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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	CAL		SEA	L,2-7	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 14	CAL	@	SEA	L,4-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	L,5-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 24	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-1	GS	29	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	22 (4)	Apr 29	CAL		DET	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (4)	May 5	CAL	@	MIL	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (3)	May 10	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	35 (3)	May 15	CAL		BAL	W,7-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 19	CAL		TOR	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	43 (3)	May 24	CAL		NYY	L,8-10	GS	18	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (3)	May 29	CAL	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	52 (4)	Jun 3	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 8	CAL		CLE	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	62 (4)	Jun 14	CAL	@	KCR	W,12-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	67 (4)	Jun 19	CAL		KCR	L,0-2	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	72 (4)	Jun 24	CAL	@	TEX	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
17	76 (3)	Jun 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	81 (4)	Jul 4	CAL		MIL	L,1-2	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	86 (4)	Jul 9	CAL		DET	W,5-2	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	92 (5)	Jul 18	CAL	@	MIL	W,12-6	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	97 (4)	Jul 24	CAL	@	DET	L,3-6	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	102 (4)	Jul 29	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (4)	Aug 4	CAL		MIN	W,12-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	112 (4)	Aug 9	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	116 (3)	Aug 14	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	GS	22	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	121 (4)	Aug 19	CAL		BAL	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
27	126 (4)	Aug 24	CAL		NYY	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	131 (4)	Aug 30	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	136 (4)	Sep 5	CAL	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	140 (3)	Sep 10	CAL		TEX	W,8-7	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	144 (3)	Sep 14	CAL	@	KCR	L,5-8	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	149 (4)	Sep 19	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
33	154 (4)	Sep 25	CAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	156 (1)	Sep 27	CAL	@	CLE	W,11-8		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	160 (3)	Oct 2	CAL		CLE	W,10-4	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		191.2	8	18	0	26	1