John Sutton (baseball) explained

John Sutton
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:13 November 1952
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 7
Debutyear:1977
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalyear:1978
Finalteam:Minnesota Twins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:2–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.15
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:27
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Johnny Ike "John" Sutton (born November 13, 1952) is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Sutton played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and the Minnesota Twins in .

Sutton was selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round (48th overall) of the January primary phase of the 1974 MLB Draft.[1] He was traded from the Rangers to the Cardinals for Mike Wallace on October 22, 1976. He was picked by the Twins from the Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://prosportstransactions.com/baseball/DraftTrades/1974Jan.htm 1974 MLB January Draft, January 9, 1974  - Pro Sports Transactions.
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/06/archives/angels-bonds-is-acquired-by-white-sox-white-sox-acquire-bonds-in.html Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 6, 1977.