Don Drysdale
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(b. July 23, 1936 - d. July 3, 1993)
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In the early 1960s, Don Drysdale and teammate Sandy Koufax gave the Dodgers baseball's best pitching tandem. The intimidating Drysdale led the NL in Ks three times. He was 25-9 with a 2.83 ERA and a league-best 232 strikeouts in 1962, winning the Cy Young Award. In 1968, "Big D" hurled six shutouts in a row on his way to 58 consecutive scoreless innings. He was 209-166 with a 2.95 ERA and 2,486 strikeouts. |
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Inducted in 1984
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1947-66 Exhibits
Don Drysdale PSA 7 NM
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Comments: In 1999 or
2000, I picked up a gorgeous PSA 8 1957 Rookie card. The '57 singles
with blue backgrounds are stunning. But, I decided to part with
the card in May 2001. At the time I owned a couple other 1957 Topps
cards - Yogi Berra and a Brooks Robinson rookie. I felt I could
use the money to fund some other purchases. I replaced the '57 Drysdale
with a 1964 Topps Coin PSA 8 in October, 2007. When I got the coin,
I wasn't happy with it - didn't like the piece. So, I searched for
something else. I ended up selecting the 1947 to 1966 Exhibits set
as the portrait to have of Drysdale and purchased a PSA 4 example
in January, 2008. It was upgraded shortly thereafter to a PSA 6
in February, 2008 and later to a PSA 7 in June, 2008. |
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Card Details Below: |
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1947-1966 |
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Set Name: |
Exhibits |
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United States |
Description: |
Produced by the Exhibit Supply Co., of Chicago, these issues cover a span of 20 years. Each unnumbered, black-and-white card is printed on heavy cardboard measuring 3-3/8" X 5-3/8" and is blank-backed. The company issued new sets each year, with many players being repeated year after year. Other players appeared in only one or two years, thereby creating levels of scarcity. Many cards can be found with minor variations in the wording and placement of the credit line at bottom. |
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