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.
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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).
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 151 | 3 | Apr 9 | LAD | CIN | L,0-3 | GS-9 | L(0-1) | 99 | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.124 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 9t --3 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 2 | 152 | 7 | Apr 13 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,2-0 | SHO | W(1-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0.695 | 4.35 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 3 | 153 | 11 | Apr 18 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,5-4 | GS-7 | W(2-1) | 4 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.62 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | -0.036 | -0.85 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 4 | 154 | 13 | Apr 22 | LAD | @ | MON | W,9-2 | CG | W(3-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.18 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .62 | 0.236 | 2.48 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 5 | 155 | 17 | Apr 27 | LAD | PHI | L,3-4 | GS-7 | L(3-2) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .92 | -0.090 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 6 | 156 | 21 | May 1 | LAD | MON | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(3-3) | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.21 | 0.130 | 1.34 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 7 | 157 | 25 | May 6 | LAD | @ | NYM | L,4-5 | GS-4 | L(3-4) | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.06 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .92 | -0.256 | -2.98 | 1b start tie | 4b -23 0 out d2 | ||||||
| 8 | 158 | 29 | May 10 | LAD | @ | PHI | W,7-0 | SHO | W(4-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | 0.448 | 4.39 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 9 | 159 | 33 | May 15 | LAD | SFG | W,11-5 | GS-6 | W(5-4) | 4 | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | -0.209 | -2.56 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 2 out a3 | |||||||
| 10 | 160 | 37 | May 19 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,8-3 | CG | W(6-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.05 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .90 | 0.179 | 1.30 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 11 | 161 | 41 | May 23 | LAD | ATL | L,1-5 | GS-8 | L(6-5) | 3 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .88 | -0.177 | -1.07 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 12 | 162 | 45 | May 28 | LAD | @ | SFG | L,3-4 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.41 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .99 | -0.160 | -0.01 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 13 | 163 | 49 | Jun 1 | LAD | @ | CHC | W,5-4 | CG(6) | W(7-5) | 3 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | -0.142 | -0.64 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 14 | 164 | 53 | Jun 6 | LAD | @ | PIT | L,6-7 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.69 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | -0.080 | -0.97 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 1-- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 15 | 165 | 57 | Jun 11 | LAD | STL | W,2-1 | GS-10 | 4 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.24 | 0.664 | 3.78 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 16 | 166 | 62 | Jun 16 | LAD | PIT | W,1-0 | SHO | W(8-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 0.726 | 4.30 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 167 | 66 | Jun 21(1) | LAD | @ | CIN | W,9-3 | CG | W(9-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .79 | 0.166 | 1.71 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 18 | 168 | 72 | Jun 27 | LAD | SDP | W,7-5 | GS-8 | W(10-5) | 5 | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3.26 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .89 | 0.107 | -1.43 | 1t start tie | 8t --- 1 out a2 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 169 | 77 | Jul 3 | LAD | @ | SFG | W,8-6 | GS-6 | 5 | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.50 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | -0.495 | -3.01 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 20 | 170 | 82 | Jul 8 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,6-5 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .83 | -0.209 | -0.62 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 21 | 171 | 86 | Jul 12 | LAD | @ | SDP | L,1-4 | GS-6 | L(10-6) | 3 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.56 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.30 | 0.027 | 0.87 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 22 | 172 | 88 | Jul 17 | LAD | NYM | W,1-0 | SHO(10) | W(11-6) | 4 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | 0.804 | 4.78 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 23 | 173 | 93 | Jul 21 | LAD | MON | L,2-5 | GS-5 | L(11-7) | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.52 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .84 | -0.348 | -3.27 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 24 | 174 | 97 | Jul 26 | LAD | @ | NYM | W,5-3 | GS-7 | W(12-7) | 4 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.54 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 0.011 | 0.02 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 25 | 175 | 101 | Jul 31 | LAD | @ | MON | W,8-5 | GS-8 | W(13-7) | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.023 | 0.30 | 1b start tie | 8b -2- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 26 | 176 | 106 | Aug 4 | LAD | SFG | L,4-11 | GS-4 | L(13-8) | 3 | 3.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.87 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .43 | -0.407 | -6.34 | 1t start tie | 4t --- 1 out d8 | |||||||
| 27 | 177 | 111 | Aug 9(1) | LAD | CIN | W,7-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.87 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | -0.155 | -0.03 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out tie | ||||||||
| 28 | 178 | 115 | Aug 14 | LAD | @ | CHC | W,13-9 | GS-1 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | -0.304 | -4.01 | 1b start tie | 1b 1-- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 29 | 179 | 119 | Aug 17 | LAD | @ | STL | L,8-11 | GS-3 | L(13-9) | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .81 | -0.366 | -4.36 | 1b start tie | 3b 1-- 0 out d2 | ||||||
| 30 | 180 | 123 | Aug 22 | LAD | PIT | L,1-2 | GS-9 | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.553 | 3.30 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 31 | 181 | 128 | Aug 28 | LAD | STL | L,0-1 | CG | L(13-10) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 0.231 | 3.30 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 32 | 182 | 133 | Sep 2 | LAD | @ | ATL | L,3-4 | CG(8) | L(13-11) | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .83 | -0.024 | 0.23 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 33 | 183 | 138 | Sep 7(1) | LAD | ATL | W,4-3 | GS-8 | W(14-11) | 4 | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .96 | 0.011 | 0.34 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-3 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 34 | 184 | 143 | Sep 11 | LAD | @ | SFG | L,3-4 | GS-5 | L(14-12) | 3 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | -0.201 | -1.51 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 35 | 185 | 147 | Sep 15 | LAD | SDP | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.07 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .94 | -0.171 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 186 | 152 | Sep 20 | LAD | HOU | W,7-6 | GS-9 | 4 | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.307 | 1.79 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 1 out a2 | ||||||||
| 37 | 187 | 157 | Sep 26 | LAD | @ | CIN | L,3-6 | GS-6 | L(14-13) | 5 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .56 | -0.243 | -1.86 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 38 | 188 | 161 | Oct 1 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,7-4 | GS-5 | W(15-13) | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.08 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.30 | -0.276 | -1.61 | 1b start a 2 | 5b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| LAD | 260.1 | 251 | 127 | 118 | 78 | 201 | 38 | 10 | 4.08 | 1109 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.62 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 and 13 runs |
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