Donald Scott Drysdale was born on July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, California. At the prompting of his father, a baseball coach who thought it better to save his arm for later, Drysdale didn't begin pitching until age 16. Two years later the lanky right-hander found himself in Bakersfield with the California league.
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Full Name: Donald Scott Drysdale
Born: July 23, 1936, Van Nuys, California
Died: July 3, 1993, Montreal, Canada
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Nickname: "Big D"
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