and 87 losses. His
career earned run average was 2.76.
However, in eight World Series
games, his ERA was a low 0.95.
Holtzman would end the season
with a record of 11-10, 3.79 ERA.
Holtzman would leave for college at
the University of Illinois and would
be in the classroom the next day,
majoring in French and pursuing a
degree in business administration.
The 1966 World Series only lasted
four games as the Dodgers were
swept by the Baltimore Orioles.
Koufax pitched six innings in game
two and allowed one earned run.
It would be his last appearance as a
major leaguer.
Baltimore celebrated the Orioles
and Jerold Hoffberger, who helped
return major league baseball to
Baltimore in 1954. Hoffberger was
in his second year as principal
owner when the Orioles became
world champions. He also served as
president of the Baltimore Hebrew
Congregation from 1961 to 1963.
Sandy Koufax, who suffered with
arthritis in his pitching elbow and
endured painful cortisone injections,
announced his retirement on Nov.
18, 1966. Only 30 and considered the
best pitcher in the game at the time,
Koufax had an outstanding record of
129-47 over the last six seasons.
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