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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 13	LAD		MLN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-7	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 22	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-6	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (4)	May 1	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
6	25 (2)	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	31 (1)	May 12	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (1)	May 15	LAD		HOU	W,10-7	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 19	LAD		STL	L,1-8	GS	25	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 23	LAD		NYM	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	5	1	6	1	P
12	46 (4)	May 27 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	51 (4)	Jun 1 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS	34	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	56 (4)	Jun 5 susp	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 10 (1)	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 15	LAD		HOU	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
17	70 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	73 (2)	Jun 23	LAD		CIN	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	77 (3)	Jun 27	LAD		MLN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	81 (3)	Jul 1	LAD		NYM	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	86 (4)	Jul 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
22	89 (2)	Jul 8	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	91 (1)	Jul 13	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
24	96 (4)	Jul 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	99 (2)	Jul 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	29	7.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
26	103 (3)	Jul 25	LAD	@	STL	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	106 (2)	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	109 (2)	Aug 3	LAD		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
29	114 (4)	Aug 7	LAD		NYM	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	118 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	121 (2)	Aug 15	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	125 (3)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
33	129 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS	34	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	133 (3)	Aug 29	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	137 (3)	Sep 2	LAD		MLN	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
36	141 (3)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	L,6-9	GS	33	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	145 (3)	Sep 10	LAD		CHC	W,8-1	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	149 (3)	Sep 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	2	P
39	153 (3)	Sep 19	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	156 (2)	Sep 23	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	157	Sep 25	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
42	161 (3)	Sep 29	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
43	164 (2)	Oct 2	LAD		SFG	W,8-7	GS	29	5.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
							43gm		314.1	10	60	7	77	5