Offered in this lot is a collection of eight tickets from games won by Sandy Koufax during his final MLB season of 1966. Koufax won a career-high 27 games in 1966, maintaining a 1.73 ERA and leading all of baseball in strikeouts (317), innings pitched (323), complete games (27), and shutouts (5). He was named the National League Cy Young award winner and finished second in the NL MVP race. The first ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on April 26th, 1966 at Dodger Stadium. Koufax pitched six scoreless innings, striking out six to earn the 139th win of his MLB career. This full ticket has been encapsulated and authenticated by PSA (21573138). The second and third tickets in this lot are from the Dodgers 4-2 win over Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 26th at Dodger Stadium. Koufax pitched a complete game, striking out eight, to earn the 141st win of his career. The first April 26th ticket is a full ticket encapsulated and graded a GOOD 2 by PSA (19677682). The second April 26th ticket is a stub encapsulated and authenticated by PSA (22299340).

The next ticket is from the Dodgers 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on May 19th at Dodger Stadium. Koufax pitched a complete game shutout, striking out ten and surrendering only three hits on the night. This was Koufax’s 144th career win and 36th career shutout. Please note that the PSA holder mistakenly refers to this as Koufax’s 141st career victory. This ticket stub has been encapsulated and graded a NM-MT 8 by PSA (19677683). The next ticket is from the Dodgers 7-1 home victory over the New York Mets on May 28th. Koufax pitched another complete game, allowing only one unearned run while striking out 10 Mets batters. This ticket stub has been encapsulated and graded a NM 7 by PSA (19677613). The next ticket is from the Dodgers 1-0 victory at home over the Cincinnati Reds on July 5th. Koufax pitched a complete game shutout, the 38th of his career, striking out eight and improving his record on the season to 15-3. This was the 153rd win of his career. The seventh ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers 6-1 win over the Cubs at Dodger Stadium on August 13th. Koufax struck out 11 in a complete game performance. This was his 157th career victory. This full ticket has been encapsulated and graded a NM 7 by PSA (19677618). The final ticket in this lot is from the Dodgers doubleheader against the Houston Astros on September 11th at Dodger Stadium. Koufax pitched the first game, tossing the 40th shutout of his career in Los Angeles’ 4-0 win. The Dodgers won Game 2 1-0. This ticket stub has been encapsulated and graded an EX-MT 6 by PSA (19677619).

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