Offered in this lot are seven tickets from Los Angeles Dodgers games pitched in by Sandy Koufax during the 1965 MLB season. Koufax won 26 games and the National League Cy Young award in 1965. He maintained a 2.04 ERA and finished second in the NL MVP race. The first ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 5-0 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on June 12th, 1965. Koufax pitched a complete game shutout, the 29th of his career, to earn his 121st career victory. This full ticket has been encapsulated and authenticated by PSA (22393672). The second ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers doubleheader against the Mets in Los Angeles on June 20th. Koufax pitched Game 1, throwing a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts as the Dodgers won 2-1. The only hit surrendered by Koufax was a solo homer to Jim Hickman in the fifth inning. Warren Spahn picked up the loss for New York. This ticket stub has been encapsulated and graded an EX 5 by PSA (19677674). The next ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on August 1st. Koufax, in a complete game performance, recorded 11 strikeouts as he won his 130th career game. This full ticket has been encapsulated and graded an EX 5 by PSA (19677677).

The fourth ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 6-3 road loss to the Phillies in 12 innings on August 18th. Koufax pitched the first seven innings for Los Angeles and received a no-decision. This full ticket has been encapsulated and authenticated by PSA (21181677). The fifth ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 1-0 road victory over the Cardinals on September 18th. Koufax pitched a complete game shutout, the 33rd of his career, to win his 135th career game. This full ticket has been encapsulated and graded an EX-MT 6 by PSA (19677678). The final two tickets in this lot are both from the Dodgers 5-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on September 29th. Koufax pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts as he won his 25th contest of the season and 137th of his career. The first of these two tickets is a full ticket encapsulated and graded an EX 5 by PSA (19677679). The second ticket is a stub encapsulated and graded an EX-MT 6 by PSA (21534962).

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