Big D and Pee Wee
Don Drysdale was "Big D." Harold Reese was "Pee Wee." Those are the nicknames we, as fans know, and the media, as well. But among those teammates on the Dodgers,…
Don Drysdale: The Pitcher Who Played for Keeps
Anyone lucky enough to have spent five minutes in the company of Don Drysdale would believe they had met their new best friend. But on the pitching mound for the…
Honors For Anne Meyers Drysdale, Wife of the Late Don Drysdale
Dodgers great Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale, died of a heart attack in 1993. 31 years later, during the 2024 NBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, his widow, Anne…
Don Drysdale: The Legendary Flamethrower
Gone way too soon was the great Hall of Fame flamethrower for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Drysdale. In a 1961 game against the first place Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers…
Jeff Torborg reminiscing about Don Drysdale
Dodgers catcher Jeff Torborg reminiscing about Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale: “In those days, hitters would dig a hole and really get anchored with their back foot. Willie Mays…
Don Drysdale and Robert Redford
Many believe that the greatest baseball movie ever made was The Natural, starring Robert Redford. Back in 1954, Hall of Fame flame-thrower with the Dodgers, Don Drysdale graduated from Van…
Don Drysdale On TV
Hall of Fame Dodgers star pitcher Don Drysdale was from Los Angeles but he began in baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. When the team moved West to Los Angeles in…
Don Drysdale being a head hunter
Duke Snider on one of his teammates with the Dodgers: "Let me tell you about Don Drysdale being a head hunter. One time in the Coliseum in Los Angeles he…
Mickey Mantle talking about Don Drysdale
Mickey Mantle talking about Don Drysdale: "He and I were good friends, really close. He used to come around, like before the game, maybe an All-Star game or the World…
Predicting Gil Hodges success
On May 22, 1963 Gil Hodges was named manager of the Washington Senators. Those who knew him well predicted success. “I roomed with him for six years,” said Dodger pitcher…