Drysdale pitched in 518 major league games and hit 154 batters. That ranks 20th all time. Of the 19 pitchers ahead of him, only 12 pitched exclusively in the 20th or 21st centuries.

Don Drysdale teamed with Sandy Koufax during the 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award.

Readers vote Don Drysdale's scoreless innings streak the 12th greatest moment in Dodger history. Best Dodger moments, No. 15: Dodgers win 1981 World Series - Los Angeles Times ...

He wasn’t a real threat to Don Drysdale. But one day in 1964, Amalfitano stepped into the box at Wrigley Field and smacked a long line drive off Drysdale. “I thought, ...

In his career, Drysdale appeared in 518 major league games and hit 154 batters with pitches, 20th all-time, but no pitcher is more synonymous with the knockdown.

Editor’s note: The following excerpt from the book “Don Drysdale: Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend,” by former Orange County Register columnist Mark Whicker, is reprinted with the permission of ...