#70 Don Drysdale, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Boston Red Sox Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Drysdale
7/23/1936 23 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 5.0 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 1959 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 8 | 10 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Talent | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/16 | @DET | W 3-1 | * | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
8/20 | @CHA | W 3-0 | * | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | W | PoG | | | |
8/24 | BAL | L 1-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | L | | | | |
8/28 | DET | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/1 | @WS1 | L 0-4 | * | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | L | | | | |
9/5 | DET | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
9/9 | NYY | L 4-8 | * | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | L | | | | |
9/13 | @BAL | W 10-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/17 | @NYY | L 1-8 | * | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/21 | @DET | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3.26 | 342.1 | 322 | 135 | 124 | 49 | 240 | 31 | 75.6 | 1 | 25 | 61.0 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3.26 | 300.0 | 283 | 119 | 109 | 43 | 211 | | | | | |
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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 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.49 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 568 | 159 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 64 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .312 | .389 | .701 |
vs. RHB | 717 | 163 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 71 | 19 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .227 | .245 | .318 | .563 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3.54 | 180.1 | 177 | 76 | 71 | 21 | 123 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2.94 | 162.0 | 145 | 59 | 53 | 28 | 117 |
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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.11 | 57.0 | 61 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 31 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.29 | 50.1 | 50 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 35 |
June | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 63.0 | 62 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 39 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 | 58.0 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 43 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 62.0 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 58 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.67 | 52.0 | 60 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
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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 |
1957 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.85 | 238.1 | 244 | 123 | 102 | 18 | 59 | 130 | 22 | 2 | 1.27 | .289 | BOS |
1958 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2.75 | 366.2 | 329 | 123 | 112 | 20 | 63 | 240 | 31 | 1 | 1.07 | .275 | BOS,AL |
1959 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3.26 | 342.1 | 322 | 135 | 124 | 15 | 49 | 240 | 31 | 1 | 1.08 | .298 | BOS,AL |
Total | 154 | 154 | 87 | 54 | 0 | 3.13 | 1305.2 | 1228 | 514 | 454 | 74 | 253 | 823 | 117 | 7 | 1.13 | .284 | |
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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 |
1957 | 29 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .169 | .159 | .327 | BOS |
1958 | 42 | 130 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .149 | .138 | .288 | BOS,AL |
1959 | 41 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .142 | .161 | .158 | .320 | BOS,AL |
Total | 154 | 460 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 180 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .172 | .176 | .348 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 26 | 72 | 3 | 107 | 9 | .916 | 342.1 | 2.81 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 5/12/1957 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1957, going 2-0, 1.05... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1958, going 5-3, 2.27... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 5/15/1959 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1959, going 6-0, 2.43... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1959, going 5-1, 2.18... Won Cy Young Award in 1959, going 26-11, 3.26 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1956 - 2.91 - 2nd 1957 - 3.85 - 6th 1958 - 2.75 - 1st
| WHIP 1956 - 1.16 - 3rd 1957 - 1.27 - 5th 1958 - 1.07 - 2nd
| Wins 1956 - 22 - 3rd 1958 - 25 - 2nd
| Losses 1956 - 16 - 8th
| IP 1956 - 358.1 - 1st 1958 - 366.2 - 1st
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K's 1956 - 213 - 3rd 1958 - 240 - 3rd
| CG 1956 - 33 - 1st 1957 - 22 - 4th 1958 - 31 - 1st
| SHO 1956 - 3 - 1st 1957 - 2 - 5th
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