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	24-17 / in Starts: 21-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	48 (28-13-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (31-19-10)

Most Driven In
M Wills	1
D Snider	1
G Hodges	1
J Roseboro	1
J Pignatano	0
C Neal	0
B Aspromonte	0

Most Driven In By
W Moon	1
J Gilliam	1
N Larker	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	157	1	Apr 12	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	9	1.73	-0.049	4.53	-0.08%	-0.36	P
2	158	4 (2)	Apr 16	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.429	.571	9	.93	-0.058	2.55	-0.10%	-0.60	P
3	159	7 (2)	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.375	.500	9	1.48	-0.039	5.30	-0.08%	-0.27	P
4	160	11 (3)	Apr 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.583	.917	9	.27	0.074	.70	0.12%	1.09	P
5	161	15 (3)	Apr 30	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	9	.91	-0.023	2.85	-0.04%	-0.24	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	162	18 (2)	May 4	LAD		MLN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.467	.779	9	.83	-0.031	1.88	-0.04%	-0.20	P
7	163	23 (4)	May 9	LAD		PIT	W,7-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.444	.760	9	.41	-0.020	.90	-0.03%	0.02	P
8	164	26 (2)	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.400	.686	9	1.90	-0.080	3.41	-0.09%	-0.58	P
9	165	29 (2)	May 17	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.364	.625	9	1.37	-0.062	1.85	-0.05%	-0.47	P
10	166	33 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9	.44	-0.011	.43	-0.01%	-0.10	P
11	167	36 (2)	May 25	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.296	.511	9	.20	-0.021	.37	-0.02%	-0.82	P
12	168	40 (3)	May 30	LAD		STL	L,3-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.296	.511	9						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	169	43 (2)	Jun 2	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.286	.493	9	.29	-0.008	.39	-0.01%	-0.10	P
14	170	44	Jun 3	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.276	.476	3	2.30	-0.064	2.96	-0.05%	-0.23	P
15	171	49 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		MLN	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.250	.432	9	1.25	-0.095	1.47	-0.07%	-1.30	P
16	172	53 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.265	.465	9	1.16	-0.029	1.15	-0.02%	-0.32	P
17	173	59 (5)	Jun 20	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.257	.473	9	1.00	-0.001	.78	0.00%	0.03	P
18	174	63 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.250	.461	9	.45	-0.011	.32	-0.01%	-0.09	P
19	175	66 (2)	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.237	.437	9	.83	-0.046	.36	-0.01%	-0.63	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	176	71 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.262	.466	9	.33	-0.026	.49	-0.02%	-0.46	P
21	177	76 (4)	Jul 7	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.289	.502	9	.47	-0.031	.74	-0.03%	-0.18	P
22	178	80 (3)	Jul 15	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.216	.292	.507	9	.59	-0.002	1.07	0.00%	-0.28	P
23	179	83 (2)	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.216	.292	.507	9						P
24	180	86 (2)	Jul 22	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.222	.314	.536	9	.65	0.002	1.29	0.00%	0.23	P
25	181	90 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.211	.296	.507	9	.65	-0.052	1.21	-0.06%	-0.57	P
26	182	94 (3)	Jul 31	LAD		MLN	W,7-5	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.203	.286	.489	9	.35	-0.033	1.01	-0.06%	-0.87	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
27	183	97 (2)	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.197	.276	.473	9	1.55	-0.086	6.86	-0.23%	-0.74	P
28	184	101 (3)	Aug 8	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.200	.262	.462	9	.64	-0.057	1.46	-0.08%	-0.70	P
29	185	105 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.209	.286	.495	9	.99	0.011	2.38	0.02%	0.12	P
30	186	110 (4)	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.273	.473	9	1.70	-0.120	2.82	-0.12%	-0.84	P
31	187	115 (4)	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.273	.473	9						P
32	188	120 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.265	.470	9	.34	-0.008	.26	0.00%	0.00	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
33	189	125 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.211	.282	.492	9	1.33	-0.041	.22	0.00%	-0.38	P
34	190	131 (5)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.228	.315	.543	9	.17	0.050	.00	0.00%	1.61	P
35	191	136 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.220	.303	.522	9	.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
36	192	141 (4)	Sep 16	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.224	.295	.518	9	.66	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
37	193	146 (4)	Sep 21	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.218	.288	.506	9	.71	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
38	194	148 (1)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.213	.280	.494	9	.84	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
39	195	151 (2)	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,3-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.213	.280	.494	9						P
40	196	152	Sep 30	LAD		CHC	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.211	.277	.488	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
41	197	154 (1)	Oct 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.211	.277	.488	9						P
							24-17		99	83	3	13	6	2	0	4	6	0	32	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	.157	.211	.277	.488		.79	-1.103	1.34	-1.16%	-9.98

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