Don Drysdale
1959 Bazooka Hand Cut
Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 - July 3, 1993) played his entire 14-year career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1956-1957, 1958-1969). Big D had a career year in 1962 when he led the league in wins (25) and strikeouts (232) and capturing the NL Cy Young Award, but missing out on the year’s Triple Crown as he came in fifth behind teammate Sandy Koufax in ERA. Drysdale led the National League in games started for four straight seasons (1962-1965), strikeouts three times and hit batsmen five times. Drysdale’s record of 154 hit batsmen remains a modern NL record. Don Drysdale was a nine-time All-Star selection, five-time NL pennant winner and three-time World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965). Drysdale finished his career with a 209-166 record with 2,486 strikeouts and a 2.95 earned run average. Don was very adept at the plate as well, batting .300 in 1965 adding a National League record tying seven home run tallies. Drysdale retired from playing and found a place in the broadcast booth as well as on the silver screen in Hollywood making several appearances on television shows. Donald Scott Drysdale was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Condition Census
Pos | Grade | Thumbnail | Pedigree and History |
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1 | NM-MT 8 | ||
2 | EX 5 | ||
3 | GOOD 2 | ||
4 | Auth (13) |
Prices By Grade
1959 BAZOOKA HAND CUT DON DRYSDALE
Grade | Most Recent Price | Average Price | PSA Price | Population | POP Higher |
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GEM - MT 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
MINT 9 | – | – | $4,000.00 | – | – |
NM - MT 8 | $2,727.89 | – | $1,850.00 | 1 | – |
NM 7 | – | – | $900.00 | – | 1 |
EX - MT 6 | – | – | $525.00 | – | 1 |
EX 5 | $2,475.00 | – | $350.00 | 1 | 1 |
VG - EX 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
VG 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
GOOD 2 | $2,076.00 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
FR 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
PR 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Auth | $240.00 | – | – | 13 | 3 |
Auction Prices Realized
Date | Price | Grade | Lot # | Auction House | Auction/Seller | Type | Cert |
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08/18/2023 | $2,076 | 2 | 385941350144 | eBay | espy4lsu | Auction | 75628999 |
09/19/2022 | $240 | Auth | 1630 | Robert Edward Auctions | 2022 September | Auction | 26285290 |
08/16/2020 | $875 | Auth | 193272348273 | eBay | vintagediscovered | Buy It Now | 07312476 |
02/13/2019 | $582 | Auth | 401700369661 | eBay | pwcc_auctions | Auction | 41752401 |
02/11/2019 | $500 | Auth | 143126760143 | eBay | buffwillimo | Auction | 19232493 |
04/20/2018 | $840 | Auth | 81837 | Heritage Auctions | 2018 April 19-20 Spring Sports Card Catalog Auctio | Auction | 26285290 |
12/11/2017 | $2,475 | 5 | 142610293720 | eBay | pwcc_auctions | Auction | 26519411 |
11/28/2016 | $2,728 | 8 | 371792918621 | eBay | probstein123 | Auction | 26184980 |