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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		STL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 25	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS	30	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	17 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	GS	34	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
7	26 (4)	May 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,8-10	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	23	5.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 27	LAD	@	MLN	L,8-10	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	46 (3)	May 31	LAD		CIN	L,7-8	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	50 (3)	Jun 5	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS	22	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 9	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	59 (4)	Jun 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	63 (3)	Jun 18	LAD		MLN	L,2-10	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (4)	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (1)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	72 (1)	Jun 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	76 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	80 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	84 (3)	Jul 9	LAD		CIN	L,3-14		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92 (7)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-10	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	96 (3)	Jul 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS	30	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	107 (2)	Aug 9	LAD		MLN	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	110 (2)	Aug 14	LAD		STL	L,0-5	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	114 (3)	Aug 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	118 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	GS	31	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	123 (4)	Aug 27 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS	27	5.2	1	0	1	2	0	P
32	126 (2)	Aug 31	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	130 (3)	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
34	134 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-9	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
35	138 (3)	Sep 13	LAD		PIT	L,2-8	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	142 (3)	Sep 17	LAD		MLN	W,4-3	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	144 (1)	Sep 19	LAD		CHC	L,3-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	146 (1)	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	150 (3)	Sep 26 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-8	GS	15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	152 (1)	Sep 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							40gm		244.0	13	36	3	52	3