"Koufax tallied 237 points to Groat's 190 in Baseball Writers' Association of America voting, and received 14 of 20 first-place votes. Koufax was named MVP six days after taking home the first of three career Cy Young Awards. He became the first Dodgers pitcher since Don Newcombe (1956) to win the MVP Award. Newcombe additionally earned the only Cy Young of his career that year. However, Koufax was the first Dodgers pitcher to win Cy Young and MVP in the same season."
"The 1963 season saw Koufax lead the Majors in several categories and post a career-best .833 winning percentage. In the third of six consecutive All-Star seasons, Koufax went 25-5 with a 1.88 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 20 complete games, 11 shutouts and 306 strikeouts across 311 innings pitched over 40 starts. Koufax punctuated the 1963 season by helping the Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in the World Series."
Sandy Koufax won the 1963 National League MVP Award with 237 points and 14 of 20 first-place votes, six days after winning his first of three Cy Young Awards. He became the first Dodgers pitcher since Don Newcombe to win MVP and the first Dodger to win Cy Young and MVP in the same season. In 1963 Koufax went 25-5 with a 1.88 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 20 complete games, 11 shutouts and 306 strikeouts in 311 innings. He helped the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the World Series and earned World Series MVP. A chronic left elbow injury forced early retirement; career record 165-87 with a 2.76 ERA. The Dodgers sold Ebbets Field in 1956, moved to Los Angeles in 1958, and unveiled a Sandy Koufax statue at Dodger Stadium in June 2022.
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