Koufax was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, and raised in Borough Park. His parents, Evelyn (nee Lichtenstein) and Jack Braun, divorced when he was three years old. His mother was remarried when he was nine, to Irving Koufax. Shortly after his mother's remarriage, the family moved to the Long Island suburb of Rockville Centre.
In 1962, the Dodgers moved from the Los Angeles Coliseum, which had a 250-foot left field line, to pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium. The new park had a large foul territory and a comparatively poor hitting background. Koufax was an immediate beneficiary of the change, lowering his home ERA from 4.29 to 1.75. On June 30 against the expansion New York Mets, Koufax threw his first no-hitter. In the first inning of that game, Koufax struck out three batters on nine pitches to become the sixth National League pitcher and the 11th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish a nine-pitch/three-strikeout half-inning. With the no-hitter, a 4-2 record, 73 strikeouts, and a 1.23 ERA for June, he was named Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award. It would be the only time in his career he earned this distinction. Koufax had his strong season despite an injured pitching hand. While batting in April, Koufax had been jammed by a pitch from Earl Francis. A numbness developed in Koufax's index finger on his left hand, and the finger became cold and white. Koufax was pitching better than ever, however, so he ignored the problem, hoping that the condition would clear up. By July, though, his entire hand was becoming numb and he was unable to complete some games. In a start in Cincinnati, his finger split open after one inning. A vascular specialist determined that Koufax had a crushed artery in his palm. Ten days of experimental medicine successfully reopened the artery. Koufax finally was able to pitch again in September, when the team was locked in a tight pennant race with the Giants. But after the long layoff, Koufax was ineffective in three appearances as the Giants caught the Dodgers at the end of the regular season, forcing a three-game playoff. The night before the National League playoffs began, Manager Walter Alston asked Koufax if he could start the first game the next day. With an overworked pitching staff, there was no one else, as Don Drysdale and Johnny Podres had pitched the prior two days. Koufax obliged. Koufax later said, "I had nothing at all." He was knocked out in the second inning, after giving up home runs to Hall of Famer Willie Mays and Jim Davenport. After winning the second game of the series, the Dodgers blew a 4-2 lead in the ninth inning of the deciding third game, losing the pennant.

Q: What was significant about 1962?
A: the Dodgers moved from the Los Angeles Coliseum,

Q: Where did they move to?
A: the Los Angeles Coliseum,

Q: How was the stadium pitcher-friendly?
A: The new park had a large foul territory and a comparatively poor hitting background.

Q: What was wrong with the hitting background?
A: unknown

Q: How did moving stadiums affect the team?
A: Koufax was an immediate beneficiary of the change, lowering his home ERA from 4.29 to 1.75.

Q: Did he continue his no hitter streak?
A: unknown

Q: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
A: A numbness developed in Koufax's index finger on his left hand, and the finger became cold and white.

Q: Why did his finger become numb?
A: Koufax had been jammed by a pitch from Earl Francis.
What was wrong with his finger?
A vascular specialist determined that Koufax had a crushed artery in his palm. Koufax had a crushed artery in his palm. crushed artery in his palm. A vascular specialist determined that Koufax had a crushed artery in his palm. By July, though, his entire hand was becoming numb and he was unable to complete some games.
By July, though, his entire hand was becoming numb and he was unable to complete some games.