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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 1	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	GS	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 15	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 20	LAD		PIT	L,3-7	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
11	43 (3)	May 29	LAD		NYM	L,6-7	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (3)	Jun 2	LAD	@	STL	W,2-0	GS	27	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	L,6-9	GS	26	7.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 17	LAD		SFG	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS	23	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	68 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (8)	Jul 4	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	81 (3)	Jul 8	LAD		ATL	W,7-6	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	83 (1)	Jul 10	LAD		ATL	L,0-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	86 (2)	Jul 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	91 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	96 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
24	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	STL	L,1-3	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	109 (4)	Aug 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,9-10	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	112 (2)	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	115 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,10-12		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	117 (1)	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
30	121 (3)	Aug 20	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	128 (2)	Aug 28	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	136 (3)	Sep 5	LAD		SFG	W,4-1	GS	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	143 (6)	Sep 12	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	153 (9)	Sep 23 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	158 (4)	Sep 28	LAD	@	STL	L,0-2	GS	16	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							37gm		225.2	8	32	2	42	3