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	19-21 / in Starts: 19-21
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	82 (44-25-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (39-24-12)

Most Driven In
J Roseboro	2
F Howard	2
D Tracewski	1
R Fairly	1
N Oliver	1
Self	1
W Parker	0

Most Driven In By
W Davis	3
J Gilliam	2
D Griffith	1
M Wills	1
Self	1
R Fairly	1
D Tracewski	0

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	323	2 (1)	Apr 15	LAD		STL	L,2-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.86	-0.080	3.90	-0.10%	-0.59	P
2	324	6 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		MLN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.070	1.81	-0.06%	-0.64	P
3	325	9 (2)	Apr 23	LAD	@	STL	W,7-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.09	0.004	1.05	0.00%	-0.03	P
4	326	13 (3)	Apr 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.34	-0.034	.34	-0.02%	-0.67	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	327	17 (3)	May 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.31	-0.033	.40	-0.03%	-0.95	P
6	328	21 (3)	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.59	-0.029	.56	-0.02%	-0.57	P
7	329	25 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	9	.46	0.071	.36	0.03%	-0.19	P
8	330	28 (2)	May 14 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9	.49	-0.050	.42	-0.03%	-0.86	P
9	331	33 (4)	May 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.53	-0.027	1.43	-0.02%	-0.34	P
10	332	37 (3)	May 22	LAD		PHI	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9	2.26	-0.115	2.89	-0.09%	-0.88	P
11	333	40 (2)	May 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.185	.364	9	.79	0.001	.79	0.00%	0.03	P
12	334	44 (3)	May 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.161	.318	9	.13	-0.014	.13	-0.01%	-0.99	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	335	47 (2)	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS-11	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.118	.143	.147	.290	9	2.02	0.135	2.64	0.11%	0.27	P
14	336	51 (3)	Jun 7 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.270	.454	9	.52	0.132	.57	0.09%	1.43	P
15	337	56 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.171	.250	.421	9	1.00	-0.117	1.13	-0.08%	-1.39	P
16	338	61 (4)	Jun 16	LAD		MLN	W,5-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.238	.420	9	.82	-0.024	.97	-0.02%	-0.28	P
17	339	64 (2)	Jun 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.191	.244	.436	9	1.09	-0.078	1.35	-0.06%	-0.62	P
18	340	69 (4)	Jun 24	LAD	@	MLN	W,15-4	GS-9	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.216	.286	.501	9	.20	0.038	.17	0.02%	0.90	P
19	341	73 (3)	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.204	.269	.473	9	2.74	-0.203	1.61	-0.07%	-1.39	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
20	342	77 (3)	Jul 3	LAD		NYM	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.211	.273	.483	9	.86	0.067	.32	0.02%	0.57	P
21	343	80 (2)	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.293	.526	9	.61	0.087	.35	0.03%	1.23	P
22	344	85 (4)	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.283	.509	9	1.14	-0.057	.86	-0.03%	-0.44	P
23	345	89 (3)	Jul 17	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.231	.286	.516	9	.53	-0.012	.41	-0.01%	-0.29	P
24	346	94 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.288	.523	9	.88	0.004	.56	0.00%	-0.03	P
25	347	100 (5)	Jul 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.197	.219	.268	.487	9	.26	0.034	.13	0.01%	-1.08	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	348	103 (2)	Aug 1	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-10	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.213	.260	.474	9	.65	-0.031	.45	-0.01%	-0.35	P
27	349	107 (3)	Aug 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.205	.250	.455	9	.62	-0.045	.51	-0.02%	-0.38	P
28	350	111 (3)	Aug 9	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-6	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.213	.247	.459	9	.87	0.013	.51	0.01%	0.13	P
29	351	115 (3)	Aug 14	LAD		STL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.207	.241	.448	9	2.15	-0.037	.49	-0.01%	-0.38	P
30	352	119 (3)	Aug 18	LAD		MLN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.202	.235	.437	9	2.02	-0.096	.17	-0.01%	-0.85	P
31	353	123 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.198	.229	.427	9	1.17	-0.056	.03	0.00%	-0.33	P
32	354	127 (3)	Aug 26	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.202	.233	.435	9	1.22	-0.015	.02	0.00%	0.04	P
33	355	131 (3)	Aug 31	LAD	@	STL	W,12-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.204	.233	.438	9	1.09	0.170	.00	0.00%	0.87	P
Sep/Oct		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
34	356	134 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.198	.226	.424	9	.51	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
35	357	141 (6)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.190	.216	.406	9	.46	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
36	358	145 (3)	Sep 13	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.202	.228	.430	9	1.38	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
37	359	149 (3)	Sep 17	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.198	.223	.421	9	1.29	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
38	360	153 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.202	.226	.428	9	1.73	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
39	361	157 (3)	Sep 27	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.205	.222	.428	9	1.42	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
40	362	161 (3)	Oct 1	LAD		CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.202	.218	.420	9	1.96	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
							19-21		128	110	10	19	2	0	1	8	4	0	29	0	14	0	2	2	0	0	.173	.202	.218	.420		1.00	-0.894	.64	-0.35%	-13.19

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