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Don Drysdale (born July 23, 1936, Van Nuys, California, U.S.—died July 3, 1993, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) 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).
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...
Jan 4, 2012 · Don Drysdale may have been rolling pennies, but to Dodger fans, he was a million-dollar pitcher. Last revised: November 3, 2021 (zp) This biography originally appeared in “From Spring Training to Screen Test: Baseball Players Turned Actors “ (SABR, 2018), edited by Rob Edelman and Bill Nowlin.
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. The hard throwing right-hander had a reputation for owning the plate.
Known as “Big D,” Drysdale’s legacy transcends his impressive stats, extending to a cassette tape of Robert F. Kennedy’s final speech that he treasured until his untimely death.
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
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...
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