On this date

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

Koufax throws a perfecto and Vin Scully tells us about it-

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[LoisB]

1. Koufax was the man!

[wysimdnwyg]

2. Damn I miss Vin

Best announcer in the history of sports.

Interesting tidbit: The Cubs are in Los Angeles for a three game set starting tonight.

[rurallib]

3. My dad took me to Chicago in late August one year to see Koufax v Holtzman

in a battle of the two best lefties of the day. The wind was blowing out that day.

I was quite young - @ 10 or 12 I think so my memory is not so good. But I do remember Koufax throwing his glove up in the air and walking off the mound after giving up a homer. Did I say the wind was blowing out?

I think the score after the 2nd inning was 6 to 5 Cubs. Both starters were gone after the second in my recollection,

[Wounded Bear]

4. Even the best have bad days...

[rurallib]

5. I used to be a huge baseball fan. One of the most endearing qualities of baseball

was that even the best of teams only win @ 59% of their games. Every game is guaranteed to be different than any previous game.

So a day like that is just the essence of baseball.