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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 11	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	GS	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 7	LAD		PIT	L,4-5	GS	30	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
9	37 (3)	May 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 22	LAD		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (4)	May 27	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	33	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS	33	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
17	75 (4)	Jun 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	80 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	86 (5)	Jul 6	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 11	LAD		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-8	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	104 (3)	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	L,0-5	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (4)	Aug 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 7	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-1	GS	23	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	122 (7)	Aug 15	LAD		MON	W,7-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	126 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	142 (10)	Sep 6	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	146 (3)	Sep 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	152 (5)	Sep 17	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	157 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		CIN	L,9-11	GS	10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	159 (1)	Sep 25	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		256.1	12	34	1	47	2