Playing career, in brief: Don Sutton was an amazing model of consistency in his long major league career, winning at least 11 games in 21 of his 23 major league seasons. A four-time All-Star, he was the Dodgers' ace in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. He signed with the Astros after the 1980 season and remained effective for several teams well into his 40s. He pitched in four World Series, on the losing side each time, pitching well in '74 and '77 and poorly in '78 and '82. Overall in 774 games he went 324-256 with a 3.26 ERA. His 3,574 strikeouts are seventh all-time.
Post-playing career, in brief: Sutton was a longtime broadcaster, mostly for the Braves. He died of cancer in 2021.
My collection: I have 68 of his cards, from 1966 to 1989. I would be interested in trading for 1975 Hostess #7.
That chronicle of Suttoning by gcrl is impressive. Thanks for linking it.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the photographer told him he wasn’t allowed to sutton.
ReplyDeleteLol. That's what I was thinking.
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