Played first base Brooklyn, Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. [3], Drysdale was born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, and attended Van Nuys High School, where one of his classmates was actor Robert Redford.[4]. In March, 1989, a group headed by Drysdale purchased the Visalia Oaks of the Class-A California League, and at one time he owned a chain of restaurants called Drysdales Dugout. Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959, U.S., Professional Baseball Player Profiles, 1876-2004, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. A right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire career in Major League Baseball, Drysdale was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Drysdale on the call: Deep right field, way back. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Don Drysdale is rolling over in his grave February 24th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Quick - Who was the last Dodger player to actually take "four wide ones" - i.e., to actually receive four-pitches in an intentional walk - during a regular season Dodger game? It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. A right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire career in Major League Baseball, Drysdale was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 . Drysdale also worked for ABC while with the Angels through the 1979 season. Failed to delete memorial. 32 cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [12] They had set an NL record the year before for strikeouts by teammates, with a combined total of 592. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Don Drysdale, who had a history of heart troubleyou may remember a couple of years ago he had angioplastywas found dead in his hotel room, obviously a victim of a heart attack, and had passed away during his sleep.. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Add a Plot. Major League Baseball Player. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. How about 26 doubles, seven triples, and 29 home runs. His 14-year career traversed both coasts, but stopped in Cooperstown, New York in 1984, when the right-handed hurler was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The cause of death was ruled to be a heart attack, and the coroner's report determined that Drysdale had been dead for at least eighteen hours by the time he was found. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Resend Activation Email. The 'Utility Columbarium' at Forest Lawn, Glendale, within the Great Mausoleum. On October 6, 1984, at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium, Game 4 of the NLCS ended when Padres first baseman Steve Garvey hit a two-run home run off of Lee Smith. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. "A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face the facts, it's all over baby." "If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. A pair of former pitchers are poised to become the first people elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame twice. 14: Sandy Koufax's shutout in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series. After his remarkable playing career, Drysdale remained with the Dodgers organization as an award-winning broadcaster until, sadly, he was found dead in his Montreal hotel room on July 3, 1993, the victim of an apparent heart attack, 27 days shy of his 57th birthday. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight [13] Drysdale led the NL in hit batters for four straight seasons from 1958 to 1961. He was found dead in his Montreal hotel room after he failed to show up for a Dodgers vs. Expos broadcast which he was to be announcing alongside play-by-play man Vin Scully. Try again later. Bette Davis, a beloved American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years is buried at . Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. He passed away on July 3, 1993. Resend Activation Email. Lt. Rick Rizzetto of the Montreal Police Department said that Drysdales body was found Saturday afternoon, but that a medical examiner estimated the time of death as shortly after midnight, meaning Drysdale had been dead for about 18 hours when his body was discovered. The Joker's Wild (1972-1991) Episode: Unaired Pilot. She then gave us each several autographed pictures of Don. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Have to mention also, the fact that Ginger was quite the looker wasnt lost on us either. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Don Drysdale. Drysdale's was for $105,000, and Koufax's was for $130,000. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Readers share their memories and pose questions: "Dear Kevin, "Here are a few more (hazy) memories for "Gone But Not Forgotten": "Don Drysdale opened a bar in the early sixties, called Don Drysdale's Dugout. This account has been disabled. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. 9 October 2017. place of birth. That made us two 11-12 year old boys day. Niagara County, Failed to delete memorial. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 1:04PM. based on information from your browser. (Getty) Finally back from the holidays, Howard Stern addressed the passing of fellow shock . Friends, weve known each other a long time and Ive had to make a lot of announcements, some more painful than others. PIT 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER. On November 1, 1986, he married basketball player Ann Meyers, who took the name Ann Meyers-Drysdale. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The boy, too young to work on construction jobs under Manitoba . You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 2. inMontreal,Canada, High School: Van Nuys HS (Van Nuys, CA), Debut: Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. No. Potter County, Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. DON DRYSDALE 1964 TOPPS #120 PSA 6 EX-MT LA DODGERS HOF . Born 1909 in Nhill, Victoria, Australia. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. A little while ago, we found out what had happened. Please try again later. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. 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. Year should not be greater than current year. Drysdale was in his sixth season as a Dodger broadcaster and 22nd as a major league announcer. Leo "The Lip" Durocher 27 Jul 1905 - 7 Oct 1991 Hall of Fame Major League Manager, Major League. My friend and I were huge Dodger fans and at the time even might have considered Big D to be the better pitcher after his 1962 Cy Young campaign. During the 1961 season, Drysdale, one of the more feared pitchers of all-time, hit 20 batters in 244 innings, leading the National League in that category for a fourth consecutive season. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Do you have a sports website? One was in Santa Ana, another in Van Nuys and a third in Hawaii. No real baseball fan likes the strategy less AL. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. With your free account at foundagrave.com, you can add your loved ones, friends, and idols to our growing database of "Deceased but not Forgotten" records. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Don Drysdale I found on Findagrave.com. Drysdale and Ginger were married Sept. 27, 1958, and had one daughter, Kelly, now 34. Weve updated the security on the site. in Van Nuys, CA Don Drysdale. But mostly, he will be remembered as an athlete of considerable celebrity. The winner of the primary, Robert F. Kennedy, congratulated Drysdale for that achievement in his victory speech. A s. A. Vol. Cy. When you wake up at three-thirty every morning, and you realize that some of your buddies are just getting in back home, it gives you a lot of discipline. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Cy Young award winning pitcher who played out his career with both the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, inducted into Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a pitcher in Pageland, 16: Roy Campanella Night. Don Drysdale played for 2 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Although it has long been believed that the DH would eventually make its way into the National League, die-hard baseball purists and there are many are not happy about it, as noted in the comments to Heymans tweet. Drysdale was also pretty good with a bat. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Cotto going back to the wallit's gone! Hundreds Mourn Drysdale : Tributes Are Paid at Funeral of Dodger Hall of Fame Pitcher By MARYANN HUDSON July 13, 1993 12 AM PT TIMES STAFF WRITER More than 800 of Don Drysdale's friends and. Drysdales broadcasting partners, Vin Scully and Ross Porter, were told of Drysdales death shortly before Saturday nights game against the Montreal Expos, but no announcement was made until immediate relatives could be notified. In 1984, Drysdale called play-by-play (alongside Reggie Jackson and Earl Weaver) for the National League Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs. Please try again later. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. In fact, on more than one occasion, Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston called upon Big-D to pinch-hit and not to lay down a sacrifice bunt. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. SUMMARY Career WAR 67.1 W 209 L 166 ERA 2.95 G 518 GS 465 SV 6 IP 3432.0 Search above to list available cemeteries. Join our linker program. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. based on information from your browser. Failed to remove flower. He went into broadcasting after retiring from the Dodgers in 1969 because of arm problems. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Try again later. Of course we were disappointed, but the day was saved when my friends Dad mentioned to Ginger Drysdale what big fans we were. This account has been disabled. No. Don Drysdale Baseball Cards Don Drysdale Baseball Cards All Auction Buy It Now 7,502 Results 2 filters applied Sport Player/Athlete Graded Team Features Condition Price Buying Format All Filters 1961 TOPPS 1960 STRIKEOUT LEADERS (DRYSDALE, KOUFAX, JONES, BROGLIO) CARD, NM+ $6.50 4 bids $3.75 shipping 3h