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Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale
| Full name Donald Scott Drysdale |
| Born July 23, 1936, Van Nuys, California |
| Died July 3, 1993, Montreal, Quebec (Canada) |
| Cremated (ashes retained by family) |
| First Game: April 17, 1956; Final Game: August 5, 1969 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 190 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1984 |
| Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1962) |
| Named Major League Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1962) |
| Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1962) |
| Named pitcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1962) |
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| Ejections: 1957 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (1), 1961 (1). Total: 4 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 26 26 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .222 .346 0.0 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N Daily Splits 37 73 7 9 0 0 2 6 7 0 29 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 .123 .200 .205 0.0 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N Daily Splits 47 66 9 15 1 1 7 12 3 0 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .261 .591 0.0 1958 LA N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 46 91 9 15 1 1 4 12 4 0 31 0 8 1 0 6 2 0 1 .165 .198 .330 0.0 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 41 83 3 13 6 2 0 4 6 0 32 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .211 .277 0.0 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 40 83 9 16 1 0 5 12 6 0 24 0 5 1 0 3 4 0 0 .193 .244 .386 0.0 1961 LA N
1962 LA N Daily Splits 43 111 9 22 4 1 0 14 5 0 29 2 8 0 0 2 4 0 1 .198 .246 .252 0.0 1962 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 42 96 5 16 1 1 0 5 9 0 35 1 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 .167 .241 .198 0.0 1963 LA N
1964 LA N Daily Splits 40 110 10 19 2 0 1 8 4 0 29 0 14 0 0 2 3 0 0 .173 .202 .218 0.0 1964 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 58 130 18 39 4 1 7 19 5 0 34 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 .300 .331 .508 0.0 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 46 106 6 20 2 0 2 8 3 0 28 0 2 0 0 4 5 0 0 .189 .211 .264 0.0 1966 LA N
1967 LA N Daily Splits 38 93 2 12 1 0 0 6 5 0 26 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .129 .172 .140 0.0 1967 LA N
1968 LA N Daily Splits 31 79 4 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 29 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .177 .188 .190 0.0 1968 LA N
1969 LA N Daily Splits 12 22 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 .208 .182 0.0 1969 LA N
Total (14 Years) Splits 547 1169 96 218 26 7 29 113 60 0 370 5 69 6 0 21 34 0 2 .186 .228 .295 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1956 BRO N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1956 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 1963 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1966 LA N
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1959 NL Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 NL
1962 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1962 NL
1963 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1963 NL
1964 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1964 NL
1965 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1965 NL
1967 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1967 NL
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 NL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 25 12 2 0 6 0 99 95 413 9 35 29 31 3 55 4 2 3 3 0 14 1 12 3 5 5 2.64 4.00 1.4 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N Daily Splits 34 29 9 4 4 0 221 197 911 17 76 66 61 3 148 6 3 3 7 1 33 10 19 13 17 9 2.69 5.10 4.1 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N Daily Splits 44 29 6 1 7 0 211.2 214 913 21 107 98 72 6 131 6 6 8 14 2 36 12 25 20 12 13 4.17 4.10 0.9 1958 LA N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 44 36 15 4 7 2 270.2 237 1142 26 113 104 93 9 242 12 0 4 18 2 36 6 16 12 17 13 3.46 4.06 2.9 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 41 36 15 5 5 2 269 214 1083 27 93 85 72 5 246 3 3 6 10 0 38 6 23 17 15 14 2.84 3.97 4.0 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 40 37 10 3 2 0 244 236 1047 29 111 100 83 15 182 8 8 7 20 1 40 5 24 13 13 10 3.69 4.46 1.8 1961 LA N
1962 LA N Daily Splits 43 41 19 2 2 1 314.1 272 1289 21 122 99 78 12 232 9 6 8 11 0 49 8 16 31 25 9 2.83 5.66 3.3 1962 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 42 42 17 3 0 0 315.1 287 1266 25 114 92 57 13 251 10 5 4 10 0 39 6 25 22 19 17 2.63 3.43 2.1 1963 LA N
1964 LA N Daily Splits 40 40 21 5 0 0 321.1 242 1264 15 91 78 68 9 237 11 4 11 10 1 38 3 21 24 18 16 2.18 4.28 5.0 1964 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 44 42 20 7 1 1 308.1 270 1262 30 113 95 66 11 210 16 4 11 12 0 47 7 19 28 23 12 2.77 4.26 4.2 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 40 40 11 3 0 0 273.2 279 1135 21 114 104 45 8 177 12 8 7 17 1 34 3 28 20 13 16 3.42 3.65 0.2 1966 LA N
1967 LA N Daily Splits 38 38 9 3 0 0 282 269 1151 19 101 86 60 19 196 9 4 5 8 2 47 4 21 20 13 16 2.74 2.87 1.2 1967 LA N
1968 LA N Daily Splits 31 31 12 8 0 0 239 201 954 11 68 57 56 10 155 6 9 4 12 0 15 2 17 10 14 12 2.15 2.84 2.3 1968 LA N
1969 LA N Daily Splits 12 12 1 1 0 0 62.2 71 267 9 34 31 13 0 24 4 4 1 2 0 6 1 6 4 5 4 4.45 4.58 -1.0 1969 LA N
Total (14 Years) Splits 518 465 167 49 34 6 3432 3084 14097 280 1292 1124 855 123 2486 116 66 82 154 10 472 74 272 237 209 166 2.95 4.07 32.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 9 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 1956 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 32 0 1 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.29 3.00 1959 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 3 32 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 1.00 1963 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 11.2 12 50 4 9 5 3 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 3.86 4.50 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 10 8 39 3 5 5 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.50 1.00 1966 LA N
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 7 6 3 1 1 0 39.2 36 162 8 17 13 12 2 36 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 3 3 2.95 2.50 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1959 NL Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 4 24 2 3 3 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 4.00 1959 NL
1962 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1962 NL
1963 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 - 1963 NL
1964 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.00 1964 NL
1965 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1965 NL
1967 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 - 1967 NL
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00 1968 NL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 8 5 0 0 1 1 19.1 10 69 2 4 3 4 0 19 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1.40 3.80 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 BRO N Daily Splits P 25 12 2 99 8 20 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 .933
1957 BRO N Daily Splits P 34 29 9 221 15 60 2 4 0 1 6 3 0 .974
1958 LA N Daily Splits P 44 29 6 211.2 15 45 6 10 0 2 1 4 1 .909
1959 LA N Daily Splits P 44 36 15 270.2 18 48 3 4 0 6 3 4 1 .957
1960 LA N Daily Splits P 41 36 15 269 18 60 3 3 0 4 8 7 4 .963
1961 LA N Daily Splits P 40 37 10 244 13 36 3 3 0 3 14 5 2 .942
1962 LA N Daily Splits P 43 41 19 314.1 10 60 7 5 0 2 8 10 3 .909
1963 LA N Daily Splits P 42 42 17 315.1 19 62 4 7 0 10 11 8 4 .953
1964 LA N Daily Splits P 40 40 21 321.1 13 68 3 5 0 5 2 9 4 .964
1965 LA N Daily Splits P 44 42 20 308.1 22 55 9 4 0 5 12 7 6 .895
1966 LA N Daily Splits P 40 40 11 273.2 10 45 7 1 0 2 8 5 7 .887
1967 LA N Daily Splits P 38 38 9 282 11 64 5 3 0 3 9 10 10 .938
1968 LA N Daily Splits P 31 31 12 239 15 50 5 4 0 3 10 10 7 .929
1969 LA N Daily Splits P 12 12 1 62.2 1 13 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1.000
Total (14 Years) Splits P 518 465 167 3432 188 686 59 55 0 49 96 84 51 .937
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 BRO N Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1959 LA N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.000
1963 LA N Daily Splits P 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
1965 LA N Daily Splits P 2 2 1 11.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 LA N Daily Splits P 2 2 1 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 7 6 3 39.2 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1959 NL Daily Splits P 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -
1962 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1967 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1968 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) Splits P 8 5 0 19.1 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-13-1957 BOX BRO N Vic Delmore Fighting
9- 3-1958 BOX LA N Augie Donatelli Called third strike
8-22-1959 BOX LA N Frank Dascoli Bench jockeying (Threw equipment)
7- 9-1961 BOX LA N Dusty Boggess Intentional HBP
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1954).
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