September 9th, 1965 is a date that the Chicago Cubs would like to forget. After all, who would want to remember being on the wrong end of a perfect game? Despite the dominance of Sandy Koufax that night, this game is remembered for a variety of reasons.
Fans were delighted to the sixth perfect game thrown in the modern era, but it could have been more. Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley matched Koufax nearly pitch for pitch. Hendley surrendered one hit on a weak double in the seventh inning.