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| Born: April 2, 1945 Clio, Alabama |
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| April 14, 1966 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| August 9, 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss record | 324-256 | |
| Earned run average | 3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Clio is a city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2206 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 26 | |
| Strikeouts | 3,574 | |
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| Elected | 1998 | |
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Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current television sportscaster. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television
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Biography
Sutton was born in Clio, Alabama, a small town in Barbour County, and on the same date as former Dodger teammate Reggie Smith. Clio is a city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2206 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town Barbour County Alabama is a County of the US state of Alabama. Carl Reginald Smith (born April 2, 1945 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, coach and front Clio is also the birthplace of the late Alabama governor George Wallace. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for He was born to sharecroppers at the end of World War II, in a tar-paper shack. Sharecropping is a system of agriculture or agricultural production in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land (e [1] At the time he was born his father was 18 and his mother was 15. [2] Sutton's father, Howard, gave him the strong work ethic that he had throughout his career. [1] His father tried logging and construction work, and in looking for work, moved the family to Molino, Florida, just north of Pensacola. Molino is a Census-designated place (CDP in Escambia County, Florida, United States. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. [2][3]
Sutton attended J. M. Tate High School in Cantonment/Gonzalez, Florida where he played baseball, basketball, and football. JM Tate High School is a Secondary school in Gonzalez Florida, USA. Cantonment Florida (pronounced Can-TONE-ment is a suburb approximately north of downtown Pensacola Florida. Gonzalez is a Census-designated place (CDP in Escambia County, Florida, United States. [4] He led his baseball team to the small-school state finals two years in row, winning his junior year, 1962, and losing 2-1 in his senior year, and was named all-county, all-conference, and all-state for both of those seasons. [5][6][7] He graduated in 1963, and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed". [8] He wanted to attend the University of Florida, but then coach Dave Fuller was not interested. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research [6] Instead he attended Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida for one year, and then after a good summer league, was signed by the Dodgers. The City of Panama City is a city located along US Highway 98 in Bay County Florida. [6]
A right-handed pitcher, Sutton played for the Sioux Falls Packers as a minor leaguer, and entered the major league at the age of 21. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Don Sutton's major league debut was on April 14, 1966, the same day that future 300-game winner Greg Maddux was born. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the majors, he played 23 years for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. He won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts and five of them one-hitters, and he is eighth on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574 K's. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes He also holds the major league record for number of consecutive losses to one team, having lost 13 straight games to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
He was known for doctoring baseballs. His nickname was "Black & Decker"; legend has it that when Sutton met notorious greaseballer Gaylord Perry, Perry handed him a tube of Vaseline, and Sutton responded with a thank-you, then handed him a sheet of sandpaper. Black & Decker Corporation ( is a Corporation based in Towson Maryland, that makes and markets Power tools and accessories hardware Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston North Carolina) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Vaseline (Vasenol in Portugal Brazil Italy and Spain is a brand of Petroleum jelly based products owned by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. Abrasive Paper is a form of Paper where an Abrasive material has been fixed to its surface
A 4-time All-Star, Sutton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon His candidacy and subsequent election were controversial, with critics pointing out that he had never won a Cy Young Award, had won 20 games only once, and had rarely led his league in any statistical category. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National However, supporters noted that no pitcher with either 300 victories or 3000 strikeouts had ever failed to be elected to the Hall of Fame, and that his 324 wins were, at the time of his retirement, the most by any right-handed pitcher since the 1920s, and many pitchers with worse records were in the Hall of Fame.
Sutton holds the modern record for most at-bats (1,354) without ever hitting a home run.
Sutton's legacy of consistency and longevity is an amazing feat in itself, in an age before pitching counts would lift pitchers well before nine innings. He was the mainstay of a ball club with a pitching-rich tradition, a career that spanned from the Drysdale-Koufax era (1966) to Fernando Valenzuela (1980). In the final game of the 1980 season, Sutton was called on to complete a game winning save, 4-3, over Houston, forcing a one-game playoff - a poetic conclusion to a brilliant span of 15 years in L. A.
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| Don Sutton's number 20 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 |
Stats
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (1. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 85 m)
- Weight: 185 lb (85 kg)
- Throws: Right
- Bats: Right
- Wins: 324 - Losses: 256
- Lifetime ERA: 3. 26
- Total Innings: 5,282. 1
- Strikeouts: 3,574
- One-Hitters: 5
- Two-Hitters: 9
- All-time Dodger leader in:
- Wins (233)
- Games Pitched (550)
- Games Started (533)
- Innings Pitched (3,814)
- Strikeouts (2,696)
- Shutouts (52)
- Opening Day Starts (7)
- LC Series Games
- Record: 4-1
- ERA: 2. 02
- Total Innings: 49
- World Series Games
- Record: 2-3
- ERA: 5. 26
- Total Innings: 51
- All-Star Games
- ERA: 0. 00
- Total Innings: 8
- Record 1-0 (NL 4-0)
Broadcasting career
Sutton started his broadcasting career in 1989 with the Atlanta Braves on TBS, a position that he held through 2006. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success He left TBS after the 2006 season, mainly because the network will broadcast fewer games in future seasons. Sutton is now a color commentator for the Washington Nationals on the MASN network. The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D [9]
Sutton has also broadcast golf and served as a pre- and post-game analyst for NBC's coverage of the 1987 League Championship Series. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR The League Championship Series ( LCS) is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969.
His son, Daron, is a broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969) is the television Play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball 's Arizona Diamondbacks. A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona.
References
- ^ a b "Hall's doors open for Doby, Sutton" - Associated Press - 03/08/99
- ^ a b "Chatting With A Hall of Famer" - Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog - July 9, 2007
- ^ Lederer, Rich. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "1966 - Dodgers 6, Astros 3 -- Sutton's First Win" - This Day in Dodger Baseball - (c/o Baseball Analysts) - April 18, 2005
- ^ "Birdsong, Gaines, Summerall, Sutton headline Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2006 induction class" - Florida High School Athletic Association - February 22, 2006
- ^ Don Sutton - baseball-reference. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com
- ^ a b c "Notes: Talent is sometimes tough to evaluate" - Washington Nationals-MLB - April 22, 2007
- ^ "National High School Hall of Fame" - National Federation of State High School Associations
- ^ "In This Issue" - Gulf Coast Traveler Magazine - Second Issue-Volume 2, Issue 1
- ^ Nationals Talent - MASN -September 7, 2007
See also
- List of Washington Nationals broadcasters
- List of Atlanta Braves broadcasters
- 300 win club
- 3000 strikeout club
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
| Preceded by Bill Singer |
Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher 1972-1978 |
Succeeded by Burt Hooton |
| Preceded by Joe Torre |
Major League Player of the Month April, 1972 |
Succeeded by Bob Watson |
| Preceded by Johnny Bench |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1976 |
Succeeded by Lou Brock |
| Preceded by George Foster |
Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 1977 |
Succeeded by Steve Garvey |
| Preceded by J.R. Richard |
National League ERA Champion 1980 |
Succeeded by Nolan Ryan |
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