Baseball Hall of Fame member and four time All-Star pitcher Don Sutton died yesterday at the age of 75 due to cancer. He pitched for 23 seasons in the major leagues mostly with the Los Angeles Dodgers where his number 20 jersey is retired. Sutton also pitched for the Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and California Angels.
He was a 300 game winner pitching 324 wins in his career. He only had one 20 win season. However he pitched five no hitters and 58 shutouts. He also threw 3574 strikeouts during his successful career. In his post playing career Sutton was elected to the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.
His Hall of Fame induction speech...
A tribute from MLB Tonight...
Don Sutton will be missed by his family, friends, and fans.
1 comment:
A great pitcher, great broadcaster, and an all-around good guy. Now all the guys who were announcing in Atlanta when I got here are gone....
Post a Comment