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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-22 / in Starts: 16-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	52 (30-12-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
L Gabrielson	2
L Johnson	1
D Schofield	1
B Bailey	0
R Fairly	0
J Roseboro	0
W Parker	0
J Torborg	0

Most Driven In By
W Parker	2
J Hickman	1
R Hunt	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	39	3 (2)	Apr 15	LAD	@	STL	L,4-13	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.041	1.59	-0.05%	-0.40	P
2	40	6 (2)	Apr 19	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.025	.82	-0.02%	-0.31	P
3	41	10 (3)	Apr 24	LAD		STL	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.020	1.00	-0.02%	-0.23	P
4	42	14 (3)	Apr 28	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9	1.46	0.120	2.34	0.12%	0.58	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	43	17 (2)	May 2	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-3	11-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
6	44	18	May 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.84	-0.087	1.15	-0.07%	-1.01	P
7	45	22 (3)	May 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.357	.571	9	1.22	0.072	1.17	0.04%	0.51	P
8	46	25 (2)	May 13	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.313	.500	9	1.92	-0.097	1.64	-0.05%	-0.81	P
9	47	30 (4)	May 17	LAD		HOU	W,7-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	9	.34	0.051	.19	0.02%	2.65	P
10	48	34 (3)	May 21 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.70	-0.017	.54	-0.01%	-0.14	P
11	49	38 (3)	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9	.72	-0.017	.57	-0.01%	-0.14	P
12	50	42 (3)	May 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.80	0.072	.56	0.03%	0.84	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	51	46 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	9	.30	-0.017	.15	-0.01%	-0.08	P
14	52	49 (2)	Jun 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	8						PR
15	53	50	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.250	.429	9	1.20	-0.043	.54	-0.01%	-0.45	P
16	54	55 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	LAD	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	1.13	0.065	.16	0.01%	0.87	P
17	55	58 (2)	Jun 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.281	.500	9	1.06	0.035	.12	0.00%	0.19	P
18	56	62 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.265	.471	9	.87	-0.048	.11	0.00%	-0.47	P
19	57	66 (3)	Jun 23	LAD		SFG	L,1-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.206	.265	.471	9						P
20	58	70 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	9	.13	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.77	P
21	59	71	Jun 28	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	6						PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	60	74 (2)	Jul 1	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.220	.390	9	.78	-0.037	.15	0.00%	-0.28	P
23	61	78 (3)	Jul 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.200	.356	9	.48	-0.045	.03	0.00%	-0.90	P
24	62	82 (3)	Jul 13	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.191	.340	9	1.32	-0.042	.06	0.00%	-0.27	P
25	63	87 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.188	.333	9	.45	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
26	64	90 (2)	Jul 20	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.146	.188	.333	1						PR
27	65	92 (1)	Jul 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.180	.320	9	.59	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.33	P
28	66	96 (3)	Jul 26	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346	9	2.04	0.032	.08	0.00%	0.27	P
29	67	97	Jul 27	LAD		NYM	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.192	.346	9						PR
30	68	100 (2)	Jul 30	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.204	.370	9	.80	0.007	.04	0.00%	0.11	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	69	104 (3)	Aug 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.196	.357	9	1.96	-0.107	.02	0.00%	-0.96	P
32	70	108 (3)	Aug 8	LAD	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.155	.155	.190	.345	9	1.24	0.070	.01	0.00%	0.21	P
33	71	119 (10)	Aug 20	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.161	.180	.342	9	.83	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
34	72	123 (3)	Aug 24	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.156	.175	.331	9	.74	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
35	73	128 (4)	Aug 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.152	.169	.321	9	.82	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	74	132 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.162	.167	.328	9	.74	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
37	75	135 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.162	.167	.328	9						P
38	76	136	Sep 4 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.162	.167	.328	9						P
39	77	139 (2)	Sep 8	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.155	.159	.314	9	1.06	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
40	78	142 (2)	Sep 10 (2)	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.155	.159	.314	7						PR
41	79	144 (1)	Sep 12	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.153	.157	.310	9	.68	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
42	80	148 (3)	Sep 16	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.149	.153	.301	9	.82	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
43	81	153 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.156	.160	.316	9	.22	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
							21-22		84	75	4	10	2	0	0	4	2	0	24	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	.133	.156	.160	.316		.84	-0.486	.37	-0.04%	-4.64

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