Sandy Koufax Would Throw Gas In Any Era | Rising Fastball Highlights

Some of Sandy's fastest appearing pitches from Game 7 of the 1965 World Series which he pitched on 2 days rest

[@ACD1994]

Sandy Koufax, had the best 6 year stretch of any pitcher in baseball history.

[@godfreyzilla8608]

As a college sophomore at a top baseball school in the late 60's I was ineligible to play due to a transfer but I did get to pitch in an inter squad game. A few days later I was throwing in the batting cage before a league game but had to sit behind the team when it started due to regulations. A man came up and sat next to me and asked why I wasn't on the bench with the team. I explained and then he said "I'm here to scout (our starting pitcher) but I've been watching you for a while. You throw strikes and you've got a hell of a major league breaking ball, a real knee buckler. I'm the guy who first spotted Sandy Koufax and signed him." I will never know if his story was true but he never said I "threw gas like Koufax" and that's why you will never see me in a video like this. I had the good fortune to see Koufax vs the Cubs and Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver vs the Padres live and at their best. A gifted major league pitcher is truly poetry in motion.

[@MapleBar777]

The voice of a young Vin Scully too. What a moment in time.

[@PeterParker-wh9de]

Wow! That ball was on top of the hitter really fast! You add his devastating curveball and you see why he was the greatest!

[@risboturbide9396]

The greatest lefty ever!

[@h0gwartz]

he was gassed by game 7 in 1965 but still throwing gas

[@FlintyCobblestone]

For those five seasons; 1962-1966, Sandy was as good as any pitcher who ever lived.

[@rockinyouallnight]

Notice that Sandy rubs junk on the ball after each time that he touches the brim of his hat. He was notorious for that. And knowing is half the battle.

[@vestibulate]

With that last cut by Killebrew you could air-condition a hotel.

[@hammer44head]

This game isnt the best of Sandy's pitching, he was really struggling this last game of WS in 65, the film taken of his perfect game in 65 is incredible. I'm pretty sure Casey Stengel knew a thing or two of the previous pitchers since the beginning of the last century and Casey said, Koufax was probably best of all of em including Christy Matthewson.

[@victorblock3421]

This man stood a notch above the second greatest pitcher ever. That's saying a lot.

[@ericpeters6247]

Goat

[@arsenal-slr9552]

🐐

[@paulchandler9241]

Since the rubber is still 60'6", can't we get an exact mph measurement from the release of the ball to hitting the mitt? Can't it be visually broken down to hundreths of a second?

[@bat__bat]

That high fastball is so deadly in baseball probably dating back to the damn 1860s. It's just as deadly nowadays especially if you have a good curve ball to mix in. Just a traditionally disturbing combination to hit against. Good news if you're hitting against Koufax, he ends it REALLY fast for you. 😂⚾💨

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

f that,

[@pizzathehut1674]

I’m sorry but this guy would get mashed on the daily today, all I see are fastballs in the middle our way outside the box. 8 teams back then narrows the competition and skill vastly

[@MarvinMonroe]

Uhmm actually we know way more about nutrition and science nowadays so I doubt Sandy would be good today😊