Picking best Hall of Fame position player/pitcher pair for each NL team
Los Angeles Dodgers
Position Player: Jackie Robinson (1947–56)
Pitcher: Sandy Koufax (1955–66)
Robinson boldly crashed through the game's longstanding color barrier
in 1947 and sparked the Dodgers to six pennants in 10 seasons,
including their only championship in Brooklyn in '55. In that 10-season
span, only Stan Musial and Ted Williams outdid
his 61.5 WAR, and nobody outdid his courage. Koufax, meanwhile, took a
while to harness his control, but from 1962 to '66, he put together one
of the most dominant runs in pitching history. He lead the NL in ERA
five straight times, threw four no-hitters, won three Cy Young awards,
helped the Dodgers to three championships and set a single-season
strikeout record (382 in 1965) before walking away at age 30 due to
arthritis in his left elbow.
Complete list (SI.com)
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