Don drysdale biography


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Don Drysdale

American baseball player and broadcaster (1936–1993)

Not to be confused with Dan Drysdale.

Baseball player

Don Drysdale

Drysdale in 1961

Pitcher
Born:(1936-07-23)July 23, 1936
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Died: July 3, 1993(1993-07-03) (aged 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

April 17, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
August 5, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Win–loss record209–166
Earned run average2.95
Strikeouts2,486
Stats at Baseball Reference 
  • 9× All-Star (1959, 1959², 1961², 1962, 1963–1965, 1967, 1968)
  • 3× World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965)
  • Cy Young Award (1962)
  • MLB wins leader (1962)
  • 3× MLB strikeout leader (1959, 1960, 1962)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers No.

    53 retired

Induction1984
Vote78.4% (tenth ballot)

Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993), nicknamed "Big D", was an American professional