Donald Howard Sutton was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played 23 seasons as a pitcher for the California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A’s, Houston Astros, and the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1998, the Dodgers retired his jersey number when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sutton won 51 of the 58 shutouts he pitched throughout his career and achieved 3,574 strikeouts, making him seventh on the MLB all-time strikeout list. The professional athlete was born in a tar-p... moreDonald Howard Sutton was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played 23 seasons as a pitcher for the California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A’s, Houston Astros, and the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1998, the Dodgers retired his jersey number when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sutton won 51 of the 58 shutouts he pitched throughout his career and achieved 3,574 strikeouts, making him seventh on the MLB all-time strikeout list. The professional athlete was born in a tar-paper shack in Clio, Alabama to his young and loving parents, who were sharecroppers. Donald and his wife, Mary, had two daughters and a son. Tragically, he lost his battle with cancer at 75 years-old, passing away at his Rancho Mirage home in California.
