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Don Drysdale. Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993), nicknamed " Big D ", was an American professional baseball pitcher and broadcaster who played in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire 14-year career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jul 5, 1993 · Don Drysdale, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers whose hopping fastball and brushback pitches put fear into batters during 14 major league seasons, was found...
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.
May 10, 2024 · Don Drysdale was an American professional baseball player who was a star right-handed power pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1950s and ’60s, helping lead the team to three World Series championships (1959, 1963, 1965).
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About Don Drysdale. Pirates shortstop Dick Groat once claimed “Batting against Don Drysdale is the same as making a date with a dentist.”. Drysdale was a tough pitcher, who along with Sandy Koufax, formed the most dominant pitching tandem of the 1960s.
Jul 4, 1993 · Don Drysdale, Hall of Fame pitcher and Dodger broadcaster, was found dead in his Montreal hotel room Saturday, apparently the victim of a heart attack. He was 56.
Jul 4, 1993 · Don Drysdale, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers whose hopping fastball and brushback pitches put fear into batters during 14 major league seasons, was found dead...
About Don Drysdale. Donald Scott Drysdale was born on July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, California. At the prompting of his father, a baseball coach who thought it better to save his arm for later, Drysdale didn’t begin pitching until age 16.
Jan 4, 2012 · Beginning in 1962, he led the National League in ERA for five straight seasons. He gave the opposition a much-dreaded combination of power pitchers, one right-handed and Koufax left-handed. He didn’t intimidate batters the way Drysdale did by plunking them. Koufax had 18 hit batsmen in his career.
Don Drysdale Bio. Fullname: Donald Scott Drysdale; Born: 7/23/1936 in Van Nuys, CA; High School: Van Nuys, Van Nuys, CA; Debut: 4/17/1956; Hall of Fame: 1984; Died: 7/03/1993
