Echo Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Don Drysdale
Number Retired on July 1, 1984
53
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 22, 2023
1. Don Drysdale Marker
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Don Drysdale. Number Retired on July 1, 1984. One of the game's fiercest competitors, the hard-throwing right-hander pitched 14 seasons (1956-69) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, ranking second on the franchise career list in wins (209), games pitched (518), strikeouts (2,486), innings pitched (3,432.1) and shutouts (49). The NL strikeout leader in 1959 and 1960, Big D earned the league's Cy Young award in 1962, when he was 25 and topped the league in strikeouts for a third time. A member of three World Championship clubs (1959, 1963 and 1965) and two other pennant winners (1956 and 1966), he set a then-Major League record in 1968, tossing 58.2 consecutive scoreless innings, including a record six straight shutouts. Drysdale gained induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
One of the game's fiercest competitors, the hard-throwing right-hander pitched 14 seasons (1956-69) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, ranking second on the franchise career list in wins (209), games pitched (518), strikeouts (2,486), innings pitched (3,432.1) and shutouts (49). The NL strikeout leader in 1959 and 1960, Big D earned the league's Cy Young award in 1962, when he was 25 and topped the league in strikeouts for a third time. A member of three World Championship clubs (1959, 1963 and 1965) and two other pennant winners (1956 and 1966), he set a then-Major League record in 1968, tossing 58.2 consecutive scoreless innings, including a record six straight
shutouts. Drysdale gained induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list.
Location. 34° 4.349′ N, 118° 14.435′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Echo Park. It can be reached from Vin Scully Avenue 0.3 miles east of
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Stadium Way. Located in front of the Dodgers Team Store near the stadiums Top Deck parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 15 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vin Scully (here, next to this marker); Tommy Lasorda (a few steps from this marker); Jaime Jarrνn (a few steps from this marker); Pee Wee Reese (a few steps from this marker); Don Sutton (a few steps from this marker); Gil Hodges (a few steps from this marker); Duke Snider (a few steps from this marker); Dodger Stadium (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Gilliam (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackie Robinson (within shouting
Photographed by Craig Baker
2. Don Drysdale Marker
distance of this marker); Walter Alston (within shouting distance of this marker); Roy Campanella (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy Koufax (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Tommy Lasorda (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Jackie Robinson (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
