In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1968, he set
Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 consecutive
scoreless innings; the latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel
Hershiser 20 years later. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won
World Series Game 3 at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees,
1–0. In 1965, he 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 helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in
Los Angeles. He ended his career with 209 wins, 2,486 strikeouts, 167
complete games and 49 shutouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53 officially retired at Dodger
Stadium on July 1, 1984.
This Rawlings official National League baseball was signed in blue by Drysdale and includes a Great Moments COA.