Don Drysdale
About Don Drysdale
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Don Drysdale, born on July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, California, was an American professional baseball player. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire career and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Drysdale passed away in 1993 at age 56.
9 time All-Star
3 time World Series champion
3 time MLB strikeout leader
1984 – Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
2,486 strikeouts
In The News
Big D and Pee Wee
Don Drysdale was “Big D.” Harold Reese was “Pee Wee.”
Those are the nicknames...
Don Drysdale: The Pitcher Who Played for Keeps
Anyone lucky enough to have spent five minutes in the company of Don Drysdale would believe they had...
Honors For Anne Meyers Drysdale, Wife of the Late Don Drysdale
Dodgers great Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale, died of a heart attack in 1993. 31 years later, during...
Don Drysdale: The Legendary Flamethrower
Gone way too soon was the great Hall of Fame flamethrower for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Drysdale....
Jeff Torborg reminiscing about Don Drysdale
Dodgers catcher Jeff Torborg reminiscing about Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale: “In those days, hitters...
Don Drysdale and Robert Redford
Many believe that the greatest baseball movie ever made was The Natural, starring Robert Redford. Back...
Don Drysdale On TV
Hall of Fame Dodgers star pitcher Don Drysdale was from Los Angeles but he began in baseball with the...
Don Drysdale being a head hunter
Duke Snider on one of his teammates with the Dodgers: “Let me tell you about Don Drysdale being...
Mickey Mantle talking about Don Drysdale
Mickey Mantle talking about Don Drysdale: “He and I were good friends, really close. He used to...
Predicting Gil Hodges success
On May 22, 1963 Gil Hodges was named manager of the Washington Senators. Those who knew him well predicted...
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