#70 Don Drysdale, Starting Pitcher, 20 yrs, Boston Red Sox Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Drysdale
7/23/1936 20 USA,CA, 6"6 216
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 68 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 42 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2.91 | 358.1 | 333 | 133 | 116 | 82 | 213 | 33 | 78.6 | 3 | 28 | 66.7 |
Projected | 44 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 2.91 | 376.0 | 350 | 140 | 122 | 86 | 224 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.85 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 555 | 153 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 63 | 50 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .336 | .389 | .725 |
vs. RHB | 805 | 180 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 70 | 32 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .224 | .257 | .316 | .573 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2.84 | 186.2 | 166 | 68 | 59 | 35 | 118 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2.99 | 171.2 | 167 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 95 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 | 60.0 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 39 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.18 | 62.0 | 58 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
June | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.38 | 68.0 | 65 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 40 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.34 | 57.1 | 66 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 35 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.10 | 61.0 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 34 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.16 | 50.0 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1956 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2.91 | 358.1 | 333 | 133 | 116 | 21 | 82 | 213 | 33 | 3 | 1.16 | .277 | BOS,AL |
Total | 42 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2.91 | 358.1 | 333 | 133 | 116 | 21 | 82 | 213 | 33 | 3 | 1.16 | .277 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 42 | 128 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .209 | .242 | .451 | BOS,AL |
Total | 42 | 128 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .209 | .242 | .451 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 42 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 1 | 86 | 2 | .977 | 358.1 | 2.16 | | | | |
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9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $1,300,000 per year, for 2 years. Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston in 1956... Earned first career win on 4/8/1956... Had first career hit on 4/12/1956, off Lou Brissie (KC)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1956, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1956, going 22-16, 2.91 ERA...
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