On Sept. 25, 1966, at Wrigley Field, Sandy Koufax, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar who soon would retire, faced off against Ken Holtzman, the promising 20-year-old rookie for the Chicago Cubs.

On Sept. 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers needed every bit of Koufax’s brilliance as Bob Hendley also turned in a ...

Amalfitano was the 26th out in Koufax`s fourth no-hitter and lone perfect game, a 1-0 win over the Cubs, Sept. 9, 1965. Amalfitano still remembers the sequence of pitches. Fastball, strike one.

Los Angeles Dodgers legendary left-hander Sandy Koufax threw the first no-hitter of his career. Koufax issued five walks and ...

Sandy Koufax celebrates his perfect game against the Cubs in 1965. (PHOTO: Harry Matosian/AP Photo) Riding a championship drought of over a century, the Chicago Cubs don't have a ton to brag about.

You literally can't get better than perfect, but Sandy Koufax certainly tried. On Sept. 9, 1965, Koufax pitched the eighth perfect game in major-league history. And the left-hander struck out 14 ...

Sept. 9, 1965: Sandy Koufax made baseball history when he pitched a perfect game to lead the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Koufax is perfect in 4th no-hitter - Los Angeles Times ...

Sandy Koufax, pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers, holds up four baseballs in Los Angeles, Ca. on Sept. 10, 1965. It is the day after he pitched a perfect game for a 1-0 win against the Chicago ...

Nobody was better than Sandy Koufax over a five-year stretch, and 40 years ago tonight, he was at his absolute peak in a gem against the Chicago Cubs The Perfect Prime - Los Angeles Times ...

On Sept. 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers needed every bit of Koufax’s brilliance as Bob Hendley also turned in a ...