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	17-23 / in Starts: 17-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	71 (37-21-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (31-18-9)

Most Driven In
Self	5
J Roseboro	3
N Larker	1
G Hodges	1
F Howard	1
C Neal	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
W Davis	2
R Fairly	1
M Wills	0
J Gilliam	0

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	198	1	Apr 11	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.058	2.70	-0.09%	-0.50	P
2	199	5 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.73	-0.091	4.27	-0.14%	-0.82	P
3	200	9 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		STL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.053	1.24	-0.08%	-1.55	P
4	201	14 (4)	Apr 25	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.43	-0.075	4.47	-0.14%	-0.71	P
5	202	17 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.040	2.30	-0.07%	-0.35	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
6	203	21 (3)	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.084	3.23	-0.15%	-0.92	P
7	204	26 (4)	May 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG(6)	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.008	1.53	-0.01%	-0.37	P
8	205	30 (3)	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.211	.263	9	.30	0.032	1.05	0.07%	0.60	P
9	206	34 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.200	.295	9	1.36	0.062	4.95	0.14%	0.46	P
10	207	38 (3)	May 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	9	1.93	-0.098	8.70	-0.27%	-0.95	P
11	208	42 (3)	May 27	LAD	@	MLN	L,8-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.083	.174	.257	9	1.66	-0.041	6.51	-0.10%	-0.75	P
12	209	46 (3)	May 31	LAD		CIN	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.240	.355	9	1.20	0.033	6.29	0.10%	0.38	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
13	210	50 (3)	Jun 5	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.231	.342	9	1.45	-0.068	6.81	-0.19%	-0.61	P
14	211	54 (3)	Jun 9	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.214	.348	9	1.00	0.035	4.25	0.09%	0.14	P
15	212	59 (4)	Jun 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.344	.520	9	.38	0.006	1.62	0.02%	0.77	P
16	213	63 (3)	Jun 18	LAD		MLN	L,2-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.344	.520	9						P
17	214	68 (4)	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.189	.343	.532	9	1.78	-0.051	12.02	-0.21%	-0.44	P
18	215	70 (1)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.189	.343	.532	9						P
19	216	72 (1)	Jun 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.333	.518	9	.88	-0.021	4.12	-0.06%	-0.30	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
20	217	76 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.410	.605	9	1.14	0.220	4.97	0.58%	0.49	P
21	218	80 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.163	.200	.395	.595	9	.31	-0.021	1.35	-0.06%	-1.41	P
22	219	84 (3)	Jul 9	LAD		CIN	L,3-14	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.196	.386	.582	9	.37	-0.010	2.61	-0.04%	-0.18	P
23	220	92 (7)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.208	.378	.586	9	1.12	0.021	6.23	0.07%	0.17	P
24	221	96 (3)	Jul 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.163	.212	.367	.579	9	.99	-0.124	5.70	-0.43%	-0.80	P
25	222	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.204	.353	.557	9	.94	-0.062	5.65	-0.22%	-1.09	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
26	223	104 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.214	.358	.573	9	.32	0.000	1.88	0.00%	0.02	P
27	224	107 (2)	Aug 9	LAD		MLN	W,8-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.237	.418	.655	9	.65	0.137	4.43	0.56%	1.24	P
28	225	110 (2)	Aug 14	LAD		STL	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.411	.644	9	.93	-0.024	5.83	-0.09%	-0.25	P
29	226	114 (3)	Aug 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.242	.404	.645	9	.90	-0.020	6.12	-0.08%	-0.11	P
30	227	118 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.169	.246	.390	.636	9	1.32	0.051	7.50	0.17%	0.63	P
31	228	123 (4)	Aug 27 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.183	.254	.400	.654	9	1.31	0.065	15.90	0.47%	0.54	P
32	229	126 (2)	Aug 31	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.243	.381	.624	9	1.50	-0.112	10.99	-0.50%	-0.66	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
33	230	130 (3)	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.247	.379	.625	9	.57	-0.013	4.06	-0.06%	-0.34	P
34	231	134 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-9	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.377	.627	9	.69	0.017	5.53	0.08%	0.12	P
35	232	138 (3)	Sep 13	LAD		PIT	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.244	.366	.610	9	.82	-0.043	2.10	-0.07%	-0.43	P
36	233	142 (3)	Sep 17	LAD		MLN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.238	.356	.594	9	1.89	-0.097	3.45	-0.11%	-0.98	P
37	234	144 (1)	Sep 19	LAD		CHC	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.238	.356	.594	9						P
38	235	146 (1)	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.238	.351	.589	9	1.20	-0.149	.62	-0.05%	-1.62	P
39	236	150 (3)	Sep 26 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.235	.346	.581	9	1.60	-0.014	2.25	-0.01%	-0.13	P
40	237	152 (1)	Sep 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-0	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.193	.244	.386	.630	9	.22	0.018	.00	0.00%	1.31	P
							17-23		95	83	9	16	1	0	5	12	6	0	24	0	5	1	2	4	0	0	.193	.244	.386	.630		.94	-0.680	4.38	-0.86%	-9.39

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