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	22-20 / in Starts: 22-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	63 (30-25-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	67 (34-21-11)

Most Driven In
J Roseboro	2
W Davis	1
K McMullen	1
B Skowron	1
T Davis	0

Most Driven In By
T Davis	2
J Gilliam	1
W Moon	1
L Walls	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	281	1	Apr 9	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	9	.51	0.016	1.09	0.02%	0.11	P
2	282	5 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.37	-0.019	.77	-0.02%	-0.23	P
3	283	9 (3)	Apr 18	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.571	1.016	9	1.53	-0.051	3.12	-0.06%	-0.34	P
4	284	14 (4)	Apr 22	LAD		MLN	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	.88	-0.020	1.93	-0.03%	-0.25	P
5	285	18 (3)	Apr 26	LAD		STL	L,7-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.308	.400	.708	9	.67	-0.049	1.84	-0.08%	-1.35	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	286	22 (3)	May 2	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.267	.333	.600	9	1.09	-0.053	1.91	-0.06%	-0.53	P
7	287	26 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.278	.333	.611	9	1.01	-0.060	1.85	-0.07%	-0.57	P
8	288	30 (3)	May 10	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.286	.333	.619	9	.41	0.004	.79	0.00%	0.07	P
9	289	33 (2)	May 14	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.261	.300	.561	9	2.05	-0.146	5.04	-0.22%	-0.98	P
10	290	37 (3)	May 18	LAD		PIT	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.231	.261	.492	9	.54	0.029	1.52	0.05%	0.08	P
11	291	41 (3)	May 22	LAD		NYM	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.233	.259	.493	9	.39	-0.022	1.42	-0.05%	-0.35	P
12	292	44 (2)	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.206	.226	.432	9	1.36	-0.135	5.90	-0.35%	-0.72	P
13	293	47 (2)	May 30	LAD	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.222	.242	.465	9	.91	0.004	3.53	0.01%	0.04	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	294	51 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.237	.235	.472	9	.60	0.024	1.64	0.04%	0.15	P
15	295	54 (2)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.238	.237	.475	9	1.19	0.065	4.40	0.14%	0.26	P
16	296	58 (3)	Jun 11	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.250	.500	9	.50	0.000	2.35	0.00%	0.03	P
17	297	62 (3)	Jun 15	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.239	.238	.477	9	.80	-0.054	3.17	-0.13%	-0.90	P
18	298	67 (4)	Jun 19	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.227	.456	9	1.52	-0.052	7.16	-0.15%	-0.37	P
19	299	71 (3)	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.216	.213	.428	9	.37	-0.027	1.58	-0.07%	-0.62	P
20	300	74 (2)	Jun 28	LAD		MLN	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.208	.204	.412	9	.60	-0.028	2.91	-0.08%	-0.16	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
21	301	78 (3)	Jul 2	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.214	.196	.410	9	.98	-0.049	6.21	-0.19%	-0.18	P
22	302	82 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.207	.189	.396	9	.57	-0.027	3.81	-0.11%	-0.20	P
23	303	86 (3)	Jul 11	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.197	.179	.375	9	1.04	-0.112	6.35	-0.41%	-1.17	P
24	304	90 (3)	Jul 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.206	.190	.396	9	.57	-0.012	3.34	-0.04%	-0.09	P
25	305	95 (4)	Jul 19	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.212	.183	.395	9	.51	0.000	2.97	0.00%	0.03	P
26	306	100 (4)	Jul 24	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.217	.177	.395	9	.75	0.013	4.09	0.04%	0.05	P
27	307	104 (3)	Jul 28	LAD		PHI	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.229	.206	.435	9	.56	0.052	3.90	0.22%	0.72	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
28	308	108 (3)	Aug 2	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.222	.200	.422	9	.47	-0.023	3.14	-0.09%	-0.16	P
29	309	111 (2)	Aug 6	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.227	.206	.433	9	.56	-0.007	3.95	-0.03%	-0.09	P
30	310	115 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.225	.194	.419	9	.92	-0.075	6.33	-0.31%	-0.68	P
31	311	118 (2)	Aug 14	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.149	.217	.189	.406	9	1.33	-0.064	9.02	-0.26%	-0.69	P
32	312	122 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-0	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.241	.197	.439	9	.30	0.041	1.77	0.15%	2.11	P
33	313	126 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.239	.195	.433	9	1.78	-0.058	7.50	-0.15%	-0.44	P
34	314	130 (3)	Aug 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.233	.190	.423	9	1.02	-0.048	4.87	-0.14%	-0.27	P
35	315	134 (3)	Aug 30	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.237	.195	.432	9	1.40	0.088	8.81	0.33%	0.33	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
36	316	139 (4)	Sep 3	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.232	.190	.422	9	1.60	-0.069	5.39	-0.14%	-0.44	P
37	317	143 (3)	Sep 7	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.227	.186	.413	9	.65	-0.034	2.17	-0.07%	-0.28	P
38	318	146 (2)	Sep 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-4	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.232	.193	.426	9	1.86	0.103	13.78	0.46%	0.91	P
39	319	151 (4)	Sep 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.228	.189	.417	9	2.28	-0.127	17.49	-0.58%	-0.99	P
40	320	155 (3)	Sep 20	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.240	.196	.436	9	.94	0.005	1.53	0.01%	0.34	P
41	321	158 (2)	Sep 24	LAD		NYM	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.243	.200	.443	9	1.36	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.30	P
42	322	163 (4)	Sep 29	LAD		PHI	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.241	.198	.439	9	.52	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
							22-20		114	96	5	16	1	1	0	5	9	0	35	1	6	2	0	3	0	0	.167	.241	.198	.439		.88	-0.994	3.89	-2.39%	-8.24

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