Jul 24, 2017 · With his team trailing 2-0 in the fifth inning at Los Angeles, Mr. Baseball swatted an offering from Koufax into the leftfield seats of Dodger Stadium. It was a solo shot. No co-stars were needed in the making of this Hollywood masterpiece. The game’s momentum shifted.

Compare Players: Check out the head-to-head stats of Bob Uecker and Sandy Koufax including their awards, honors, championships, playoff and regular season stats, and much more on Stathead.com

Compare Players: Check out the head-to-head stats of Bob Uecker (1965-1965) and Sandy Koufax (1965-1965) including their awards, honors, championships, playoff and regular season stats, and much more on Stathead.com

In July of that year, Uecker hit a home run off Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax. The left-hander Koufax dominated the league that season, leading all MLB pitchers in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. He won the Cy Young Award unanimously and finished second in MVP voting.

6 days ago · Uecker never had the chance to dramatically provide the time of day as Sandy Koufax finished off a perfect game because the Brewers never had a player like Sandy Koufax. The opportunity to rave about a player's greatness after a record-breaking home run was muzzled by Milwaukee's inability to develop truly devastating power hitters.

Jan 19, 2025 · Bob Uecker’s contribution to the St. Louis Cardinals’ World Series win in 1964 was trying to shag pre-game fly balls with a tuba. Milwaukee’s catching surplus left Uecker as the odd man out in 1963, as Torre did the bulk of the catching with Crandall as the backup. ... Not only did Uecker have to face Sandy Koufax — he went 1-for-4 with ...

Dec 3, 2024 · But Koufax made quick work of the Phillies, fanning Uecker for the first out, getting pinch-hitter Bobby Wine on a grounder to shortstop, and striking out Brandt–his 10th strikeout of the game–to seal his 27th win of the season and his last career win.

4 days ago · Naturally, the Cardinals are smart enough to banish the light-handing Uecker to the bench for the entire ’64 Series against the Yankees. Undeterred, Uecker returns to the Cardinals in 1965 and hits two homers that season – both off Hall of Famers, Gaylord Perry and Sandy Koufax. Uecker later apologizes to Koufax. “The highlight of my ...

Jan 4, 2012 · I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax (He also hit a home run; both came on July 24, 1965, at Dodger Stadium), and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” 5 On being intentionally walked by Koufax, he joked, “I was pretty proud of that until I heard that the commissioner wrote Koufax a letter telling him the next time something like ...

Jan 16, 2025 · "I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." Uecker also befriended former Brewers owner and MLB commissioner Bud Selig, who initially hired him as a ...