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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	17 (16)	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	21 (3)	May 3	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS	26	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
3	25 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	15	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	29 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	ATL	W,1-0	GS	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	33 (3)	May 16	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	GS	30	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
6	38 (4)	May 20	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	30	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	42 (3)	May 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS	23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	46 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-7	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	51 (4)	Jun 2	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	GS	16	3.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
10	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	59 (3)	Jun 10	LAD		NYM	L,0-1	CG	38	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	64 (4)	Jun 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	68 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	71 (2)	Jun 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-1	GF	7	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
15	75 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	81 (5)	Jul 3	LAD		STL	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	82	Jul 4	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	83	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	89 (5)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	95 (5)	Jul 21	LAD		CHC	L,2-7		12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	98 (2)	Jul 24	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	102 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (4)	Aug 2	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	113 (5)	Aug 7	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 13	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	122 (3)	Aug 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	126 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	130 (3)	Aug 26	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	GS	37	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	135 (4)	Aug 31	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	140 (4)	Sep 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	145 (4)	Sep 9	LAD	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	149 (3)	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	153 (3)	Sep 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	157 (3)	Sep 22	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	161 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		207.2	12	25	1	38	0