1965Sandy Koufax Skips World Series Game on Yom Kippur

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax refuses to pitch Ga...
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1965

⚾ Sandy Koufax Skips World Series Game on Yom Kippur

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax refuses to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur.
Sandy Koufax Skips World Series Game on Yom Kippur (1965)
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