Spring Premier Auction 2016
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 129
DON DRYSDALE'S 1984 B.B.W.A.A. HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION AWARD (DRYSDALE COLLECTION)
Sold for
$649.20
Sold Price includes BP
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In 1968 at the age of 31 Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Don Drysdale set a major league record that few thought would ever be broken. Pitching six consecutive shutouts stretching from May 14 versus the Cubs until June 4 against the Pirates Drysdale recorded 58-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless pitching. The old mark of 56 scoreless innings was pitched by the late great Walter Johnson. Drysdales streak finally ended in the fifth inning of the teams 5-3 win against the Phillies on June 8 at Dodger Stadium. Despite the streaks end Drysdale still earned his seventh straight win that day; he struck out a total of 46 batters during the three-week stretch. Twenty years later another Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser set the new MLB record by pitching 59 consecutive innings without allowing a run.
This lot features a special plaque that Drysdale was awarded in 1984 by the Baseball Writers Association of America following his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The 10 wide by 14 high wooden plaque includes a metallic reprint of an Associated Press photo of Drysdale setting the new record versus the Phillies. Below the photo and its caption rests a gold plaque that reads: B.B.W.A.A. HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION AWARD DON DRYSDALE Thanks for the memories BigBig D And Congratulations. Feb. 15 1984.
Includes LOA from the Drysdale Family.
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