Gary Sutherland Notable

b. September 27, 1944 · Philadelphia Phillies 1966–1968, Montreal Expos 1969–1971, Houston Astros 1972–1973, Detroit Tigers 1974–1976, Milwaukee Brewers 1976, San Diego Padres 1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1978

Gary Sutherland played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1966 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978.

Across 1,031 games he batted .243, with 754 hits and 308 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 109 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 717 games at second base, with 1,816 assists and 98 errors. He turned 483 double plays. He also played 164 games at shortstop.

He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on September 27, 1944, and died on December 16, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1966	PHI	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	PHI	103	231	23	57	12	1	1	19	17	22	0	.247
1968	PHI	67	138	16	38	7	0	0	15	8	15	0	.275
1969	MON	141	544	63	130	26	1	3	35	37	31	5	.239
1970	MON	116	359	37	74	10	0	3	26	31	22	2	.206
1971	MON	111	304	25	78	7	2	4	26	18	12	3	.257
1972	HOU	5	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125
1973	HOU	16	54	8	14	5	0	0	3	3	5	0	.259
1974	DET	149	619	60	157	20	1	5	49	26	37	1	.254
1975	DET	129	503	51	130	12	3	6	39	45	41	0	.258
1976	DET/MIL	101	232	19	49	7	2	1	15	15	19	0	.211
1977	SDP	80	103	5	25	3	0	1	11	7	15	0	.243
1978	STL	10	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Career	—	1031	3104	308	754	109	10	24	239	207	219	11	.243

On this day & linked events

1944

Born September 27, 1944

Glendale, CA, USA

2024

Died December 16, 2024

1966

Major-league debut: Gary Sutherland

Gary Sutherland made a major-league debut on September 17, 1966.

1978

Final major-league game: Gary Sutherland

Gary Sutherland played a final major-league game on May 19, 1978.

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