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gcostanza

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/Attempted Hijacking, but I'll play....

You write that Drysdale threw a pitch as the manager was walking back to the dugout?

I don't believe you.

Mr. Drysdale may have hit the batter on the 1st pitch following the mound visit, but unlikely the batter would emit an awful scream.
The umpire would not have signaled 'play ball', allowing play to resume after timeout was called when the manager (I'll guess Walter Alston) 1st entered the field of play. Resumption of play would is extremely unlikely to have occurred until the manager was safely back in the dugout.

Documentation, please.
Well, darty has replied to the thread, so has had opportunity to see this post.
No proof that what he alleged actually occurred.

George calls bullshit.
 

Darts

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Mike Shannon, who actually played MLB, said it happened.

"Don Drysdale would consider an intentional walk a waste of three pitches. If he wants to put you on base, he can hit you with one pitch." - Mike Shannon"

Drysdale holds or use to hold the record for most seasons leading the league in hit batters.

"Don Drysdale holds the Major League record for seasons leading the league in batters hit by a pitch"
 

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I may be wrong, but I'd always heard that the concept was attributed to Bob Gibson.
 

gcostanza

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Mike Shannon, who actually played MLB, said it happened.

"Don Drysdale would consider an intentional walk a waste of three pitches. If he wants to put you on base, he can hit you with one pitch." - Mike Shannon"

Drysdale holds or use to hold the record for most seasons leading the league in hit batters.

"Don Drysdale holds the Major League record for seasons leading the league in batters hit by a pitch"
Mike Shannon said it happened while the Dodgers field manager was headed back to the dugout?
 
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