Houston Astros: Remembering the late Don Sutton

PITTSBURGH, PA - CIRCA 1981: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version not available.) Pitcher Don Sutton #20 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during a Major League Baseball game at Three Rivers Stadium circa 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

On Tuesday, Daron Sutton announced that his father, Don Sutton, had passed away at the age of 75 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Cali. Sutton, who played 22 years in MLB, was a Hall of Famer, All-Star, and former Houston Astro.

Sutton was a young gun when he made his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 1996. He was surrounded by Sandy Koufax and Don…