Don Drysdale 1961 Game by Game Pitching Logs

Don Drysdale pitched in 40 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Drysdale pitched in, specifically relating to his 1961 pitching statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Drysdale started that game. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"One day at Dodger Stadium, St. Louis Cardinal catcher Gene Oliver blasted a long homerun off Drysdale. Before beginning a leisurely trot around the bases, Oliver first stood at home plate admiring the flight of the ball and then said, loud enough for Drysdale to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get the bat.'... The next time Oliver batted, Drysdale drilled him with a fastball. While Oliver writhed in the dirt of the batter's box and teammates and the Cardinals' trainer rushed to his aid, Drysdale said loud enough for everyone to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get Oliver.'" - Author Mike Shannon in Tales from the Dugout: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told (Mike Shannon, McGraw-Hill Publishers, 01/11/1998, Page 62)
Don Drysdale 1961 Game by Game Pitching Logs

In Chronological Order / Don Drysdale Stats

04-11-1961 *vs Phillies1002.577.08522120020
04-15-1961 *vs Pirates0103.466.03833122010
04-19-1961 *vs Cardinals1002.459.07912141000
04-25-1961 *vs Giants0102.935.26633150020
04-30-1961 *at Cubs0002.347.09401020110
 April 1961 Totals
2 2 0 2.34 34.2 33 32 9 11 4 15 3 1 6 0
05-04-1961 *at Braves0002.597.06834020020
05-09-1961 *at Phillies1002.705.02422010000
05-14-1961 *vs Cubs0002.808.010936220000
05-19-1961 *at Giants0002.875.02622030000
05-23-1961 *at Reds0102.886.04622021000
05-27-1961 *at Braves0003.283.00444130000
05-31-1961 *vs Reds0003.626.07855220000
 May 1961 Totals
1 1 0 3.62 40.0 31 45 21 25 5 15 1 0 2 0
06-05-1961 *vs Pirates0003.625.04722110110
06-09-1961 *vs Phillies1003.359.07411030020
06-14-1961 *vs Cubs1003.049.07500020000
06-18-1961 *vs Braves0103.422.12655321000
06-23-1961 *at Reds0003.595.15644121000
06-25-1961at Reds0003.541.10000010000
06-28-1961 *at Pirates0103.982.03466031000
 June 1961 Totals
2 2 0 3.98 34.0 28 32 18 18 5 14 3 1 3 0
07-02-1961 *at Phillies1003.807.14411141000
07-06-1961 *vs Cardinals1003.609.07511040020
07-09-1961vs Reds0003.641.00211022010
07-21-1961 *at Cardinals0103.874.12755000000
07-26-1961 *at Phillies1003.689.07511021200
07-30-1961 *at Pirates1003.608.08623020000
 July 1961 Totals
4 1 0 3.60 38.2 28 29 11 12 1 14 4 2 3 0
08-05-1961 *vs Cubs0003.605.15922050010
08-09-1961 *vs Braves1003.459.011413210010
08-14-1961 *vs Cardinals0103.565.05844021000
08-18-1961 *at Giants0003.477.05411100000
08-23-1961 *at Cardinals0003.687.131077300001
08-27-1961 *at Reds0103.865.24866141000
08-31-1961 *at Braves0103.798.07622121000
 August 1961 Totals
1 3 0 3.79 47.1 40 49 23 25 8 14 3 0 2 1
09-04-1961 *vs Giants1003.629.03200030000
09-09-1961 *at Giants0003.776.13966231000
09-13-1961 *vs Pirates0003.765.211122100000
09-17-1961 *vs Braves0003.727.05522000010
09-19-1961vs Cubs0003.673.01302110010
09-22-1961 *at Cardinals1003.686.21833210000
09-26-1961 *at Pirates0103.832.20555010010
09-28-1961 *at Phillies1003.699.08600020000
 September 1961 Totals
3 1 0 3.69 49.1 22 49 18 20 6 11 1 0 3 0
 1961 Yearly Totals 13 10 0 3.69 244.0 182 236 100 111 29 83 15 4 19 1
Don Drysdale 1961 Game by Game Pitching Logs


Did you know that Don Drysdale pitched 19 games at home, had an ERA of 2.83, pitched 121 innings, allowed 116 hits, had 38 earned runs, 46 runs, and 16 home runs, walked 43 batters (7 intentionally), threw 1 wild pitches, hit batters 15 times, and balked 0 times?

On the road, Don Drysdale pitched 21 games, had an ERA of 4.54, pitched 123 innings, allowed 120 hits, had 62 earned runs, 65 runs, and 13 home runs, walked 40 batters (8 intentionally), threw 3 wild pitches, hit batters 4 times, and balked 1 times.

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