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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	OAK		CAL	W,15-6	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 17	OAK		SEA	W,8-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	13 (3)	Apr 22	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-6	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 27	OAK	@	MIN	L,6-8	GS	31	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (4)	May 2	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	GS	33	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	27 (3)	May 7	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-10	GS	29	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	31 (3)	May 12	OAK	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	25	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	34 (2)	May 17	OAK		DET	L,2-10	GS	19	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 22	OAK		BAL	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 27	OAK		NYY	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (3)	Jun 1	OAK	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
12	51 (3)	Jun 7	OAK		TEX	L,2-4	GS	24	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 11	OAK		KCR	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 21	OAK		CLE	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 26	OAK		CHW	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	74 (3)	Jul 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	79 (4)	Jul 6	OAK		TOR	W,5-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	84 (4)	Jul 11	OAK		MIL	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	89 (4)	Jul 19	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-5	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (4)	Jul 24	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 30	OAK		CAL	W,5-4	GS	23	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (4)	Aug 4	OAK		SEA	W,5-3	GS	26	6.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
24	107 (2)	Aug 9	OAK	@	SEA	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	113 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-0	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	118 (4)	Aug 19	OAK	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	123 (4)	Aug 24	OAK		BAL	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	128 (4)	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	133 (4)	Sep 4	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to California Angels
30	141	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	145 (3)	Sep 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-3	GS	26	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	150 (4)	Sep 23	CAL		CHW	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	154 (3)	Sep 28	CAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	159 (4)	Oct 3	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							34gm		226.0	8	32	4	44	1