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Donald Scott "Don" Drysdale (July 23, 1936 -
July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher
in Major League Baseball. He was born in Van Nuys,
California.

Pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed
with Sandy Koufax during the 1960s to form one of
the most dominating pitching duos in history. The
ferocious hurler used brushback pitches and a
sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, and his
154 hit batsmen remain a modern National League
record.

In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young
Award, and set a record with 58 consecutive
scoreless innings in 1968; the record was
ultimately broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser
20 years later. In 1965, the all-around athlete
was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his
own National League record for pitchers with seven
home runs. He was later inducted into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53
officially retired at Dodger Stadium on 1 July
1984.

Don Drysdale retired after the 1969 season and
became a broadcaster for not just the Dodgers, but
also the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, and
ABC.

In 1986, he married Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame player Ann Meyers, who took the name
Ann Meyers-Drysdale. It was the first time that a
married couple were members of their respective
sports' Halls of Fame.

He died of a heart attack in his hotel room in
Montreal, Canada where he had been broadcasting a
Dodgers game in 1993.

He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Cemetery in Glendale, California.Donald Scott "Don" Drysdale (July 23, 1936 -
July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher
in Major League Baseball. He was born in Van Nuys,
California.

Pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed
with Sandy Koufax during the 1960s to form one of
the most dominating pitching duos in history. The
ferocious hurler used brushback pitches and a
sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, and his
154 hit batsmen remain a modern National League
record.

In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young
Award, and set a record with 58 consecutive
scoreless innings in 1968; the record was
ultimately broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser
20 years later. In 1965, the all-around athlete
was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his
own National League record for pitchers with seven
home runs. He was later inducted into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53
officially retired at Dodger Stadium on 1 July
1984.

Don Drysdale retired after the 1969 season and
became a broadcaster for not just the Dodgers, but
also the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, and
ABC.

In 1986, he married Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame player Ann Meyers, who took the name
Ann Meyers-Drysdale. It was the first time that a
married couple were members of their respective
sports' Halls of Fame.

He died of a heart attack in his hotel room in
Montreal, Canada where he had been broadcasting a
Dodgers game in 1993.

He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Cemetery in Glendale, California.