Tommy Lasorda last week and Don Sutton this week.........
Hall of Fame pitcher and Los Angeles Dodgers great Don Sutton has died at the age of 75, his family announced Tuesday.
Sutton died in his sleep Monday night at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long battle with cancer, his son Daron Sutton said on Twitter.
Sutton was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 after a 23-year career spent mostly with the Dodgers. Sutton won 324 games against 256 losses and finished with 3,574 strikeouts. He spent 16 seasons with the Dodgers, winning 233 games. He made his debut on April 14, 1966, at 21 years old.
"Don left an indelible mark on the Dodger franchise during his 16 seasons in Los Angeles and many of his records continue to stand to this day," Dodgers CEO and president Stan Kasten said in a statement. "On behalf of the Dodger organization, we send our condolences to the entire Sutton family, including Don's wife Mary, his son Daron and his daughters Staci and Jacquie."
A four-time All Star – all with the Dodgers – Sutton's teams made four World Series appearances, winning none. He finished with a career 6-4 mark in the postseason with the Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and California Angels. But he went 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA in eight World Series starts, six with the Dodgers (1974, 1977, 1978) and two with the Brewers (1982).
Sutton's 324 wins rank tied for 14th all-time. He is ranked 10th in shutouts (58), seventh in innings pitched (5,282.1) and strikeouts (3,574), and third in games started (756) in major-league history.
After leading the majors with a 2.20 ERA in 1980, Sutton left the Dodgers in free agency to join the Houston Astros. The Astros traded Sutton, then 37, to the Milwaukee Brewers in a salary dump at the trade deadline in 1982. Sutton went 26-26 in his three years in Milwaukee.
Hall of Fame pitcher and Los Angeles Dodgers great Don Sutton has died at the age of 75, his family announced Tuesday.
Sutton died in his sleep Monday night at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long battle with cancer, his son Daron Sutton said on Twitter.
Sutton was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 after a 23-year career spent mostly with the Dodgers. Sutton won 324 games against 256 losses and finished with 3,574 strikeouts. He spent 16 seasons with the Dodgers, winning 233 games. He made his debut on April 14, 1966, at 21 years old.
"Don left an indelible mark on the Dodger franchise during his 16 seasons in Los Angeles and many of his records continue to stand to this day," Dodgers CEO and president Stan Kasten said in a statement. "On behalf of the Dodger organization, we send our condolences to the entire Sutton family, including Don's wife Mary, his son Daron and his daughters Staci and Jacquie."
A four-time All Star – all with the Dodgers – Sutton's teams made four World Series appearances, winning none. He finished with a career 6-4 mark in the postseason with the Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and California Angels. But he went 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA in eight World Series starts, six with the Dodgers (1974, 1977, 1978) and two with the Brewers (1982).
Sutton's 324 wins rank tied for 14th all-time. He is ranked 10th in shutouts (58), seventh in innings pitched (5,282.1) and strikeouts (3,574), and third in games started (756) in major-league history.
After leading the majors with a 2.20 ERA in 1980, Sutton left the Dodgers in free agency to join the Houston Astros. The Astros traded Sutton, then 37, to the Milwaukee Brewers in a salary dump at the trade deadline in 1982. Sutton went 26-26 in his three years in Milwaukee.
