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…
Brooklyn Dodgers’ Drysdale: Baseball Hall of Famer & MLB All-Star
This summer, baseball's All-Star game finally returns to Los Angeles. Back in 1959 the Los Angeles Dodgers' great side-armed flame thrower, Don Drysdale, won the first All-Star contest to be…