1978 Topps Baseball #310 - Don Sutton

• As I have gone through this set I've noticed some cards that need to be upgraded. This card is the most obvious example so far. It was probably cut out of a magazine. I must have had some pretty poor scissor skills when I was 11 years old.
• Don Sutton won 15 games in 1978. In modern times it would usually be enough to lead a team. In 1978 it was a tie for third on the deep Dodger staff. Burt Hooton led the team with 19 wins, Tommy John had 17, and Doug Rau and Sutton each had 15.
• 1978 Stats:
• Regular Season: 15-11, 3.55 ERA in 34 starts
• NL Championship Series: 0-1, 6.35 ERA in 1 start
• World Series: 0-2, 7.50 ERA in 2 starts.
• 1978 Highlights:
• June 18 - Shut out the Montreal Expos, allowing six hits and one walk. The Dodgers won 5-0.
• July 14 - Was thrown out of the game by umpire Doug Harvey for defacing the ball. There was talk of a ten day suspension but that didn't happen.
• Aug 24 - Apologized for getting into a clubhouse scuffle with teammate Steve Garvey several days before in Shea Stadium.
• Sept 15 - Pitched a six hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves. It was Sutton's last win of the season. Don took a loss and two no decisions in his last three regular season starts and then he lost all three of his post season starts.