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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.
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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 dead...
May 10, 2024 · Don Drysdale (born July 23, 1936, Van Nuys, California, U.S.—died July 3, 1993, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 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).
Don Drysdale was a force to be reckoned with; a Hall of Fame pitcher whose career, spanning from 1956 to 1969, was highlighted by an intimidating pitching style that kept batters on edge.
Drysdale’s 14-year big league career ended in 1969 at the age of 32. After his playing days, he stayed involved in the game as a broadcaster for the White Sox, Rangers, Expos, Angels and Dodgers – as well as ABC's Monday Night Baseball. Drysdale was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984. He passed away on July 3, 1993.
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.
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
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.
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...
