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. Known for being a fierce competitor, Drysdale won the Cy Young Award in 1962 and was a three-time World Series champion during his playing career.
Born in Van Nuys, California, Drysdale made his major league debut in 1956. He quickly made a reputation for himself as a brushback pitcher who was not afraid to pitch inside to batters in order to keep them off balance. Often overshadowed by teammate and Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax, Drysdale was a dominant pitcher in his own right, winning the Cy Young Award in 1962 and setting a record six consecutive shutouts and 58+2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1968.
Drysdale was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 and, the same year, had his number 53 retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. After his playing career ended in 1969, Drysdale became a radio and television broadcaster until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1993.
Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993), nicknamed "Big D", was an American professional baseball pitcher and broadcaster who played in Major...
he was in the team's starting pitching rotation with Sandy Koufax, DonDrysdale, and Claude Osteen. Sixteen of Sutton's 23 MLB seasons were spent with...
into the 1960s with their one-two punch ace pitchers Sandy Koufax and DonDrysdale being the cornerstones of two more titles in 1963 and 1965. During the...
Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is an American retired pro basketball player and a sportscaster. She was a standout player...
than seven hits per nine innings pitched. Koufax, along with teammate DonDrysdale, became a pivotal figure in baseball's labor movement when the two staged...
third in franchise history. Dodgers starting pitchers Sandy Koufax, DonDrysdale, and Johnny Podres, and ace reliever Ron Perranoski combined to give...
were short of pitching compared to the Dodgers and their star hurlers DonDrysdale and Sandy Koufax, Baltimore pitching allowed only two runs in the entire...
be a pitching duel between Dodgers' DonDrysdale and the Twins' Mudcat Grant (21–7, 3.30 ERA on the year). Drysdale was starting because the game fell...
umpires would never check a player's groin. DonDrysdale also used the pitch regularly, as did Lew Burdette. Drysdale would apply oil to the back of his hair...
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replaced by Hall-of-Fame Dodgers pitcher DonDrysdale, who previously broadcast games for the California Angels. Drysdale died in his hotel room following a...
straight Opening Day start, tying Don Sutton for most consecutive Opening Day starts, and Sutton and DonDrysdale for most total opening day starts by...
and comedienne Andy Devine, actor, honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957 DonDrysdale, Hall of Fame baseball player Kerry Lyn Dalton, murderer Michael Erush...
Sandy Koufax and DonDrysdale decided to jointly hold out during salary negotiations with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Koufax and Drysdale were the team's...
Dodgers. On-field action includes several closeups of Dodgers pitcher DonDrysdale. Ripley and his men ultimately surround Lynch on the infield of the stadium...
championship game in 1988. Monday rejoined the Dodgers in 1993, replacing DonDrysdale who died from a heart attack in his hotel room on a Dodger road trip...
Haines* 210 Clayton Kershaw (0) 210 103 Vida Blue 209 Eddie Cicotte 209 DonDrysdale* 209 Milt Pappas 209 107 Bob Lemon* 207 Carl Mays 207 Hal Newhouser*...
Los Angeles, 8–0, behind Rubén Gómez' complete game, six-hit shutout. DonDrysdale took the loss, and Charlie Neal notched Los Angeles' first hit, a single...
Young, A. S. Doc. "Don Newcombe: Baseball great wins fight against alcoholism", Ebony, April 1976, pp. 54-62. Accessed March 12, 2011. "Don Newcombe - Society...
with 118 RBIs. Another Dodger, DonDrysdale, won the Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in Major League Baseball. Drysdale led the league with 25 wins,...
Sandy Koufax and DonDrysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts. March 30 – Sandy Koufax and DonDrysdale end their 32-day...
Van Nuys High School, where he was classmates with baseball pitcher DonDrysdale. He has described himself as having been a "bad" student, finding inspiration...
Jackie Robinson. Other Royals' players of note include Duke Snider, DonDrysdale, Chuck Connors, Walter Alston, Roy Campanella, Johnny Podres and the...
year's World Series, doing so with a dominant pitching staff featuring DonDrysdale, Johnny Podres and a young Sandy Koufax. The baseball scenes were filmed...
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