Cake or gum? 1977 Don Sutton

RIP Darrell Jackson, who shared his thoughts on baseball cards with this blog in 2013.

Last time, there was a 3-3 tie. Will there be a winner here? 

Both photos look like they were taken at the same time and place. Hostess has a portrait, while Topps has him starting his windup. Both avoided a shot of him Suttoning.

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. Sutton was a longtime broadcaster, mostly for the Braves. He died of cancer in 2021.