- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Scott Drysdale
- Nicknames
- Double D
- Big D
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Don Drysdale was born on July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Greatest American Hero (1981), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) and Then Came Bronson (1969). He was married to Ann Meyers and Ginger Drysdale. He died on July 3, 1993 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- SpousesAnn Meyers(November 1, 1986 - July 3, 1993) (his death, 3 children)Ginger Drysdale(September 27, 1958 - October 22, 1984) (divorced, 1 child)
- Died in his hotel room of a heart attack hours before he was to work the television/radio color commentary for the Los Angeles Dodgers-Montreal Expos game.
- Pitched 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in 1968, a record which stood until Orel Hershiser topped it 20 years later.
- Was an excellent hitting pitcher; hit 29 home runs during his career and was frequently used as a pinch hitter. Was the only Dodger to hit .300 in 1965.
- When he was a student at Van Nuys High School, one of his classmates was Robert Redford.
- Star basketball player at UCLA.
- "Why use four pitches to put someone on base intentionally when I can do it with one?" (when asked why he hit a batter with a pitch instead of walking him intentionally)
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