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Former pitcher Bob Hendley recalls his date with fame; more than 40 years have passed since right-hander came close to pitching a no-hitter against LA when Sandy Koufax hurled a perfect game.(Turn Back The Clock)
BOBBY HENDLEY ISN'T RUDE WHEN THE question is asked, just genuinely puzzled.
"I'm not sure why you'd want to talk to me about something that happened 40 years ago, but we can if you like," he said.
Forty years ago, on September 9, 1965, Hendley squared off with Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax in what is generally considered to be one of the best-pitched games in baseball history.
Koufax was in the midst of another Cy Young season and the Dodgers were in the heat of a pennant chase that eventually ended with the 1965 World Series crown. Hendley was in the middle of what was a journeyman's career that included a trade from the S Francisco Giants to ...
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