"Led by Sandy Koufax on Oct. 6, 1963, the Los Angeles Dodgers captured their third World Series championship in franchise history by completing a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees. It came one day after the first ever World Series game at Dodger Stadium. In a rematch between Game 1 starters Sandy Koufax and Whitey Ford, neither team would score until L.A. took a slim 1-0 advantage on a fifth-inning home run by Frank Howard."
"Although Mickey Mantle tied the game with his own solo home run in the seventh, Willie Davis' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning scored Jim Gilliam after he reached base thanks to a defensive misplay by Yankees first baseman Joe Pepitone trying to catch a throw from Clete Boyer. With Koufax back on the mound and with the lead, the left-hander had all the run support he needed to go the distance in the complete game performance."
"Also on this day in Dodgers history, Koufax declined to start in Game 1 of the 1965 World Series in observance of Yom Kippur. Regarded by Koufax and many others to be the most important day in the Jewish Religion, Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, was regarded by the Dodgers ace to be a day that he would not work on."
Sandy Koufax anchored the Los Angeles Dodgers in a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Oct. 6, 1963, clinching the franchise's third World Series title. Frank Howard's fifth-inning homer provided a slim early lead in Game 4. Mickey Mantle tied it in the seventh before Jim Gilliam scored on Willie Davis' sacrifice fly, aided by a defensive misplay by Joe Pepitone. Koufax completed the game, securing a 2-1 victory and earning World Series MVP honors. Dodgers pitching, led by Koufax, Don Drysdale and Johnny Podres, limited the Yankees to four runs in the series. Koufax later declined to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series in observance of Yom Kippur.
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