JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lifetime Achievement Award: SANDY KOUFAX.

  • Published In: Baseball Digest, 2026, v. 85, n. 3. P. 32 1 of 2

  • Database: SPORTDiscus with Full Text 2 of 2

Abstract

The article announces that Sandy Koufax will receive the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, an annual national honor recognizing living individuals with outstanding character and significant contributions to Major League Baseball (MLB). Koufax, a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, was noted for leading the National League in ERA for five consecutive seasons, winning three Cy Young Awards, and pitching four no-hitters, including a perfect game. The award selection was made by a panel of 21 longtime MLB participants and observers. Koufax’s career and post-retirement legacy are highlighted as emblematic of excellence and dignity in the sport. Extracted from the article

Additional Information

  • Source:Baseball Digest. 2026/05, Vol. 85, Issue 3, p32
  • Document Type:Arts/Entertainment Review
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:0005609X
  • Accession Number:193260534

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