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	15-16 / in Starts: 15-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	40 (23-11-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-8)

Most Driven In
B Bailey	2
P Popovich	1
W Parker	0
B Shirley	0
T Haller	0

Most Driven In By
W Davis	2
J Fairey	1
L Gabrielson	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	505	3 (2)	Apr 13	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.158	2.30	-0.16%	-1.78	P
2	506	7 (3)	Apr 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.28	-0.104	2.37	-0.12%	-0.52	P
3	507	10 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.81	-0.019	1.62	-0.02%	-0.19	P
4	508	15 (4)	Apr 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.96	-0.045	2.62	-0.07%	-0.26	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
5	509	19 (3)	May 1	LAD		ATL	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.33	-0.064	2.75	-0.08%	-0.43	P
6	510	23 (3)	May 5	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.52	0.032	1.10	0.04%	0.16	P
7	511	27 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	1.08	0.115	2.25	0.14%	0.75	P
8	512	31 (3)	May 14	LAD		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.78	-0.053	1.34	-0.05%	-0.45	P
9	513	35 (3)	May 18	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	.72	-0.027	1.04	-0.02%	0.07	P
10	514	40 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.240	.440	9	.70	-0.047	1.12	-0.05%	-0.39	P
11	515	44 (3)	May 26	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	9	.88	0.072	1.78	0.09%	0.53	P
12	516	49 (4)	May 31	LAD		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.258	.484	9	.75	-0.048	1.43	-0.06%	-0.66	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	517	53 (3)	Jun 4	LAD		PIT	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.265	.500	9	.22	-0.007	.44	-0.01%	0.51	P
14	518	57 (3)	Jun 8	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.250	.472	9	.28	-0.010	.87	-0.02%	-0.20	P
15	519	61 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.237	.447	9	.89	-0.040	2.47	-0.07%	-0.48	P
16	520	66 (4)	Jun 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.195	.220	.415	9	.84	-0.077	2.15	-0.12%	-0.67	P
17	521	71 (4)	Jun 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.205	.386	9	.34	-0.024	.49	-0.02%	-0.34	P
18	522	74 (2)	Jun 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.191	.191	.213	.404	9	.87	0.055	1.35	0.05%	0.53	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
19	523	79 (4)	Jul 1	LAD		STL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.204	.388	9	.95	-0.047	2.83	-0.08%	-0.33	P
20	524	83 (3)	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.192	.365	9	1.18	-0.045	.90	-0.02%	-0.31	P
21	525	87 (3)	Jul 12	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.185	.352	9	.61	-0.028	.23	-0.01%	-0.20	P
22	526	91 (3)	Jul 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.179	.339	9	.36	-0.026	.02	0.00%	-0.49	P
23	527	94 (2)	Jul 20	LAD		CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.167	.317	9	.35	-0.034	.02	0.00%	-1.02	P
24	528	98 (3)	Jul 24	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.177	.339	9	1.26	0.059	.04	0.00%	0.49	P
25	529	101 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.169	.323	9	.91	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.53	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	530	106 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.164	.313	9	1.15	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
27	531	112 (5)	Aug 6	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.145	.159	.304	9	1.31	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
28	532	117 (4)	Aug 11	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.153	.167	.319	9	1.11	0.138	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
29	533	120 (2)	Aug 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.184	.187	.371	9	.83	0.147	.00	0.00%	1.58	P
30	534	124 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.182	.192	.195	.387	9						P
31	535	128 (3)	Aug 24	LAD		SFG	L,7-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.188	.190	.377	9	1.07	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
							15-16		84	79	4	14	1	0	0	3	0	0	29	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	.177	.188	.190	.377		.84	-0.518	1.05	-0.65%	-5.16

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