I was fortunate to see Sandy Koufax pitch many times. I saw his first no-hitter against the NY Mets. When Sandy finally got control was when he became one of the most awesome pitchers ever. Besides the fastball, his curve came from over the top and it was like it just fell off a table when it broke. Without the circulation problem in his fingers, he would have had several more great years.
Sandy was also one of the worst hitters ever. It was very strange that he batted right handed. It jeopardizes his left arm because it was exposed to the pitcher.
In the mid-sixties we got most of our baseball off the radio, but I think I remember a day when he had 17/18 strikeouts against Cincy. Is it my imagination or did Koufax strike out 21/22 once?
I remember in Cincy we ALWAYS feared Koufax more than Drysdale...(meaning we feared them both)...but what a pitching staff that was with both of them working games for the Dodgers. They were relentless.