I got this one recently, but admittedly I almost passed on it. It was probably scored by a kid or someone unfamiliar with the names of the players, and apparently without any attempt to try to score the game the way most might have typically done it. In fact, every out is indicated by a "K." That's ironic because in this particular game, we had a 11-inning dual between Koufax and Bunning that resulted in 28 K's between them (Koufax had 16) before the relievers were called in for the 12th inning.
With this game, according to SABR, Koufax moved up on the all-time strikeout list to 10th passing Grove on the way, and it also gave him 200 K's for the 6th straight year. Lastly, it was also apparently the first time 2 pitchers met that had each thrown a perfect game before.
What first caught my eye was all the K's that were written in the scorecard. It prompted me to do some research, and when I found out what an interesting game this was, I decided to get this scorecard!
Last edited by jethrod3; 09-15-2025 at 08:08 PM.
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