Pitcher Sandy Koufax and catcher John Roseboro celebrate Los Angeles' unlikely
World Series sweep of the Yankees. |
Dodgers Shock Yankees
To say that Dodger pitchers were dominating is an understatement. Koufax
started two games and recorded a 1.50 earned-run average.Koufax earns
MVP and Cy Young honors
Sandy Koufax went 25-5 with 20 complete
games and 306 strikeouts. He compiled a 1.88 ERA and had 11 shutouts.
New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard was selected as the
American league MVP. He had a .287 batting average and 28 home runs. |
Strikeout Leaders |
National League
306 Koufax, Dodgers
265 Maloney, Reds
251 Drysdale, Dodgers
248 Marichal, Giants
204 Gibson, CardinalsAmerican League
202 Pascual, Twins
196 Bunning, Tigers
193 Stigman, Twins
189 Ford, Yankees
189 Peters, White So |
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