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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 24	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		ATL	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (3)	May 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-8	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,14-2	GS	24	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS	21	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 17	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GS	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 21	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 25	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 30	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-6	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-8	GS	35	7.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
14	56 (2)	Jun 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	21	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 16	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 20	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
17	69 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	26	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	73 (3)	Jun 29	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (2)	Jul 3	LAD		STL	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	80 (3)	Jul 7	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	2	3	0	P
21	85 (4)	Jul 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	90 (4)	Jul 20	LAD		PIT	L,5-8	GS	30	6.2	1	1	1	3	1	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (3)	Aug 2	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	107 (3)	Aug 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	111 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-3	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	114 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
29	119 (4)	Aug 18	LAD		STL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	127 (3)	Aug 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	131 (3)	Aug 31	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	135 (3)	Sep 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	137 (1)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	L,0-6	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	140 (2)	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	GS	31	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	145 (4)	Sep 15	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	GS	31	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	149 (3)	Sep 19	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	152 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	157 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
40	161 (3)	Oct 2 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		273.2	10	45	7	62	1