 In early 1960, Koufax asked Dodgers GM Buzzie Bavasi to trade him because he wasn 't getting enough playing time. By the end of 1960, after going 8 – 13, Koufax was thinking about quitting baseball to devote himself to an electronics business that he'd invested in. After the last game of the season, he threw his gloves and spikes into the trash. Nobe Kawano, the clubhouse supervisor, retrieved the equipment to return to Koufax the following year (or to somebody else if Koufax did not return to play).
