Hall of Fame member Don Sutton passed away on Tuesday at the age of 75.
Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long battle with cancer, according to the Hall of Famer in Cooperstown, New York. The Atlanta Braves said Sutton died in his sleep. He was a longtime announcer for Braves.
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“Don Sutton’s brilliance on the field and his enduring commitment to the game he loved so much were maintained in his time as a member of the Hall of Fame,” said Jane Forbes Clark, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “I know how much he valued his moments in Cooperstown, just as we value our special moments with him. We share our deepest condolences with his wife, Mary, and his family.”
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Sutton, an All-Star four times, ended his career with a record of 324-256 and an ERA of 3.26. He starred in the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and California Angels, before returning to the Dodgers in 1988 to end his illustrious career.
Seven members of the Hall of Fame passed away in 2020, including Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, Phil Niekro and Tom Seaver.
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Sutton was received at Cooperstown in 1998. The Baseball Hall of Fame said he was named “on the basis of a career that was a perpetual streak of consistent excellence”.
“All I ever wanted to be was a pitcher as I grew up,” Sutton once said. “I really didn’t want to be a Dodger, an Astro, a Spokane Indian or a Toledo mud hen. I wanted to be a pitcher.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.