Don Drysdale from the Chronology

Jan 22, 1991 - Dodger announcer and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale is arrested on drunk driving charges following an accident in which a woman is injured.

Sep 28, 1988 - In his last start of the regular season‚ Orel Hershiser pitches 10 shutout innings to extend his consecutive-scoreless-inning streak to 59‚ breaking Dodger Don Drysdale's ML record by one. San Diego's Andy Hawkins also pitches 10 shutout innings and the Padres eventually win 2-1 on Mark Parent's home run in the bottom of the 16th. Hershiser's streak gets some help when umpire Paul Runge makes an interference call at 2B on a run-scoring double play. Hershiser ends the month with a 5-0 record and an ERA of 0.00. His streak started on August 30th with 4 shutout innings against Montreal.

Aug 12, 1984 - Harmon Killebrew‚ Rick Ferrell‚ Don Drysdale‚ Pee Wee Reese‚ and Luis Aparicio are inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown‚ New York.

Jan 10, 1984 - The Baseball Writers' Association of America elects Luis Aparicio‚ Harmon Killebrew‚ and Don Drysdale to the Hall of Fame.

Jan 15, 1981 - In his first year of eligibility‚ former Cardinals P Bob Gibson is the only person elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Players falling short of the 301 votes needed for election include Don Drysdale (243)‚ Gil Hodges (241)‚ Harmon Killebrew (239)‚ Hoyt Wilhelm (238)‚ and Juan Marichal (233).

Aug 17, 1969 - After the Pirates open with 5 runs in the first inning‚ the Reds answer with 4 tallies as Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan‚ the first two Reds hitters in the game‚ belt homers off Pittsburgh's Steve Blass. It's a record-setting 2nd time this year that the duo has led off a game this way: Don Drysdale was greeted on April 7th with double dingers. It's Pittsburgh day‚ however‚ as they win‚ 8-5.

Aug 11, 1969 - Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder. Drysdale is the last Brooklyn Dodger active with the Dodgers. Bob Aspromonte (1 AB)‚ who retires in 1971‚ will be the last active Brooklyn Dodger member.

Jun 28, 1969 - After ending their 11-game losing streak yesterday‚ San Diego suffers its second 19-0 shutout of the season‚ as the Dodgers‚ behind Don Drysdale‚ match the NL-record shutout margin. The Dodgers score 10 in the 3rd to make it easy. Steve Arlin is the loser. Seven batters have 2 ribbies for the Dodgers‚ with no one topping that.

Apr 7, 1969 - Bill Singer of the Dodgers is credited with the first official save‚ as Los Angeles defeats Cincinnati 3-2‚ scoring once in the 2nd and twice in the 3rd off Gary Nolan. All the Cincy scoring came in the opening inning when Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan hit Don Drysdale's first two pitches for home runs. Rose and Tolan will again hit consecutive homers to open a game in August.

Jul 24, 1968 - Don Drysdale walks 2 batters in the 5th‚ hits Brand with a pitch and then plunks opposing pitcher Don Wilson with an offspeed pitch to force in a run. Houston wins‚ 1-0.

Jul 9, 1968 - Appropriately‚ pitching dominates the All-Star Game. Willie Mays‚ playing in place of injured Pete Rose‚ tallies an unearned run in the first inning against AL starter Luis Tiant to complete the scoring for the day-the first All-Star effort to end 1-0. Don Drysdale‚ Juan Marichal‚ Steve Carlton‚ Tom Seaver‚ Ron Reed‚ and Jerry Koosman hold the AL to 3 hits.

Jul 1, 1968 - A first inning wild pitch that eludes backup catcher Johnny Edwards allows a run to break Bob Gibson's streak of 472?3 innings of scoreless pitching (in which he allows just 21 hits) The Cards beat the Don Drysdale and the Dodgers in Los Angeles 8-1. Gibson will pitch 23 innings before giving up another run.

Jun 8, 1968 - Don Drysdale works 4 scoreless innings against Philadelphia before finally allowing a run‚ after 58 2?3 shutout innings‚ on Howie Bedell's sacrifice ?y. Bedell has no other RBI in 1968. Drysdale breaks the ML record of 56 consecutive scoreless innings set by Walter Johnson in 1913. The Dodgers win 5-3.

Jun 4, 1968 - With his 6th consecutive shutout‚ 5-0 over the Pirates at Los Angeles‚ Don Drysdale establishes two new ML records. He tops Doc White's 64-year-old mark of 5 shutouts‚ and with 54 scoreless innings he breaks Carl Hubbell's NL string by 41?3 ‚ set in 1933.

May 31, 1968 - Don Drysdale's shutout streak apparently ends when Dick Dietz is hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and no outs in the 9th inning‚ but umpire Harry Wendelstedt rules Dietz did not try to avoid the pitch. Coach Herman Franks argues the call so long he is tossed by Wendelstedt. Dietz then pops out‚ and the next two batters make out. Los Angeles wins‚ 3-0‚ and Drysdale's 5th straight shutout ties the ML record set in 1904 by Doc White.

May 26, 1968 - Los Angeles downs Houston 5-0 behind Don Drysdale's 4th straight shutout‚ tying the NL record. It's Drysdale's 5th win of the year-all shutouts. Drysdale drives in the 1st run of the game with a single.

May 22, 1968 - The Cards fall 2-0‚ as the Dodgers Don Drysdale's streak reaches 3 consecutive scoreless games. Bob Gibson is the loser.

May 18, 1968 - Don Drysdale posts his 2nd consecutive shutout‚ 1-0‚ over Houston.

May 14, 1968 - Dodger P Don Drysdale shuts out the Cubs‚ 1-0. It is the 5th game in a row that the Dodgers have scored but one run‚ tying a ML record held by 4 other teams. LA will score 3 tomorrow in a loss to the Cubs.

Jun 29, 1967 - The Reds jump on Don Drysdale on their way to a 14-0 pasting of the Dodgers.

May 20, 1967 - At Wrigley‚ the Cubs pound Los Angeles‚ 20-3 to give Ken Holtzman (5-0) a win before he leaves tomorrow for a 6-month tour of duty in the Army. The hitting stars are Adolpho Phillips with 6 RBI‚ Randy Hundley with a grand slam‚ and Glenn Beckert with a double and an inside-the-park HR. Rounding out the scoring is Ted Savage's steal of home. In the Dodger dugout in 7th inning‚ Don Drysdale waves a white handkerchief of surrender. Holtzman will pitch on weekend passes and tack on another 4 wins without a loss.

Apr 30, 1967 - San Francisco concludes its first 3-game sweep at Dodger Stadium‚ as Bob Bolin beats Don Drysdale 5-1.

Oct 9, 1966 - Dave McNally wraps up Baltimore's brilliant pitching display‚ and a World Championship‚ with a 4-hit‚ 1-0 win. Frank Robinson's HR off Don Drysdale gives Baltimore a surprising sweep of the defending champion Dodgers. The 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched by Baltimore are a WS record.

Oct 2, 1966 - Sandy Koufax clinches the 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years‚ working with just 2 days rest for a 6-3 win at Philadelphia. Koufax sets Los Angeles records with 27 wins and a 1.73 ERA. Philadelphia wins the first game‚ beating reliever Don Drysdale‚ behind Christ Short's 20th victory‚ 4-3. Short is the first Philley lefty to win 20 games since Eppa Rixey in 1916.

Sep 27, 1966 - At St. Louis‚ the Dodgers win as Don Drysdale pitches his 2nd shutout in a row‚ beating the Cardinals.

Sep 23, 1966 - The Dodgers Don Drysdale pitches his 3rd complete game in a row‚ shutting out the Cubs.

Sep 15, 1966 - Don Drysdale (10-16) gives up two HRs in the 9th‚ to Roberto Clements and Willie Stargell‚ with 2 outs‚ but holds on to give the Dodgers a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. The Dodgers now lead the Bucs by 2 1/2 games. The Bucs and Dodgers will split the next 2 games.

Sep 6, 1966 - The Giants pepper Don Drysdale for 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings and beat the Dodgers‚ 6-0. Ray Sadecki fires the shutout.

Aug 27, 1966 - At Dodger Stadium‚ Juan Marichal outduels Don Drysdale to give the Giants a 4-2 win.

Mar 30, 1966 - Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale end their 32-day holdout‚ signing for $130‚000 and $105‚000 respectively.

Mar 17, 1966 - Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts.

Feb 28, 1966 - Seeking an unprecedented 3-year‚ $1.05 million contract to be divided evenly‚ the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout.

Oct 10, 1965 - In game 4 Don Drysdale evens the WS with a 5-hit 7-2 win. Wes Parker and Lou Johnson hit HRs‚ as the Dodgers beat Jim Grant.

Oct 6, 1965 - Minnesota's 6-run 3rd inning routs Dodger Don Drysdale‚ subbing for Koufax‚ and sparks an 8-2 Twins win in the first game of the WS. Jim Grant gets the win allowing just one hit‚ a HR by Ron Fairly. Mincher and Versalles homer for the Twins. Koufax sits out the opener because it is the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

Sep 30, 1965 - Don Drysdale (23-12) pitches a 3-hitter and blanks the Braves 4-0. Los Angeles has now won 13 straight games‚ 7 by shutouts.

Sep 1, 1965 - Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale lose as the Pirates sweep the Dodgers in a doubleheader‚ 3-2 and 2-1‚ at Pittsburgh. The Pirates are now in 5th place‚ just 2 1/2 games out of first place.

Aug 27, 1965 - Dodger P Don Drysdale wins in Philadelphia‚ but the Phils don't make it easy. Drysdale wins 9-8‚ to end his 9-game losing streak to the Phillies. He last beat them on June 1‚ 1962‚ which was his 13th straight victory over the Phils.

Aug 19, 1965 - At San Francisco‚ Don Drysdale faces Warren Spahn in the start of a critical four-game series. Drysdale last longer than Spahn‚ allowing five runs through eleven innings and leaves with the game tied. The Dodgers win it in 15 innings‚ 6-5.

Aug 8, 1965 - The Reds show no mercy in pasting the Dodgers‚ 18-0 in the NL's most lopsided shutout in twenty years. Jim Maloney coasts to the win‚ while Don Drysdale takes the loss.

May 29, 1965 - Lou Johnson hits 2 HRs to back Don Drysdale's pitching and give the Dodgers a 5-3 win over the Braves.

Apr 17, 1965 - Don Drysdale ties a ML record by striking out 4 Phils-Wes Covington‚ Tony Gonzalez‚ Dick Stuart‚ and Clay Dalrymple-in order in the 2nd inning‚ but also gives up 2 HRs to lose 3-2. It is the 8th straight time the Phillies have beaten big Don.

Apr 12, 1965 - Don Drysdale slugs his 2nd opening day homer‚ this one a 2-run shot off New York's Al Jackson. LA wins 6-1 at Shea Stadium.

Sep 9, 1964 - The Dodgers whip the Giants‚ 8-1‚ behind Don Drysdale. Tommy Davis has a HR‚ while Willie Davis has 4 RBI. Big Frank Howard hits a 3-run homer off Bob Hendley‚ the 8th homer he's clubbed off him in 20 at bats‚ including 4 consecutive last year (not in the same game).

Oct 5, 1963 - Fans attending the first WS game at Dodger Stadium see a pitching duel between Don Drysdale and Jim Bouton. A first-inning run is all Los Angeles needs to take a 3-0 WS lead.

Aug 22, 1963 - After two straight losses to the Dodgers‚ the Cardinals break through and beat Don Drysdale‚ 3-2. Ernie Broglio is the winner.

Jul 2, 1963 - Nipping Curt Simmons and St. Louis 1-0‚ Don Drysdale puts the Dodgers into first place for good.

Jun 28, 1963 - At Los Angeles‚ the Braves Warren Spahn beats Don Drysdale‚ three-hitting the Dodgers‚ 1-0. It was the first time Spahn had beaten the Dodgers on their home grounds since Aug. 21‚ 1948 (15 years). He'd lost 14 straight: 9 at Ebbets; 4 at Memorial Coliseum; and one at Chavez Ravine.

May 22, 1963 - Los Angeles' Don Drysdale beats the Mets 7-3 on two hits-homers by Duke Snider and Tim Harkness.

Nov 15, 1962 - Don Drysdale wins the Cy Young Award‚ outpolling Jack Sanford 14-4.

Sep 29, 1962 - The Dodgers (101-59) send Don Drysdale against the Cardinals‚ but Ernie Broglio wins the pitching duel‚ 2-0. The Dodgers lead by one game with one to play.

Aug 11, 1962 - The Dodgers protest the wetting down of the field at Candlestick‚ a tactic they claim is to stop Maury Wills. Billy Pierce then hands 21-game winner Don Drysdale his 5th loss‚ and the first after 11 straight wins‚ as the Giants win 5-4 to take the 2nd game in their series. Willie McCovey's pinch-homer with two on is the big blow off Drysdale. The watering ploy earns Giants manager Alvin Dark the sobriquet "The Swamp Fox."

Aug 3, 1962 - At Los Angeles‚ the Dodgers top the Cubs‚ 8-3‚ behind Don Drysdale. Cal Koonce takes the loss. Maury Wills helps with a 4th inning triple and then steals home.

Jul 29, 1962 - Don Drysdale pushes his record to 19-4 as he completes a three-game Dodger sweep over the Giants‚ winning 111. Howard has a HR and 3 singles to drive home 5 runs. Willie Mays accounts for the only Giants run with a HR. Los Angeles now leads the Giants by 4 games.

Jul 8, 1962 - The Dodgers take first place as Don Drysdale saves Sandy Koufax's 13th win 2-0 against San Francisco. Los Angeles will remain in first until the final day of the season.

Jun 1, 1962 - The Dodgers sweep Philadelphia‚ 11-4 and 8-5‚ for a Los Angeles record 13 straight wins. Don Drysdale and Stan Williams pitch the Bums into a first-place tie with the Giants. It is also Drysdale's 13th straight win over the Phils‚ but they will beat him in his next 9 straight decisions against them. He won't beat the Phillies again until August 27‚ 1965.

Sep 4, 1961 - At LA‚ Don Drysdale stops the Giants‚ 4-0‚ allowing just 2 hits. The Dodgers are now 2 games in back of the first-place Reds.

Aug 27, 1961 - With first place on the line after the Dodgers have won two games from them‚ Cincinnati rallies from a 5-1 deficit to a 6-5 first-game win over Los Angeles. Gene Freese hits a 3-run homer in the 7th and Wally Post adds a 2-run double in the 8th. Rookie Ken Johnson is an 8-3 winner in the nightcap as the Reds pummel Don Drysdale. The sweep gives the Reds a 3 1?2 game lead in the NL.

Aug 14, 1961 - At Memorial Stadium‚ the Cards Ernie Broglio allows just 5 Dodger hits in shutting out Los Angeles‚ 5-0. Don Drysdale takes the loss. For the Dodgers‚ this will be the start of a ten-game losing streak.

Aug 9, 1961 - The Dodgers win their 17th out of 20 to stay a game ahead of the Reds‚ beating the Braves 8-3‚ Don Drysdale hits a grand slam‚ off Don Nottebart in the 2nd‚ and allows just 4 hits while striking out 11. Two of the 4 hits are homers by Joe Adcock.

Apr 11, 1961 - Robin Roberts ties Grover Cleveland Alexander's NL record with a 12th-straight Opening Day start‚ but Philadelphia loses 6-2 to Don Drysdale and the Dodgers. Roberts is 5-6 on Opening Day.

Aug 17, 1960 - AT Wrigley‚ Ernie Banks hits a one-out game-ending HR in the 9th off Don Drysdale to give the Cubs a 1-0 win. Glen Hobbie is the victor.

Apr 12, 1960 - Chuck Essegian's 11th-inning pinch-hit HR beats the Cubs‚ 3-2‚ before a record Opening Day crowd (67‚550) at Los Angeles. The HR is Essegian's 3rd straight as a pinch hitter‚ including 2 in the 1959 WS. Don Drysdale pitches all the way‚ striking out 14‚ for the win over Bob Elston.

Oct 4, 1959 - In Los Angeles‚ the Dodgers win 3-1 behind the pitching of Don Drysdale and Larry Sherry. Carl Furillo's pinch 2-run single in the 7th is the difference. The 92‚394 in attendance sets a new WS mark.

Sep 29, 1959 - Milwaukee knocks Don Drysdale out of the game and take a 4-2 lead‚ but the Dodgers come back to win Game 2 of the playoff‚ 6-5‚ and take the NL pennant. Los Angeles overcomes a 5-2‚ 9th-inning deficit to tie the game; they win it in the 12th when Gil Hodges scores from 2nd on Felix Mantilla's off-balance heave past 1B after a difficult chance on Carl Furillo's grounder. In the losing cause‚ Braves slugger Eddie Mathews hits his 46th home run‚ off Don Drysdale‚ to win the NL home run title. Ernie Banks finishes with 45.

Sep 19, 1959 - In the 1st game of a doubleheader‚ Johnny Antonelli‚ in his 3rd bid to win his 20th game‚ is beaten by Roger Craig 4-1. The Dodgers then take the 2nd game as well‚ 5-3‚ behind Don Drysdale. The double loss leaves the Giants tied for 1st with the Dodgers‚ with the Braves just a game back.

Sep 14, 1959 - The Braves batter Don Drysdale for 4 runs in 6 1/3 innings and top the Dodgers‚ 4-1. Bob Buhl is the winner.

Aug 23, 1959 - The Pirates take a doubleheader from the Dodgers‚ beating Don Drysdale in both games. As a starter‚ Drysdale loses the opener‚ then relieves in game 2. In the 10th inning‚ with runners on 1st and 3rd and 2 out‚ Drysdale hands out an intentional pass to get to Dick Groat‚ who singles in the winning run. The win is Face's 16th of the year without a loss tying him with Hubbell's streak of 1936 and Blackwell's skein in 1947. The 4th place Pirates are now 8 games in back of the 1st place Giants.

Aug 18, 1959 - At Milwaukee‚ the Dodgers stake Don Drysdale to a 5-1 lead after five innings‚ but the Braves chip away and finally tie it with a run in the 9th. The Dodgers make it 6-5 in the 11th but Hank Aaron takes Drysdale deep to tie it up. Drysdale is finally relieved and LA wins it in the 13th‚ 7-6.

Jul 7, 1959 - The NL defeats the AL 5-4 in the All-Star Game at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Willie Mays knocks in Henry Aaron with the deciding run. Don Drysdale pitches perfect ball the first 3 innings.

Jun 30, 1959 - The Giants Sam Jones throws a 2-0 one-hitter against the Dodgers‚ allowing only Jim Gilliam's controversial single in the 8th‚ a grounder SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays's 2-run HR against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.

Apr 15, 1959 - Don Drysdale scatters 8 hits in shutting out the Cardinals‚ 5-0. The loser is Jackson‚ who goes 6 innings before giving way to Bob Gibson‚ making his ML debut. It's a rude initiation as the first batter he faces‚ Jim Baxes‚ homers off him. For the 31-year-old Baxes‚ it is his first ML homer: he'll hit 17 in just 246 at bats‚ 16 more than his brother Mike‚ in this his only season.

Apr 11, 1959 - After being snowed out yesterday‚ the Cubs open at home against the Dodgers‚ Don Drysdale hits his 1st Opening Day HR‚ but it is the only Dodger score against Bob Anderson. Drysdale goes 5 innings and the Dodgers lose to the Cubs‚ 6-1. Sammy Taylor has 4 RBIs for the Cubs.

Aug 23, 1958 - Dodgers P Don Drysdale hits 2 HRs in a 10-1 clipping of the Cards‚ and has now homered in each of his last 3 starts. He has 7‚ tying Don Newcombe's 1955 total. Veteran Gil Hodges hits the 14th grand slam of his career‚ a new NL record. It is also the first slam in the history of the Dodgers on the West Coast.

Aug 14, 1958 - The 7th place Dodgers draw just 6‚195‚ the smallest regular-season crowd in LA history‚ as Don Drysdale tops the Cubs 7-3 at the Coliseum. Duke Snider and Jim Gilliam hit HRs for the winners. The smallest Dodger Stadium crowd‚ 6‚559‚ will show up on September 13‚ 1976.

Apr 15, 1958 - The San Francisco Giants defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first ML game played at Seals Stadium‚ with Ruben Gomez pitching an 8-0 shutout. Giants SS Daryl Spencer hits the first HR‚ off Don Drysdale. The Giants set an attendance record for Seals Stadium by drawing 23‚192 fans.

Sep 3, 1957 - The Dodgers play their last game in Jersey City‚ as Don Drysdale loses to Philadelphia 3-2 in 12 innings. Brooklyn ends with an 11-4 mark in New Jersey.

Jun 5, 1957 - In Jersey City‚ Don Drysdale pitches the first of his 49 ML shutouts‚ as the Dodgers win 4-0 over the Cubs.

Jun 24, 1956 - Ed Bailey of the Reds hits 3 HRs‚ and Kluszewski adds another‚ in a 10-6 first-game win against the Dodgers. The Reds win the nitecap 2-1‚ on homers by Bob Thurman‚ off young Don Drysdale and rookie Frank Robinson‚ off loser Clem Labine.

Apr 23, 1956 - Rookie Don Drysdale makes his first ML start a dandy by striking out the side in the first inning. He strikes out 9 as Brooklyn beats the Phils‚ 6-1.

May 11, 1904 - Against Detroit‚ Cy Young pitches no-hit ball until the 7th inning‚ when Sam Crawford hits a one-out single to break his consecutive streak of no hit innings at 24 1/3 (76 batters without a hit) still the record (for years‚ the record book had Young at 23 1/3 innings arguing his relief of Winters occurred with men on base). Young and Tiger starter Ed Killian battle for 15 innings before Boston finally scores a run to win 1-0. Young will throw 45 shutout innings in a row‚ a record broken by Don Drysdale's 58 in 1968.