Don Sutton is a Hall of Fame pitcher and member of the 300 wins / 3000 strikeouts club. After attending community college, he played one year in the minor leauges before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966. He was immediately part of the team’s starting rotation alongside Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. Don Sutton played 23 MLB seasons before retiring; currenly he is 7th on the all-time strikeout leaders list.
Below is a look at some of Don Sutton’s career accomplishments and highlights.
- 4x All-Star
- 1x ERA Title
- 300 Wins / 3,000 Strikeout Club
Don Sutton’s rookie card is in the 1966 Topps set alongside fellow Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Fergie Jenkins. Throughout the years, he was fantastic to fans and would quickly respond TTM with a donation. I was fortunate to get his autograph a couple times but ultimately flipped them. I never sent a rookie card because he had a habit of signing over his face everytime and rarely added his HOF inscription. For several months, I was watching a couple autographed slabbed cards on eBay and recently put in a low offer that was accepted.
Currently there are only 103 autographed 1966 Topps Don Sutton rookie cards in the PSA registry.
Total Investment: $79.99
Estimated Value: $150
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