Darrell Sutherland
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Darrell Wayne Sutherland
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 169 lb.
- School Stanford University
- Debut June 28, 1964
- Final Game April 18, 1968
- Born November 14, 1941 in Glendale, CA USA
[edit] Biographical information
Darrell Sutherland is the brother of Gary Sutherland and son of minor league pitcher Ralph Sutherland. Despite being 6'4" tall, Sutherland was relatively lanky, weighing only 169 pounds.
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12, 1963, Sutherland was selected by the Mets off of a first-year waiver pick on April 6, 1964. He made his major league debut on June 28 of that year, facing the Milwaukee Braves. Although he started the game, he lasted only a third of an inning, giving up five runs on three hits and two walks. In total, he appeared in 10 games in his rookie season, making four starts. He went 0-3 with a 7.76 ERA, walking 12 and striking out only nine in 26 2/3 innings of work.
Sutherland never struck out more batters in a season than he walked. In 122 1/3 innings of work, Sutherland walked 58 batters and struck out only 50. For a pitcher, he was a fairly solid hitter, posting a batting average of .238. Statistically, he is most similar to Johnny James, according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com (through June, 2008).
Sutherland apparently made a much better reliever in his career than starter - he won all five of his career games while in relief. He lost all four of his games as a starter.[1]
His minor league record was 47-33.
