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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 13	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (4)	May 1	LAD		MON	L,2-6	GS	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	26 (4)	May 6	LAD		PHI	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
7	30 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	MON	W,8-2	GS	33	8.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-11	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (4)	May 28	LAD		CIN	L,3-6	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	GS	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	55 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	29	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	60 (4)	Jun 14	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	65 (4)	Jun 19	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	70 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	29	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,13-7	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (4)	Jul 4	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 9	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	GS	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	89 (4)	Jul 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
20	95 (5)	Jul 23	LAD		MON	L,4-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	100 (4)	Jul 27	LAD		PHI	W,7-5	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	105 (4)	Aug 1	LAD	@	NYM	L,7-8	GS	30	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	110 (4)	Aug 7	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	115 (4)	Aug 12	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
25	120 (4)	Aug 18	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	125 (4)	Aug 23	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	130 (4)	Aug 28	LAD		STL	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	135 (4)	Sep 3	LAD		PIT	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	140 (4)	Sep 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
30	144 (3)	Sep 12	LAD		SDP	W,7-6	GS	35	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	149 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,7-3	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	153 (3)	Sep 23	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	160 (6)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
							33gm		240.1	15	29	1	45	3