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Quiz about The Perfection of Sandy Koufax

The Perfection of Sandy Koufax Quiz

Sandy Koufax's fourth no-hitter resulted in a perfect game on September 9, 1965. What can you recall of this Dodger and baseball historical moment?

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,067

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Which team was the victim of Koufax's perfect game? Hint

Chicago Cubs

Minnesota Twins

San Francisco Giants

Cincinnati Reds

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Dodgers won the game by what score? Hint

10-3

4-0

1-0

7-2

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Question 3 of 10

3. How was the last out of the game made? Hint

Double play

Fly out

Strikeout

Ground out

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was Koufax's perfect game played? Hint

San Francisco

Chicago

Los Angeles

Cincinnati

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many hits did the Dodgers have in the game? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sandy Koufax's perfect game near the end of the season was just a touch of what he had shown all season long in 1965. Which award did Sandy not win in the season? Hint

National League MVP

World Series MVP

Cy Young

Triple Crown

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which catcher caught this perfect game, then went on to catch another one from the great Nolan Ryan? Hint

Don LeJohn

Tom Haller

Jeff Torborg

John Roseboro

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the home plate umpire in Sandy Koufax's perfect game? Hint

Ed Vargo

Mendy Rudolph

John McSherry

Harry Wendelstedt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Dodger announcer called the infamous ninth inning of the game? Hint

Harry Caray

Jerry Doggett

Vin Scully

Ross Porter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which pitcher who also threw a complete game, took the loss? Hint

Bob Hendley

Bob Buhl

Dick Ellsworth

Larry Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team was the victim of Koufax's perfect game?

Answer: Chicago Cubs

With the bats of Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Billy Williams who were silenced, it made this game more historical. The three combined for 537 hits during the season but couldn't muster even one on that day.

2. The Dodgers won the game by what score?

Answer: 1-0

The only run scored for the Dodgers was by outfielder Lou Johnson.

3. How was the last out of the game made?

Answer: Strikeout

Koufax struck out the side in the ninth inning. His victims were Chris Krug, Joey Amalfitano, and Harvey Kuenn.

4. Where was Koufax's perfect game played?

Answer: Los Angeles

With only 29,000 fans of a 50,000+ ballpark, at 9:46pm (PST) glued to Sandy's every motion, history was made in front of the hometown fans at Dodger Stadium.

5. How many hits did the Dodgers have in the game?

Answer: 1

Outfielder Lou Johnson was the only Dodger to get the wood in the game with his double. Thanks to an error by the Cubs catcher Chris Krug and a sacrifice fly by Dodger Ron Fairly, the only run scored was an unearned one.

6. Sandy Koufax's perfect game near the end of the season was just a touch of what he had shown all season long in 1965. Which award did Sandy not win in the season?

Answer: National League MVP

All the other awards listed, Koufax won these for the second time in 1965 with his 26-8 record, along with a new season strikeout record of 382.

7. Which catcher caught this perfect game, then went on to catch another one from the great Nolan Ryan?

Answer: Jeff Torborg

Jeff was only in his second season in baseball in 1965 and appeared in only 56 games in the season. He took a backseat to John Roseboro.

8. Who was the home plate umpire in Sandy Koufax's perfect game?

Answer: Ed Vargo

Vargo umpired the National League from 1960-1983. Ironically, he called only two no-hitters from behind the plate in his career, and both were from Koufax. Sandy Koufax's no-hitter on June 4, 1964, then his perfect game on September 9, 1965.

9. Which Dodger announcer called the infamous ninth inning of the game?

Answer: Vin Scully

Caray was calling the games for Cubs fans in Chicago, and later became a huge loss to Cubs fans with his death. Vin Scully became an icon to Los Angeles in the 1950s behind the mike, and at the turn of the century was still projecting his unique voice to Southern California.

10. Which pitcher who also threw a complete game, took the loss?

Answer: Bob Hendley

Hendley threw a gem of his own, allowing the Dodgers only one hit, one unearned run, walked one, and struck out three in the 1-0 loss.

Source: Author Nightmare

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