This Day In Baseball
History: June 18, 1986
It was on this date in 1986 that
California Angels’ right-hander Don Sutton became the 19th pitcher
in Major League Baseball history to reach the 300 win plateau in a 4-1 win over
the Texas Rangers at Anaheim Stadium.
Sutton pitched a complete game
three-hitter in achieving the victory and he struck out three while not walking
any batters. It was his fifth win of the season and he would go on finish 1986 with
a 15-11 win/loss record, post a 3.74 ERA and strike out 116 batters in helping
the Angels to the American League West Division title. In two games in the ALCS
against Boston (one start, one relief appearance) he wouldn’t get a decision
but post a very respectable 1.86 ERA in 9 2/3 innings of work in the seven game
loss to the Red Sox.
Over his Hall of Fame career (he
was inducted in 1998), Sutton played for the Dodgers, Angels, Brewers, Astros
and Athletics over 23 seasons (12 with the Dodgers). He would finish his career
with 324 wins, 256 losses, a 3.26 ERA and 3574 strike outs.
He would pitch in four World
Series—three for the Dodgers and one for the Brewers—but unfortunately be on
the losing team all four times. He never won the Cy Young Award but finished in
the top five in voting five years in a row (1972-76) and was on the All-Star
team four times.
After his playing career ended,
Sutton began a very successful broadcasting years, serving as a television
analyst for Dodgers’ games on Z Chanel and Atlanta Braves’ games on TBS. After
spending a few years with the Washington Nationals, he rejoined the Braves as a
radio commentator where he still does the analysis today.
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