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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 21 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	GS	36	7.2	3	7	0	10	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	12 (6)	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
3	17 (4)	May 6	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	GS	29	6.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
4	24 (6)	May 15	BRO	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	27 (2)	May 20	BRO	@	STL	W,10-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	31 (3)	May 25	BRO		NYG	L,7-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	33 (1)	May 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	38 (4)	May 31	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	43 (4)	Jun 5	BRO		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	46 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
11	51 (4)	Jun 13	BRO		MLN	L,5-8	GS	11	1.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
12	54 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	BRO		STL	L,6-7	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	58 (3)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	27	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 23	BRO	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	66 (3)	Jun 27	BRO	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	70 (3)	Jul 1	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
17	75 (4)	Jul 6	BRO		PHI	L,4-9	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	81 (5)	Jul 15	BRO		MLN	W,20-4	GS	29	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	87 (5)	Jul 20	BRO		CHC	W,7-5	GS	31	6.2	1	4	0	5	0	P
20	98 (10)	Jul 31 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	22	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	104 (5)	Aug 5	BRO		NYG	W,5-2	GS	37	8.2	0	5	1	6	1	P
22	109 (4)	Aug 10	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	114 (4)	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-9	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	116 (1)	Aug 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	120 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	123 (2)	Aug 23	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	124	Aug 24	BRO		MLN	L,7-13		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	125	Aug 25	BRO		STL	W,6-5	GS	31	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	128 (2)	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	133 (4)	Sep 3	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	46	12.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
31	138 (4)	Sep 8	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	142 (3)	Sep 13	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	147 (4)	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	W,6-1	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	150 (2)	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
							34gm		221.0	15	60	2	77	4