Sandy Koufax's Perfect Game

Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on September 9, 1965. No batter reached base: twenty-seven faced, twenty-seven retired. The final score was 1–0.

The game was played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Sandy Koufax struck out 14. The announced attendance was 29,139. The game took 1h 43m. It was a night game.

It is the fifth of 21 perfect games the archive records between 1904 and 2023. Sandy Koufax threw four no-hitters in all. It was one of three no-hitters thrown across the major leagues in 1965. Bob Hendley took the loss for the Chicago Cubs. Ed Vargo umpired behind the plate.