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	18-29 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	42 (23-11-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-13-7)

Most Driven In
Self	7
D Zimmer	2
J Roseboro	1
G Hodges	1
G Cimoli	1

Most Driven In By
Self	7
D Snider	1
C Furillo	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	64	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.10	-0.061	5.58	-0.10%	-0.59	P
2	65	6 (4)	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,2-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.77	-0.041	4.16	-0.06%	-0.36	P
3	66	9 (2)	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	L,2-15	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	67	14 (4)	Apr 30	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	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	.53	-0.027	.94	-0.03%	-0.21	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	68	17 (2)	May 3	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	69	20 (2)	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,3-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	70	21	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	11-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.82	-0.045	2.43	-0.04%	-0.16	P
8	71	25 (3)	May 12	LAD		SFG	L,3-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	72	30 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	73	31	May 18 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	2-6	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.500	.667	9	1.27	0.127	.62	0.04%	0.92	P
11	74	34 (2)	May 21	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.375	.500	9	.89	-0.044	.63	-0.02%	-0.43	P
12	75	38 (3)	May 27	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.300	.400	9	1.36	-0.095	.74	-0.03%	-0.81	P
13	76	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.273	.364	9	.39	-0.009	.18	0.00%	-0.29	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
14	77	44 (2)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.273	.364	9						P
15	78	47 (2)	Jun 6	LAD		MLN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.214	.286	9	1.22	-0.101	.70	-0.04%	-0.73	P
16	79	51 (3)	Jun 11	LAD		PHI	W,7-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.235	.353	9	.77	0.004	.60	0.00%	-0.02	P
17	80	53 (1)	Jun 13	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.25	-0.032	.96	-0.02%	-0.24	P
18	81	55 (1)	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,1-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
19	82	56	Jun 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	9	1.03	-0.014	.77	-0.01%	-0.10	P
20	83	58 (1)	Jun 19	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-9	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	9						P
21	84	60 (1)	Jun 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	9						P
22	85	64 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-10	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.250	.440	9	1.10	0.041	.77	0.02%	0.61	P
23	86	66 (1)	Jun 26	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.375	.575	9	.33	0.055	.34	0.03%	0.55	P
24	87	69 (2)	Jun 29	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.360	.552	9	.39	-0.010	.53	-0.01%	-0.15	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
25	88	72 (2)	Jul 3 (1)	LAD		STL	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.360	.552	9						P
26	89	75 (2)	Jul 6	LAD		CHC	L,2-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.346	.531	9	1.65	-0.024	1.37	-0.01%	-0.20	P
27	90	78 (2)	Jul 11	LAD		MLN	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.481	.696	9	1.20	0.123	.81	0.05%	0.79	P
28	91	83 (4)	Jul 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.448	.648	9	1.13	-0.061	1.13	-0.04%	-0.48	P
29	92	86 (2)	Jul 18	LAD		PHI	W,8-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.200	.448	.648	9						P
30	93	90 (3)	Jul 23 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	2-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.433	.627	9	.59	-0.015	.29	0.00%	-0.15	P
31	94	96 (5)	Jul 29	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.406	.588	9	.99	-0.046	.39	-0.01%	-0.84	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
32	95	102 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.500	.700	9	.99	0.084	.42	0.02%	0.70	P
33	96	107 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.474	.679	9	.68	-0.023	.13	0.00%	0.17	P
34	97	112 (4)	Aug 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.561	.799	9	1.14	0.122	.07	0.01%	1.97	P
35	98	117 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.614	.858	9	.42	0.056	.01	0.00%	0.47	P
36	99	121 (3)	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	W,10-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.286	.745	1.030	9	.71	0.229	.04	0.01%	2.83	P
37	100	126 (4)	Aug 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.283	.725	1.009	9	.62	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.27	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
38	101	130 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.283	.725	1.009	9						PR
39	102	132 (1)	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.704	.989	9	.42	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.53	P
40	103	133	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	W,5-3	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.281	.691	.972	9	.43	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
41	104	134	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	L,3-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.679	.954	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
42	105	136 (1)	Sep 6	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.262	.644	.906	9	1.16	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
43	106	139 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.633	.891	9	.97	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
44	107	143 (3)	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.266	.623	.889	9	2.06	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
45	108	148 (4)	Sep 20	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.258	.603	.861	9	1.22	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
46	109	150 (1)	Sep 23	LAD		STL	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.258	.603	.861	9						P
47	110	152 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.591	.852	9	.83	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
							18-29		72	66	9	15	1	1	7	12	3	0	25	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.591	.852		.92	-0.077	.50	-0.23%	1.13

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