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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 14	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-8	GS	22	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (4)	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (4)	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (4)	May 5	LAD	@	CHC	W,14-12	GS	31	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	28 (4)	May 11	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 17	LAD		CIN	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 22	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-9	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	48 (4)	Jun 1	LAD		SFG	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	53 (4)	Jun 6	LAD		NYM	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (4)	Jun 11	LAD		MON	W,7-4	GS	32	6.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	63 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-1	GS	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	P
15	68 (4)	Jun 22	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	73 (4)	Jun 27	LAD		SFG	W,12-8	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (4)	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-6	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	83 (4)	Jul 7	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	30	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	86 (2)	Jul 11	LAD	@	STL	W,9-6	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	88 (1)	Jul 16	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		STL	W,7-6	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	98 (4)	Jul 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	102 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	107 (4)	Aug 5	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	112 (4)	Aug 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
26	117 (4)	Aug 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	122 (4)	Aug 21	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	127 (4)	Aug 27	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	131 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	36	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
30	136 (4)	Sep 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	141 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	147 (5)	Sep 17 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-1	GS	40	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	152 (4)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	157 (4)	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	161 (3)	Oct 2	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		267.2	5	31	1	37	2