It is incredible what you can find in the Library of Congress.  While making a quick search on another topic this morning (see Roundup - Wednesday), I found this scouting report on Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale.

The right-handed thrower broke in the majors on April 15th, 1956, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, two years after the scouting report was written.  In his first 10 innings pitched, he allowed 9 hits, 1 ER, 2 walks and 9 strikeouts.  That year, the New York franchise won the National League pennant with a 93-61 record.

He went to win 209 games and lose 166, with the following career line in the majors: 3432 IP, 3084 H, 1124 ER, 855 BB, 2486 K, 2.95 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.

His best season came in 1964, when he threw 321.3 innings, allowed 242 hits and 62 walks, but struck out 237 batters for a 2.18 ERA and 0.97 WHIP.

From his wikipedia page:

Pitching for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed with Sandy Koufax during the late 1950s and 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. The ferocious hurler (nicknamed "Big D" by fans) used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, and his 154 hit batsmen remain a modern National League record.

In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1968, he set a record with 58 consecutive scoreless innings; the record was ultimately broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won a World Series Game (Game 3 at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium). In 1965, the all-around athlete was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year he won 23 games and led the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles, he ended his career by winning 209 games, striking out 2,486 batters, pitched in 167 complete games, and had 49 shutouts. He was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53 officially retired at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 1984. (He was the last player on the Dodgers who had played for Brooklyn.)

From the scouting report:
I love the foot note at the end, where it says: "Signed with Brooklyn.  Father is bird dog for them"

1963 baseball card

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