Don Drysdale

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 190lb (196cm, 86kg)

Born: July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, CA us

Died: July 3, 1993 in Montreal, Canada

Buried: Cremated

High School: Van Nuys HS (Van Nuys, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1956 (Age 19-269d, 11,319th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1969 (Age 33-013d)
vs. PIT 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1984. (Voted by BBWAA on 316/403 ballots)
View Don Drysdale's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Donald Scott Drysdale

Nicknames: Big D or Airedale

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

67.1

209

166

ERA

2.95

518

465

3432.0

2486

WHIP

1.148

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-19 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (8-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
P Reese	3
Self	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	6 (4)	Apr 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.88	-0.012	2.64	-0.02%	-0.80	P
3	3	10 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.63	-0.055	6.20	-0.13%	-0.46	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	26 (15)	May 20 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.55	-0.044	1.60	-0.08%	-0.59	P
5	5	28 (1)	May 22	BRO		MLN	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						PR
6	6	29	May 24	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.99	-0.025	3.09	-0.05%	-0.22	P
7	7	35 (5)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	52 (16)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
9	9	53	Jun 19	BRO		STL	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
10	10	59 (5)	Jun 24 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.17	-0.060	5.63	-0.17%	-0.41	P
11	11	64 (4)	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.08	-0.055	4.06	-0.12%	-0.41	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	70 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-1	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	.59	-0.028	2.49	-0.07%	0.30	P
13	13	76 (5)	Jul 13 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	L,6-8	2-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.97	-0.005	5.90	-0.02%	0.16	P
14	14	85 (8)	Jul 21	BRO	@	STL	L,6-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9						P
15	15	94 (8)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,2-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	99 (4)	Aug 3	BRO		STL	L,8-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9						P
17	17	111 (11)	Aug 16	BRO		NYG	W,10-9	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	7						P
18	18	119 (7)	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9						P
19	19	120	Aug 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9						P
20	20	123 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	.78	-0.025	6.35	-0.12%	-0.29	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	21	127 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.238	.465	9	.51	0.005	4.17	0.02%	0.02	P
22	22	130 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.227	.238	.465	9						P
23	23	132 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	.71	-0.036	5.60	-0.17%	-0.28	P
24	24	137 (4)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.346	.568	9	.56	0.044	6.26	0.29%	0.39	P
25	25	139 (1)	Sep 12	BRO		MLN	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.346	.568	9						P
26	26	147 (7)	Sep 22	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.346	.568	9						P
							7-19		29	26	4	5	1	0	1	1	1	0	8	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.222	.346	.568		.82	-0.296	4.24	-0.63%	-2.59

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