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 | 189 | 3 | Apr 7 | LAD | @ | HOU | L,1-2 | CG(8) | L(0-1) | 99 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.25 | -0.055 | 1.37 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 2 | 190 | 6 | Apr 11 | LAD | SDP | L,7-9 | GS-3 | L(0-2) | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .55 | -0.341 | -3.77 | 1t start tie | 3t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 3 | 191 | 14 | Apr 19 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,3-2 | GS-6 | 7 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | 0.002 | 0.43 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 4 | 192 | 18 | Apr 24 | LAD | @ | CIN | W,5-4 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.44 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | -0.134 | -0.52 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 5 | 193 | 22 | Apr 28 | LAD | @ | PIT | L,5-7 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .96 | -0.317 | -3.08 | 1b start tie | 5b -2- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 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 | 194 | 26 | May 2 | LAD | @ | ATL | L,1-4 | GS-7 | L(0-3) | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .72 | -0.067 | 0.22 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 7 | 195 | 30 | May 7 | LAD | PIT | L,2-3 | GS-7 | L(0-4) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.60 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | -0.086 | -0.14 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 8 | 196 | 34 | May 12 | LAD | ATL | W,5-0 | SHO | W(1-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .64 | 0.284 | 3.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 9 | 197 | 38 | May 18 | LAD | @ | STL | L,5-6 | GS-6 | 5 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.19 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.06 | -0.266 | -2.29 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 10 | 198 | 42 | May 22 | LAD | @ | CHC | L,2-5 | GS-5 | L(1-5) | 3 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.48 | -0.365 | -3.04 | 1b start tie | 5b 1-3 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 11 | 199 | 46 | May 27 | LAD | SFG | W,5-1 | CG | W(2-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.14 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .51 | 0.243 | 2.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 12 | 200 | 50 | May 31 | LAD | MON | W,4-0 | GS-8 | W(3-5) | 3 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .82 | 0.295 | 2.88 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 2 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | 201 | 54 | Jun 5 | LAD | NYM | W,3-0 | GS-5 | W(4-5) | 4 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 0.256 | 2.04 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 14 | 202 | 58 | Jun 10 | LAD | @ | PHI | L,2-4 | GS-4 | L(4-6) | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .90 | -0.274 | -2.26 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 15 | 203 | 62 | Jun 14 | LAD | @ | NYM | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(5-6) | 3 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.071 | 0.58 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 12- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 16 | 204 | 66 | Jun 19 | LAD | HOU | W,4-0 | SHO | W(6-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .72 | 0.375 | 3.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 17 | 205 | 70 | Jun 23 | LAD | STL | L,1-3 | GS-9 | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.74 | 0.365 | 2.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 18 | 206 | 75 | Jun 27 | LAD | SDP | W,7-2 | CG | W(7-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .61 | 0.119 | 1.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 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 | 207 | 79 | Jul 1 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,2-1 | CG | W(8-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.82 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.60 | 0.574 | 2.64 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 20 | 208 | 83 | Jul 5 | LAD | @ | SFG | W,7-3 | GS-6 | W(9-6) | 3 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.82 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | -0.033 | -0.42 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 21 | 209 | 89 | Jul 10 | LAD | SFG | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(9-7) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.162 | 1.86 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 22 | 210 | 92 | Jul 16 | LAD | @ | ATL | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(9-8) | 5 | 7.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .98 | -0.121 | 0.22 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 23 | 211 | 97 | Jul 20 | LAD | @ | CIN | L,1-7 | GS-7 | L(9-9) | 3 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.04 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | -0.259 | -3.13 | 1b start tie | 7b -2- 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 24 | 212 | 102 | Jul 25 | LAD | ATL | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(9-10) | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .88 | -0.084 | -0.14 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 25 | 213 | 106 | Jul 30 | LAD | CIN | W,8-2 | CG | W(10-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.97 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 | 0.255 | 1.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 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 | 214 | 114 | Aug 8 | LAD | @ | STL | W,4-2 | GS-9 | W(11-10) | 8 | 8.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 0.250 | 1.66 | 1b start tie | 9b 12- 2 out a2 | ||||||
| 27 | 215 | 119 | Aug 13 | LAD | MON | W,2-0 | SHO | W(12-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 35 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.16 | 0.495 | 3.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 28 | 216 | 124 | Aug 18 | LAD | NYM | L,2-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .68 | 0.019 | 1.27 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 29 | 217 | 128 | Aug 23 | LAD | @ | MON | L,6-12 | GS-2 | L(12-11) | 4 | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.88 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | -0.459 | -4.26 | 1b start a 1 | 2b 1-3 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 30 | 218 | 129 | Aug 24 | LAD | @ | MON | W,6-4 | 8-GF | S(1) | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 0.089 | 0.52 | 8b --- 2 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 31 | 219 | 132 | Aug 28(2) | LAD | @ | NYM | L,1-2 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.413 | 2.98 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out tie | |||||||
| September | 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 | 220 | 136 | Sep 1 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,9-2 | CG | W(13-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.73 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .19 | 0.072 | 1.79 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 33 | 221 | 141 | Sep 6 | LAD | SFG | W,5-2 | GS-7 | W(14-11) | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.69 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.31 | 0.182 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 34 | 222 | 145 | Sep 10 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,6-2 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.68 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | -0.012 | 0.85 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 12- 2 out tie | |||||||
| 35 | 223 | 149 | Sep 15 | LAD | SDP | L,1-2 | CG | L(14-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.102 | 1.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 36 | 224 | 154 | Sep 19(2) | LAD | ATL | W,4-0 | SHO | W(15-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .80 | 0.329 | 3.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 37 | 225 | 158 | Sep 25 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,5-4 | GS-7 | W(16-12) | 5 | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | -0.201 | -1.27 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 38 | 226 | 162 | Sep 30 | LAD | HOU | W,2-1 | CG | W(17-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.471 | 2.68 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| LAD | 265.1 | 231 | 85 | 75 | 55 | 194 | 10 | 5 | 2.54 | 1059 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.69 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | runs |
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