"On Sept. 17, 1963, Sandy Koufax pitched a shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman's Park while giving up just four hits. The shutout was his 11th of the season, which set a new National League record for the most in one year by a left-hander in MLB history. Grover Cleveland Alexander held the Major League Record with 16 shutouts during the 1916 season for the Philadelphia Phillies."
"Also on this day in Dodgers history but during the 1981 season, Fernando Valenzuela threw his eighth shutout of the year with a three-hitter against the Atlanta Braves. With eight shutouts, Valenzuela tied the rookie record that was set by Chicago White Sox pitcher Ewell Russell in 1913. In addition, Valenzuela broke the previous NL mark shared by Irving Young (Boston Beaneaters, 1905), Grover Cleveland Alexander (Phillies, 1911), and Jerry Koosman (New York Mets, 1968)."
The Los Angeles Dodgers recorded several pitching milestones on Sept. 17 across franchise history. Sandy Koufax pitched a four-hit shutout in 1963, his 11th of the season, setting a National League single-season shutout record for a left-hander. Fernando Valenzuela threw a three-hitter in 1981 for his eighth shutout, tying the rookie shutout record and breaking the previous National League mark. Hideo Nomo tossed the only no-hitter ever at Coors Field in 1996, one of two no-hitters in his career and the franchise’s 20th. Manager Joe Torre announced his retirement after 2010 and Don Mattingly was named his replacement.
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