Sandy Koufax defined and distinguished himself by what he did on the baseball field and what he refused to do. In 1965, at the pinnacle of his illustrious career and as the dominant sports figure of the day, Sandy Koufax refused to pitch the opening game of the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. To the Jewish community, Koufax was the source of unimaginable pride at the …showed first 75 words of 311 total…

…showed last 75 words of 311 total…sports writers, Leavy pieces together the story of the handsome, articulate, complex, Brooklyn-born south paw who conquered baseball and the sports world at large. Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy is a wonderfully written book, with helpful background and insight from friends and former teammates. Anyone who enjoys baseball or stories that are so remarkable that they leave you in awe, then this is a book that should be at the top of your list.