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Somewhat Warmer. That was the mood so long as the Braves were floundering in fifth place, half a dozen games or so behind the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. Now the Braves have won 29 out of their last 41 ball games, and last week they were thrusting in and...
With 48 games still to go, Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Buzzie Bavasi last week passed the word that he would give Sandy Koufax a $30,000 raise next season, making him the first pitcher in history to earn $100,000 a year. "He's worth it," said Bavasi...
Sportswriters are talking about Koufax winning 30 games, which would make him the first pitcher to achieve that since Dizzy Dean won 30 for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. "I would have to win almost every start the rest of the way and pick up some in relief," says...
As things turned out, Sandy has been very much with them and the Dodgers have been with it-at week's end they were leading the National League. Koufax has not missed his turn in the pitching rotation all season. And never has he been more effective. He leads...
But what about that trauma and stress? "He's still living with an arthritic elbow," warns Dr. Robert Kerlan, the Dodgers' physician, "but it has responded to medication." The main medicament has been cortisone. As part of his therapy, Koufax regularly packs his elbow in ice for one...