Donald Howard Sutton (Black & Decker)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: April 2, 1945 in Clio, AL
High School: Gonzalez Tate HS (Pensacola, FL)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1964.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1966 (Age 21)
vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Angels/Brewers/Astros/Athletics 1966-1988
Agents: Lonnie Cooper, previously: LaRue Harcourt [*]
Final Game: August 9, 1988 (Age 43)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1998 (386/473 ballots).
View Don Sutton Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 (3) | Apr 9 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,2-6 | GS | 19 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 2 | 9 (4) | Apr 14 | HOU | LAD | W,2-1 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 3 | 13 (3) | Apr 19 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,6-4 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 4 | 18 (4) | Apr 25 | HOU | CIN | L,3-4 | GS | 28 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 5 | 23 (4) | Apr 30 | HOU | @ | PIT | W,4-3 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 6 | 27 (3) | May 5 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,8-7 | GS | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 7 | 31 (3) | May 10 | HOU | PIT | W,7-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 8 | 35 (3) | May 15 | HOU | CHC | W,4-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 9 | 40 (4) | May 21 | HOU | NYM | W,5-1 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 10 | 45 (4) | May 26 | HOU | MON | L,0-4 | GS | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 11 | 49 (3) | May 31 | HOU | @ | MON | L,0-10 | GS | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 53 (3) | Jun 6 | HOU | PHI | W,7-6 | GS | 35 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 13 | 57 (3) | Jun 11 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,2-6 | GS | 25 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P |
| 14 | 62 (4) | Jun 16 | HOU | ATL | L,4-5 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 15 | 66 (3) | Jun 21 | HOU | SDP | L,4-7 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 16 | 71 (4) | Jun 26 | HOU | LAD | L,1-4 | GS | 34 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | P | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 17 | 76 (4) | Jul 2 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,4-1 | GS | 32 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 18 | 81 (4) | Jul 7 | HOU | CHC | W,5-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 19 | 86 (4) | Jul 15 | HOU | PIT | L,1-5 | GS | 28 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 20 | 91 (4) | Jul 20 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,3-5 | GS | 35 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P |
| 21 | 95 (3) | Jul 25 | HOU | @ | STL | L,3-4 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 22 | 99 (3) | Jul 30 | HOU | SFG | W,3-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 23 | 105 (5) | Aug 4 | HOU | SDP | L,2-5 | GS | 27 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 24 | 111 (5) | Aug 9 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,4-3 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 25 | 116 (4) | Aug 15 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,7-3 | GS | 28 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 26 | 121 (4) | Aug 20 | HOU | MON | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 27 | 126 (4) | Aug 25 | HOU | NYM | W,5-4 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| Player went from Houston Astros to Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 134 | Sep 2 (2) | MIL | CLE | L,2-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P | |
| 29 | 139 (4) | Sep 7 | MIL | DET | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 30 | 144 (4) | Sep 12 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,8-9 | GS | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 31 | 150 (5) | Sep 19 | MIL | NYY | W,14-1 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 32 | 154 (3) | Sep 24 | MIL | BAL | W,15-6 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | P | |
| 33 | 158 (3) | Sep 29 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,6-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 34 | 163 (4) | Oct 3 | MIL | @ | BAL | W,10-2 | GS | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 34gm | 249.2 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 51 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Apr 9 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,2-6 | GS | 19 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 (4) | Apr 14 | HOU | LAD | W,2-1 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 13 (3) | Apr 19 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,6-4 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 (4) | Apr 25 | HOU | CIN | L,3-4 | GS | 28 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 23 (4) | Apr 30 | HOU | @ | PIT | W,4-3 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 6 | 27 (3) | May 5 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,8-7 | GS | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 (3) | May 10 | HOU | PIT | W,7-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 35 (3) | May 15 | HOU | CHC | W,4-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 40 (4) | May 21 | HOU | NYM | W,5-1 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 45 (4) | May 26 | HOU | MON | L,0-4 | GS | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 49 (3) | May 31 | HOU | @ | MON | L,0-10 | GS | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 12 | 53 (3) | Jun 6 | HOU | PHI | W,7-6 | GS | 35 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 57 (3) | Jun 11 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,2-6 | GS | 25 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 62 (4) | Jun 16 | HOU | ATL | L,4-5 | GS | 27 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 66 (3) | Jun 21 | HOU | SDP | L,4-7 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 71 (4) | Jun 26 | HOU | LAD | L,1-4 | GS | 34 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 17 | 76 (4) | Jul 2 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,4-1 | GS | 32 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 81 (4) | Jul 7 | HOU | CHC | W,5-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 86 (4) | Jul 15 | HOU | PIT | L,1-5 | GS | 28 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 91 (4) | Jul 20 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,3-5 | GS | 35 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 95 (3) | Jul 25 | HOU | @ | STL | L,3-4 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 99 (3) | Jul 30 | HOU | SFG | W,3-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 23 | 105 (5) | Aug 4 | HOU | SDP | L,2-5 | GS | 27 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 111 (5) | Aug 9 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,4-3 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 116 (4) | Aug 15 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,7-3 | GS | 28 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 121 (4) | Aug 20 | HOU | MON | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 126 (4) | Aug 25 | HOU | NYM | W,5-4 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| Player went from Houston Astros to Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 134 | Sep 2 (2) | MIL | CLE | L,2-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | 139 (4) | Sep 7 | MIL | DET | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | 144 (4) | Sep 12 | MIL | @ | NYY | L,8-9 | GS | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 150 (5) | Sep 19 | MIL | NYY | W,14-1 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 154 (3) | Sep 24 | MIL | BAL | W,15-6 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 158 (3) | Sep 29 | MIL | @ | BOS | W,6-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 163 (4) | Oct 3 | MIL | @ | BAL | W,10-2 | GS | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34gm | 249.2 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
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