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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 30	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (2)	May 4	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	23 (4)	May 9	LAD		PIT	W,7-4	GS	32	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (2)	May 17	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS	24	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-6	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	36 (2)	May 25	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	40 (3)	May 30	LAD		STL	L,3-15	GS	12	1.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	43 (2)	Jun 2	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	44	Jun 3	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	49 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		MLN	L,5-6	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
17	59 (5)	Jun 20	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	GS	30	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	63 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS	18	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	66 (2)	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	25	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	71 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	76 (4)	Jul 7	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
22	80 (3)	Jul 15	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	32	7.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
23	83 (2)	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS	11	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	86 (2)	Jul 22	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	90 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	94 (3)	Jul 31	LAD		MLN	W,7-5	GS	35	8.1	1	5	0	6	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	97 (2)	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	101 (3)	Aug 8	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS	35	7.2	1	4	0	5	0	P
29	105 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	32	7.2	2	3	0	5	0	P
30	110 (4)	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	115 (4)	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	GS	13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	120 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	125 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	131 (5)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	136 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
36	141 (4)	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS	29	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	146 (4)	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	29	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
38	148 (1)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-6	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	151 (2)	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,3-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	152	Sep 30	LAD		CHC	W,7-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	154 (1)	Oct 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							41gm		269.0	18	60	3	81	3