Don Sutton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 2, 1945 in Clio, AL us

Died: January 18, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, CA

High School: Gonzalez Tate HS (Pensacola, FL)

Schools: Gulf Coast State College (Panama City, FL), Mississippi College (Clinton, MS), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1966 (Age 21-012d, 12,452nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: August 9, 1988 (Age 43-129d)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998. (Voted by BBWAA on 386/473 ballots)
View Don Sutton's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Agents: Lonnie Cooper • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Donald Howard Sutton

Nicknames: Black & Decker or The Mechanic

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.7

324

256

ERA

3.26

774

756

5282.1

3574

WHIP

1.142

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-10 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (8-6-3)

Most Driven In
M Devereaux	1

Most Driven In By
S Sax	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	596	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.046	1.49	-0.04%	-0.36	P
2	597	7 (3)	Apr 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.041	1.23	-0.05%	-0.74	P
3	598	12 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		ATL	L,1-3	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.018	2.57	-0.02%	-0.17	P
4	599	17 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		CHC	W,4-0	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	0.004	1.31	0.00%	-0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	600	22 (4)	May 2	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	GS-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.06	-0.002	2.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
6	601	27 (4)	May 8	LAD	@	STL	W,12-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.30	-0.071	2.83	-0.09%	-0.85	P
7	602	32 (4)	May 14	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.87	-0.042	1.84	-0.05%	-0.48	P
8	603	37 (4)	May 20	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.75	-0.018	1.53	-0.02%	-0.13	P
9	604	42 (4)	May 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.30	-0.061	2.73	-0.08%	-0.47	P
10	605	47 (4)	May 31	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.62	-0.008	1.41	-0.01%	-0.09	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	606	52 (4)	Jun 6	LAD		HOU	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.36	-0.064	4.72	-0.13%	-0.63	P
12	607	57 (4)	Jun 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.80	-0.039	1.98	-0.06%	-0.29	P
13	608	63 (5)	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.93	-0.020	5.06	-0.03%	-0.17	P
14	609	69 (5)	Jun 22	LAD		ATL	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.57	-0.014	1.46	-0.02%	-0.13	P
15	610	74 (4)	Jun 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.71	-0.017	2.72	-0.04%	-0.13	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	611	112 (37)	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	1.45	-0.050	5.45	-0.11%	-0.44	P
							6-10		30	23	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212		1.02	-0.507	2.48	-0.76%	-5.29

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