Editing Don Sutton (section)

===Los Angeles Dodgers===
After playing for the [[Sioux Falls Packers]] in South Dakota, Sutton entered the major leagues at 21. His major league debut came with the Dodgers on April 14, 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/suttodo01|title=Don Sutton Baseball Stats, facts, biography, images and video|publisher=The Baseball Page|access-date=November 16, 2013}}</ref> On the 1966 Dodgers, Sutton was the fourth starting pitcher in a rotation that included [[Sandy Koufax]], [[Don Drysdale]], and [[Claude Osteen]].<ref name=Pilot>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Tom|title=Tapping the wit, wisdom of Hall of Fame pitcher Sutton|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2014/01/tapping-wit-wisdom-hall-fame-pitcher-sutton|publisher=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> He later said that the "best thing that could have happened to me was to join a team with Drysdale and Koufax. They were obviously helpful to me as a pitcher."<ref name="Fimrite" /> He struck out 209 batters that season, which was the highest strikeout total for a rookie since 1911.<ref name=HOF/> Sutton was passed over in Game 4 of the [[1966 World Series]], giving Drysdale a second start. Though the [[Baltimore Orioles]] did start a rookie in the World Series, future Hall of Famer, [[Jim Palmer]], Sutton did not pitch and the Dodgers were [[sweep (sports)|swept]] in four games by the Orioles.<ref name=WS1966>{{cite web|title=1966 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1966_WS.shtml|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>

Sutton was selected to the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] four times in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/playerpost.php?p=suttodo01&ps=asg |title=Don Sutton All-Star Stats by Baseball Almanac |publisher=Baseball-almanac.com |date=April 14, 1966 |access-date=November 16, 2013}}</ref> The 1974 Dodgers made the postseason after winning 102 games during the regular season. They defeated the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the playoffs and Sutton accounted for two of the team's three wins.<ref name=LCS1974>{{cite web|title=1974 League Championship Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_NLCS.shtml|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> They lost the [[1974 World Series]] four games to one, with Sutton earning the only win for the team.<ref name=WS1974>{{cite web|title=1974 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_WS.shtml|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> In 1976, Sutton had his best major league season, finishing the year with a 21–10 [[win–loss record]].<ref name=Bangor/> He was the National League's starting pitcher and MVP of the [[1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] at [[Yankee Stadium]]. He earned a complete game win in the 1977 playoffs, followed by a 1–0 record in two appearances in that year's World Series, which the team lost to the Yankees.<ref name=BR/>

In August 1978, Sutton captured media attention after a physical altercation with teammate [[Steve Garvey]]. Sutton had criticized what he thought was excessive media attention paid to Garvey, saying that [[Reggie Smith]] was really the team's best player. When Garvey confronted Sutton about the comments before a game against the Mets, they fought and had to be separated by teammates and team officials.<ref name=Fimrite>{{cite news|last=Fimrite|first=Ron|title=God may be a football fan|url=http://si.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125690/1/index.htm|access-date=February 2, 2014|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=July 12, 1982}}</ref> The team returned to the postseason that year. Sutton had a 15–11 record during the regular season, but he struggled in the postseason as the Dodgers lost the World Series to New York again. In 17 postseason innings that year, Sutton gave up 14 earned runs.<ref name=BR/>