Rabbit Hole: The Drysdale Story

OK, so a few days ago I shared a story about Don Drysdale. I read the story in Mike Shannon’s Tales from the Dugout — this is the author Mike Shannon not the ballplayer and announcer — and he saw the story in a Lou Brock interview.

The story goes that Drysdale was facing St. Louis catcher Gene Oliver at Dodger Stadium. Oliver is probably best known for t…