Gary Sutherland
Baseball Player
1944 –
Who is Gary Sutherland?
Gary Lynn Sutherland was a Major League Second Baseman and Shortstop for 13 seasons from 1966 to 1978.
After attending the University of Southern California, where he played under legendary coach Rod Dedeaux, Sutherland played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
He recently served as special assistant to the general manager with the Los Angeles Angels.
Sutherland had a career high 26 doubles with the Expos in 1969. His best season all-around season was 1974 in Detroit, when he was third in the American League with 619 at bats. His 157 hits in 1974 was also the team-high for the Detroit Tigers that year. Unfortunately, 1974 also saw Sutherland's most dubious accomplishment in leading the American League in Outs with 489.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,031 Games and had 3,104 At Bats, 308 Runs, 754 Hits, 109 Doubles, 10 Triples, 24 Home Runs, 239 RBI, 11 Stolen Bases, 207 Walks, .243 Batting Average, .291 On-base percentage, .308 Slugging Percentage, 955 Total Bases, 46 Sacrifice Hits, 18 Sacrifice Flies and 20 Intentional Walks.
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- Born
- Sep 27, 1944
Glendale - Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Lived in
- Glendale
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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