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	6-6 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	27 (10-9-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Sudakis	1
T Haller	1
T Sizemore	1

Most Driven In By
W Davis	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	536	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.91	-0.171	3.00	-0.16%	-1.67	P
2	537	5 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.017	1.25	-0.02%	-0.14	P
3	538	9 (3)	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.45	0.139	2.58	0.15%	0.74	P
4	539	13 (3)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.75	-0.085	3.89	-0.11%	-0.77	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
5	540	58 (44)	Jun 15	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.94	-0.045	1.89	-0.06%	-0.40	P
6	541	63 (4)	Jun 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.22	-0.087	3.31	-0.14%	-0.80	P
7	542	67 (3)	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.29	-0.030	4.87	-0.07%	-0.27	P
8	543	71 (3)	Jun 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,19-0	CG	6	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	.42	-0.056	1.09	-0.09%	0.35	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
9	544	76 (4)	Jul 3	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9	1.60	-0.110	4.76	-0.20%	-0.85	P
10	545	98 (21)	Jul 27	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427	9	1.38	-0.074	3.69	-0.12%	-0.69	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
11	546	103 (4)	Aug 1	LAD	@	STL	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9	.45	-0.011	1.08	-0.02%	-0.09	P
12	547	107 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		PIT	L,3-11	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.182	.390	9	1.52	-0.040	3.24	-0.05%	-0.33	P
							6-6		25	22	1	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.136	.208	.182	.390		1.14	-0.587	2.64	-0.88%	-4.93

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