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By Evan Bleier In September of 1965, it was 9:46 p.m. and Los Angeles Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax had a two-and-two count on pinch hitter Harvey Kuenn of the Chicago Cubs. Koufax, who had pitched a perfect game to that point, was no longer just one out “away from the promised land” as Dodgers broadcasting legend Vin Scully had put it earlier during the at-bat. He was a single strike away from perfection. On his next pitch, Koufax got Kuenn (who was also the final out of a Koufax no-hitter but also got the final hit of his career off the legendary lefty) swinging and sealed the perfect game. Scull…