of Fame. Koufax is also notable as one of the few outstanding Jewish athletes of his era in American professional sports. His decision not to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because game day fell on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, garnered national attention as an example of conflict between social pressures and personal beliefs. Mandy Patinkin ... Baseball Yiddish Jewish sport Hank Greenberg Sandy Koufax Limmer Red Sox Mets Yankees Dodgers Tigers Kosher ballgame Mandy ...