A Lefty's Legacy

Jane Leavy's book, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (excerpted in this week's Sports Illustrated) explores how the Hall of Fame left-hander overcame intense hatred and bigotry to become one of baseball's all-time great pitchers. With the help of SI photos, CNNSI.com examines just how successful Koufax was and details some his outstanding accomplishments with the gallery below. Click on any photo to enter the gallery. Click on any cover to view larger.

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Cover photographs by Mark Kaufman, Bernie Fuchs (Artwork), Robert Huntzinger, James Drake, Neal Barr