Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter in the form of a perfect game, 51 years ago today.
On September 9, 1965, Koufax retired each of the 27 Chicago Cubs batters he faced at Dodger Stadium to set a new record for career no-hitters. Nolan Ryan would eventually break the mark of 4 and extend his record to 7. But Koufax’s perfecto had such an impact on the Cubs that the team avoided being no-hit for nearly 50 years, with the finally streak ending at 7,921 games in 2015 at the hands of Cole Hamels.
Also throwing no-hitters on this day are:
| 1 | George Davis |
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| Boston Braves (NL) | |
| Wednesday, September 9, 1914 (Second game of doubleheader) Boston Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Fenway Park (Boston) |
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| 2 | Dick Fowler |
| Philadelphia Athletics (AL) | |
| Sunday, September 9, 1945 (Second game of doubleheader) Philadelphia Athletics 1, St. Louis Browns 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 3 | Rex Barney |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Thursday, September 9, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
