Never realized the Hawk was so affected by this, thank you sir for your heartfelt announcement.

I was watching the White Sox game when Ken Harrelson made the announcement to Chicago fans. His voice was cracking, I had never heard him so emotional. Don and Hawk were such a great announcing team and Don was very passionate about the White Sox, even as a Dodger lifer. I happened to run into him under the stands at old Comiskey, what a large and imposing figure he was but a genuinely nice man R.I.P. Double D.

I remember watching this live! I lived in Chicago in 93 and I was watching the Sox game with my Dad and he’s like oh no Drysdale! Will never forget it

It was just one week earlier when an obviously heartbroken Drysdale announced the death of his friend Roy Campanella while broadcasting a game.

I will never, ever, ever, ever forget seeing this live. Can you imagine what it must've felt like to be Vin Scully that night, making this announcement? He has my respect for keeping it together. Drysdale wasn't just a great announcer, he was one of the greatest players to ever adorn a Dodger jersey.

@nicholasschroeder3678

3 жыл бұрын

I heard Aaron talking about tough pitchers he faced, and he seemed to keep coming back to Drysdale

@jcjohnsong8570

Жыл бұрын

Even harder than you imagine ... They had told him before this ... But he had to say nothing because they wanted to make sure the family was notified first and release it officially to the new outlet before they would let Vin say anything ... So he's not just hearing about it now ... He had to hold in his emotions while announcing the game until they gave him the OK ...

@timmellin2815

Жыл бұрын

I was at the Hostel on Union Square in San Francisco, listening to the Giants radio broadcast as I cleaned up my dinner dishes. The announcer: "Oh no, can this be true....a report has Don Drysdale dead of a heart attack....." I went around the block to Lefty O'Doul's tavern to watch the various sports reports of the event. A sad night.

@arturoalvarado4030

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching that game and noticing a different tone in Vin’s delivery and then this announcement.

@surferpam1

Жыл бұрын

Well said, Matt. Thanks.

R.I.P.: Big D(Don Drysdale), you will never be forgotten in Dodger History.

My father was the one who had to go identify the body, as the visiting clubhouse manager, and long time friend of the Dodgersw Familly. I remember this day like it was yesterday

@kevingohdcantgo12-09

3 жыл бұрын

Claude J. Lavoie wow

@max_fischer

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, unbelievable. I was 11 years old, still remember this.

@pault1522

2 жыл бұрын

Koufax - Drysdale: the greatest 1-2 in a starting rotation of all time

@mbrand19971

Жыл бұрын

Vin Scully passed this past Tuesday and to hear this broadcast which to me brings back memories which none of us will ever hear the voice like Vin Scully again among the great broadcasters in baseball.

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

My eight-year-old son and I were listening to the game on the radio the day that Vin Scully announced Don Drysdales passing. We both just broke down crying . He and I loved listening to every game together. For me still, it was just like yesterday.

Will never forget this….. Went to the Anaheim Convention Ctr for the card show that day .... my brother bought a signed Drysdale ball, we saw Sandy Koufax and bought his autograph , then driving home listening to the game on the radio heard Vin say that Drysdale had passed away.

Don probably wouldn't have wanted it any other way then Vin Scully telling us Dodger fans that he passed away!

@dariowiter3078

7 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing that July 1993 game on KTLA that year(it was the first year of Dodger baseball on KTLA, after the Dodgers left KTTV Ch.11 in 1992, after 34 years, 35 consecutive seasons of Dodger broadcasts) and I was as stunned as everyone else, since Don was a Dodger legend and local hero from Van Nuys, California; Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell lived in Van Nuys in their years before films made them famous.

@leftykoufax7084

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@germansanchez1291

3 жыл бұрын

Amén.

How Vin was able to break the news of Don's death on live tv while maintaining his composure I will never know. I would have lost it.

@storyofcory

6 жыл бұрын

Speaking of losing it, it was obvious that Hawk was having a bad time with the whole series of events (getting the news and then having to talk about it), and I felt bad for him. You could hear in his voice how upset he was. :(

@VideoMan20111

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing that Vin knew before the game and still kept his composure the first two innings before finally making the announcement. Speaks to his professionalism

@michaelgreen480

4 жыл бұрын

@@VideoMan20111 Actually, that was the EIGHTH inning. He and Ross Porter both knew and wouldn't say anything until Drysdale's wife had been reached. It WAS incredible, and I'd add Ross Porter has never gotten the credit he deserved for HIS professionalism amid that horrible news.

@kevinmiller1985

4 жыл бұрын

@@storyofcory Yep. I remember that game on tv.

@kevinmiller6324

3 жыл бұрын

@@storyofcory And it was just a week earlier that DD's former teammate, Roy Campanella, died of a heart attack at the age of 71. Drysdale's death coincided with the the death of Curly Joe DeRita of the Three Stooges fame, who died of pneumonia that same day at the age 83, nine days shy of his 84th birthday.

I remember this vividly. My Dad worked with D. Drysdale's Dad. They both worked for the Bell System. Mr. Drysdale (Scott) had seats on the club level and was gracious enough to let us have them when he wasn't attending. Right down the way from Vin Scully's booth. My brother and I would make sure to say hi to Mr. Scully and he always returned the hello...even though he had no idea who we were. Also, Don Drysdale was my brother's hero and he invited us over to his home then in Hidden Hills Ca. for his birthday. That is what kind of folks the Drysdales were. Salts of the Earth. R.I.P. big D.

@orbyfan

4 ай бұрын

I had the pleasure of working in the same press box with Don Drysdale in July 1981, when he and Bob Starr came up to Edmonton with the Dodgers' AAA team, the Salt Lake City Gulls, to broadcast a series between the Gulls and the Edmonton Trappers during the major league players' strike. Renfrew Park was a bandbox, and the press box was less than luxurious and barely had enough room for everyone. One might expect the visitors from Los Angeles to put on airs and be demanding, but that wasn't the case at all. They were very classy and understanding, and Don obliged with autographs and was complimentary toward the ballpark and the city on the air. They occupied the space usually taken by the visiting team's broadcaster, who was forced into a small space next to me. The voice of the Gulls was a nice young man named Rory Markas, who went on to better things.

@TBlanktim

4 ай бұрын

@@orbyfan As a kid, I was at a Dodger game when Don Drysdale was pitching. We were sitting on the third base side. A paper airplane was thrown from above and circled right down to the mound! The Big D eyed the runner on first pitching from the stretch, and the plane landed right behind him. He saw it but tried to ignore the plane. After what seemed like minutes(but was a couple of seconds) he broke off of the rubber and called time. Bent over picked it up and stuffed it in his back pocket. Then blew a fastball past the hitter.

I remember when Hawk Harrelson made that call, and you felt the pain and shock in his voice what a sad moment

RIP Vin Scully!😢

Man, this news ripped Hawk Harrelson apart. You can so plainly hear it in his voice.

I guess Vin Scully was calling part of this game knowing what had happened. He and his crew waited until his wife, Ann Meyers Drysdale was notified first. Appropriately so. Sad to hear

I miss Don Drysdale. Great pitcher. Great story teller. I’m glad I got to see him pitch and hear him call a game.

@mattpatches8395

11 ай бұрын

He was one of the most competitive pitchers there ever was.

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

God bless your soul Don Drysdale. You are deeply missed.

I remember that moment. I was fortunate enough to attend his memorial service at Glendale Forest Lawn with hundreds of other fans.

Hawk choking up is probably the most humane thing I have ever heard in baseball broadcasting history.

Everybody has heard Vin Scully & Jack Buck calls of Kirk Gibson’s HR in the 1988 World Series. Vinny did the TV, Jack did national radio, but Don was doing the play-by-play for local radio. Find it on the net. Great call.

@aalewisiii

3 жыл бұрын

Here is the call kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKSn08OMes7Vpto.html

This was heartbreaking, how Vin held it together and delivered the news in a way only Vin could.

@stevepan50

2 жыл бұрын

And he held it together calling the game for a few innings knowing that Don Drysdale had passed but waited to announce it until his family was notified. This is just how classy that Vin Scully and the Dodger organization are. Once Drysdale family was notified then they announced it on air

Vins reunited with him now. RIP

Never easy losing someone you love dearly.....I miss my son every second we're apart.

Vin Scully, classy. The Hawk - sincere pathos for the passing of a dear friend.

Interesting how grief can strike people in very different ways. Vin must have felt a tremendous amount of pain during all of this, but still made the announcement with the utmost tact. He made a very nice tribute here, but his voice sounds like this was just a regular announcement. At the same time, with at little as he said, and has bluntly as he said it, you could hear more of the emotion in Hawk's voice. Obviously, both of them felt something, but the different expressions in the way each man said it is very intriguing to maybe the psychology of the situation.

@mrbob4u495

3 жыл бұрын

Vin's voice did crack, ever so briefly. I could hear the pain in his voice.

@redpillfreedom6692

3 жыл бұрын

Scully had already been aware for several hours by the time he broke the news. But Hawk apparently was receiving the news right then and there during the broadcast and thus hadn't had time to gather himself.

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

Hawk loved DD

Rip don and rip vin both of you are dodger legends that will never be forgotten

A tough call by the best there's ever been in sports broadcasting.

@ryankoepke6987

5 жыл бұрын

Hawk really nailed it

One of my favorite calls: the Tommy vs. Phillie Phanatic back on 8/28/88. Rest easy Don Drysdale.

Very difficult announcement made with great composure and respect by one of the classiest broadcasters ever.

Imagine the stories they are telling each other today. RIP VS and DD, and of course JD.

Oh man, I remember watching this on KTLA with my dad. We turned down the radio (we listened to Jaime Jarrin while watching on TV).

RIP Vin Scully

I was a freshman in high school, and remember this game as if it was yesterday...actually have a bad memory but this I remember clearly..😔

Thanks for the autographed ball Don.

I was watching the Chicago White Sox game against the Baltimore Orioles in 1993, and Ken Harrelson was completely choked up with emotion trying to make the announcement.

@patrickgray5633

2 жыл бұрын

Yup he & Drysdale we’re pretty tight he told stories about his own temper Hawk did about drinking & ending up in fights. He said if not for his wife he probably would be dead cause of the night in & out drinking that players do he said Drysdale was a bad ass would get in those same type bar fights that Hawk did himself.

DD was a great broadcaster

I remember hearing Ken Harrelson make that announcement. Rarely can I recall a professional announcer being so nearly overcome by emotion.

Don was a gifted announcer. Vin? Genius. God's Peace!!

I remember him on the Brady Bunch. R.I.P.

@johnwise8433

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite episode of leave it to beaver has him on it

@whatsit2ya247

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwise8433 The Donna Reed show , twice.

@garyfaught3769

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwise8433 Had to wait while Don finished showering. Good episode.

@douglaslowe5

Жыл бұрын

He did lots of 60s sitcoms. I remember him on Mr. Ed and Joey Bishop sitcom.

Man reading the title makes me depressed

Vin was told just before the start of the broadcast, but had to wait until Anne Meyers Drysdale was notified before he could announce it. He had to go through several innings (7 or 8, I believe) without mentioning why Don was no there with him. It was terribly painful waiting for the word that she had been notified.

Hawk Harrelson was cracking you can tell how stunned, shocked & crushed he was. Hawk, Don Drysdale & Bob Uecker all 3 of those guys had a tight relationship. Uecker & Don on ABC, Hawk & Drysdale worked together in the booth as well & I know Uecker made the trip to Chicago on the Southside during Hawks final season broadcasting White Sox games when Brewers went in there for a weekend series.

So loved . We love you

Big D was my all time Dodgers hero. “The Big Warrior “, “The Big Stopper “. I was there the night he broke the consecutive scoreless innings streak in June of 1968 against the Philies. I’ll never forget that night! I was heartbroken when he had to hang them up in August of 1969. RIP BIG D #53!!!!!

@garyfaught3769

3 жыл бұрын

1962 was one of my favorite Dodger years. Twin D went 25-9 (won the Cy Young when only one was awarded) . Tommie Davis won a Batting Title @ .346 with over 150 RBIS. And Maury Wills stole 104 bases and was NL MVP. If Koufax hadnt got hurt there would have been no playoff against SF and they would have beaten NY back to back (62-63).

I always found Hawk to be entertaining even though his homerism was over the top. It was all in good fun though and I loved "he gone".

I must also say, it's been wonderful to have Oral Hersheiser announce Dodger games these last few years. I absolutely love the bulldog.

RIP DON

RIP 53 and Vin

He was simply the best; better than all the rest.

@markjones952

Жыл бұрын

Better than anyone I ever met.

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

I was at the HOF induction ceremony for Reggie Jackson a few weeks later. Alongside the other Hall of Famers, Don Drysdale's widow was there in his place. I remember the crowd gasped when her name was announced.

POS ESPN radio put it out BEFORE Don’s immediate family was notified just so they could break the story.

I remember this vividly. It was A Sunday game in Montreal, being broadcast locally on Fox KTTV 11 in Los Angeles. As Vin Scully gave the announcement, it was a surreal moment, as if time had stood still for the moment as the announcement sunk in. I can't believe it's been almost 30 years.

@marcot3333

Жыл бұрын

The Dodgers were on Channel 5 in 93, it was their first season there. I don't think I missed one game that year.

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

I remember hearing this live while watching this game. Drysdale did the radio (and sometimes TV) broadcast back in the day and was really good at it.

Still hurts to this very day.

I am *NOT* a fan of Hawk Harrelson *AT.* *ALL.* but even *I* felt badly for him making the announcement of Drysdale's death. RIP, DD... :(

I remember watching DD pitch with Vin Scully calling play by play on KTLA. Then years later when Don was doing commentary for the Angels, we use to get tickets that got us close enough to the old announcers booth at Anaheim Stadium so we could see Don talking as we listened to the broadcast on the radio. Damn he was great.

@dariowiter3078

7 жыл бұрын

KTTV was the L.A. Dodger TV station when Drysdale played. KTLA broadcast Dodger games beginning in 1993.

@WootTootZoot

7 жыл бұрын

Dario Witer Thanks, yes, you're right.

@dariowiter3078

7 жыл бұрын

WootTootZoot 👍 😉 😀

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

9 ай бұрын

crazy it took Don like 8 years to be voted into the HOF.....had a ERA under 3.00.....50 shutouts.....to be voted into the hall up until maybe 2000 you had to almost open up your veins and bleed out to be voted in 1st or 2nd year....some of the guys that were voted in their first year with 75 to 80 percent of the votes even were insane where today they would be at 98 percent plus....must have been a lot of really mean old WWII era type writers doing the voting.....no free lunch with those writers back then...

So sad that a man who was an outstanding professional athlete could have his life end at such a young age.

@TMC1982Part2

3 жыл бұрын

I know that I'm speculating, but I wonder if Don Drysdale's height and size was a contributing factor in his heart issues later in life? Don Drysdale was listed as being 6'6 and weighing (at least during his playing career) 216 pounds. There are numerous studies online that discuss the likely link between a man's height and cardiovascular disease. www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.CIR.88.4.1437, www.news-medical.net/news/20191113/Tall-people-more-likely-to-develop-atrial-fibrillation.aspx, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191113092606.htm

I’ve always read that Drysdale was big, tough and fearless, unafraid to throw inside and move hitters off the plate.

This and Howard Cossell announcing John Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football.

I remember when Beaver Cleaver called him on Leave it to Beaver.

@michaelsiegel1896

2 жыл бұрын

Classic episode, phone bill was like $10.00 alot way back then.

I saw this live, it was sad

He did the game the night before and I was at the final home game he did vs frisco

A very underrated play by play announcer for baseball

I remember this like yesterday.

@bobbowie9350

Жыл бұрын

Me too. 😥

I saw him pitch at the San Diego Stadium

@despiteallmyrage6813

7 жыл бұрын

This has zip to do with baseball or Don Drysdale, but I have a friend who actually got to see Ronnie Van Zant perform in concert before he died in that awful plane crash. I'm not sure if you even like Lynyrd Skynyrd or not, but I certainly do. I would've given my left nut to see that show, or any show with RVZ singing. Of course, he died almost a decade before i was born sooo.... 😲🔫 🎶🎶♪♪♫♫♬♬🎶🎶🎤🎸 Anyway, have an awesome day! Or night! Or morning! Or afternoon!! Peace Out ☮ Brudder!! Hey, gimme a call, 📞 we'll hang out! ☎☏ 😆😂😄😃😎😀😆

Vin did his best to keep composed while reading about Drysdale's passing. I commend him for holding it together but i know he had lots of emotion inside of him that night. I was watching that Sox/Os game with Hawk Harrelson calling it that same night. And no doubt about it, the news of Drysdale's death really hit him hard. His voice changed and even though the video didn't show it, but he did cry a little during the announcement. RIP, "Double D" (as Hawk Harrelson used to call him)

That was a very sad game on the radio when they were in Montreal.

I remember watching this game. It was a Saturday evening game.

@rubedogg6969

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. What a loss.

@elwoodblues6663

3 жыл бұрын

and the next day was sunday

@nala3038

3 жыл бұрын

@@elwoodblues6663 and the next day after that was Monday

I was sitting in the stands with my then 5 year old son when the announcement came over the speaker of the news that he passed away. We left shortly afterwards to drive back to the states in what turned out to be a 1-0 Dodger win in 11 innings.

Vin Scully was a true professional.

I was listening to the radio broadcast in the car. My wife and I noticed that Ross Porter sounded really off as he was calling the game. Eventually he was cleared to make the announcement and we understood. Sad, sad day.

@storyofcory

3 жыл бұрын

I really, really, really wish I could find audio/video of Ross Porter's announcement. I've tried looking 16 different ways, and I still can't find anything.

@michaelgreen480

3 жыл бұрын

@@storyofcory When Vin made the announcement, they simulcast it, so he was the one who did it. When he finished, he and Ross talked for a couple of minutes and then went back to it. A couple of minutes later there was a time out--a trip to the mound, I think--and it was quiet on radio for a moment, and Ross paused and said something like, "Oh, gee." That night, Big D would have opened the radio side with the lineups and then turned it over to Ross. I was listening and heard, "Hi, everybody, this is Ross Porter (long pause) along with Vin Scully and Don Drysdale." They knew, but they wouldn't say anything until the Dodgers found Ann Meyers Drysdale, who was out shopping with Big D's daughter from his first marriage, Kelly.

Rest in peace.

The Scully....... Broke the news It was a very sad day...

Rip Don

RIP

DD55 never forgotten

@dariowiter3078

4 жыл бұрын

That's #53. ☺️

The Twin D was the absolute Best!!

I've never heard a better call by an announcer than Drysdale calling the Steve Garvey walk-off HR in the 84 playoffs against the Cubs. The emotion in his voice was just perfect for the situation. I loved this guy when he broadcast for the White Sox. Straight-up , told it like it was. RIP Don.

They're finally reunited

I REMEMBER DON ANN IS VERY SAD

Wow, he died SO young. He was ONLY 56 years old.

The Great Don Drysdale..rip

This happened In Montreal outside USA

It was in Montreal.

Hes not pitching no more

And this was preceded by the death of Roy Campanella who caught Drysdale in Brooklyn. Very sad times then. May they both Rest In Peace.

Almost sounds as if Hawk was crying

@SuperMathewson

9 жыл бұрын

Jean0987654321 he was

@99Azrick

7 жыл бұрын

Hawk and Drysdale were good friends and broadcasting partners with the White Sox.

@ARIZJOE

6 жыл бұрын

I believe the entire announcement by Ken Harrelson had Hawk really emotional.

@patrickgray1438

6 жыл бұрын

He was they were close friends.

I have his autograph. RIP.

Hawk Harrelson had to take a break for a minute or two because he had trouble holding back tears.

10 days later that month davey allison died in a helicopter crash

I had no idea.. I thought he was alive

I remember the day when before the Cubs-Cardinals game in 2002, the said today's game was cancelled due to the death of Cardinal pitcher Darryl Kile,who was found in his hotel room, dead.

@Zobin211

2 жыл бұрын

That was a very sad day, indeed. I remember it too. All baseball fans were very saddened.

@bobbowie9350

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Didn't he start a restaurant on The Big Island of Hawaii 30 years ago?

@Zobin211

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure when it debuted, but Don did open a sports bar/restaurant on the Big Island in Kailua-Kona. I'm not finding a lot of information on it, but it was called Drysdale's 2, which implies there was a Drysdale's 1 ... likely in California? I found one story online that said Drysdale's 2 closed, but then I just went on his eldest daughter Kelly's Facebook page and it looks like there is a Drysdale's Club 53 in operation in Kailua-Kona.

@shelleycharlesworth5177

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zobin211 OK thanks. After reading this info you shared, I remembered that the restaurant I went to back in 1991 was called "Drysdale's Club 53"!!!! In Kailua-Kona. It was a great location and had good food and drink. Thank-you!

I knew the medics who responded. He's playing catch with Tommy

That was a terrible thing to do to Vin Scully. I know he's most skilled and professional baseball announcer there ever was, but you can't make someone report the death of your friend on live TV.

@Pedroism

5 жыл бұрын

One yr later, are u still stupid

@soaringvulture

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pedroism Well, you certainly are.

@lighthouse3879

3 жыл бұрын

Scully wanted to do it.

@nala3038

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pedroism wtf?

@stevepan50

3 жыл бұрын

Vin Scully knew about Drysdale death for a few innings but did not report anything until the Drysdale family was notified about what had happened. Vin Scully always a classy person did not want the family to know about it through the television and when they notified Scully that the family was notified then he told the audience what had happened.

Wow what a pitcher he was!

Very sad. I'm glad they were still using the term "dead" on those days. Now it's PC such as "passed" or "passed away," or some other seemingly less severe term. I'm sorry for Don's family, but he did indeed "die." He didn't pass, pass away, shuffle off this mortal coil, move to the horizontal phone booth, or whichever terms people use now.

Major League Dictionary Means Don Drysdale