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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	LAD	@	STL	L,4-13	GS	23	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 19	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 24	LAD		STL	W,6-5	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	31	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (3)	May 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 13	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 17	LAD		HOU	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
9	34 (3)	May 21 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-8	GS	22	4.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-13	GS	14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	55 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	LAD	@	STL	L,5-7	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 23	LAD		SFG	L,1-7	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (3)	Jul 1	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	78 (3)	Jul 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	82 (3)	Jul 13	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92 (4)	Jul 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	96 (3)	Jul 26	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (3)	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	108 (3)	Aug 8	LAD	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	119 (10)	Aug 20	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	123 (3)	Aug 24	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	128 (4)	Aug 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-7	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	132 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	135 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	136	Sep 4 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	139 (2)	Sep 8	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
35	144 (4)	Sep 12	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	148 (3)	Sep 16	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS	24	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	153 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		PHI	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
							37gm		232.2	7	31	1	39	2