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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 23	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		ATL	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32 (2)	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	GS	30	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	35 (2)	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,0-7	GS	30	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 24	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	42 (2)	May 28	LAD	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	PHI	W,12-4	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		MON	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	53 (2)	Jun 10	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
16	57 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		NYM	L,1-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	62 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	66 (3)	Jun 23	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	70 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-5	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	75 (4)	Jul 2	LAD		HOU	L,2-8	GS	29	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
21	79 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		CIN	L,1-8	GS	17	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	84 (4)	Jul 10	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	GS	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	88 (3)	Jul 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	93 (4)	Jul 19	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	95 (1)	Jul 24	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	99 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	104 (4)	Aug 2	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	108 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		PIT	W,7-5	GS	36	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	112 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	GS	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	116 (3)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	120 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS	23	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-7	GS	31	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	128 (3)	Aug 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GS	35	7.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	132 (3)	Sep 2	LAD		NYM	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	136 (3)	Sep 6	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	140 (3)	Sep 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-8	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	144 (3)	Sep 14	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	149 (4)	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	153 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	36	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
40	157 (3)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
41	160 (2)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	L,3-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		293.1	19	43	1	63	3