Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy

Jane Leavy

A unique insight into a legendary pitcher, arguably the greatest lefthander of all-time. Koufax was a very private person. He retired from baseball in 1966 at the age of 30, after his most successful season. Leavy was able to pierce his protective shell and with great craft and dexterity enable the reader to understand a very complex human being. Not only does the book reveal a tremendous amount about a legendary hero, it provides some very keen insights into baseball and the people who controlled the sport at the major league level in the 50’s and 60’s. This is a book you will have great difficulty putting down once you start to read it.

Review by Len Oppenheim.