Posted on 02/22/2003 6:40:48 AM PST by ewing
Koufax beat them 11-1 on three hits, not one of which was hit hard -- two infield singles and a blooper to the outfield. Willie Mays said he's never seen a more dominant pitcher in any game than Koufax was in that one. Most awesome pitching performance I've ever seen.
That's what I remember about Sandy Koufax.
I believe SK was on the mound beating the Jints another time when Marichal, batting, started clobbering catcher Johnny Roseboro, starting a brawl. Koufax must have been shaken up by that because when play resumed, SF started clobbering him, er, started getting hits and runs and eventually beat (ie, defeated) him.
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Oh yes. How well I remember that one. Koufax took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the third when Marachal hit Roseboro over the head with a bat -- not your every day garden variety baseball brawl, that must be made clear.
From my recollection, it took about an hour for the dust to settle and order to be restored. There was a lot of side action in that one -- individual fist fights and such. When play resumed, Koufax had lost his groove, the Giants picked up three runs in that inning and held on to win, 4-3.
Marachal was a pig. Before, during and after that incident. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching the Giants blow a 4 1/2 game lead late that season at the same time the Dodgers won 13 straight and 15 out of 16 to win the pennant.
Serves the bastards right.
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