Gary Sutherland

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Gary Sutherland
Second Baseman, Shortstop
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1967 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
May 19, 1978 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.243
Hits	754
RBI	239
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1968) Montreal Expos (1969-71) Houston Astros (1972-1973) Detroit Tigers (1974-1976) Milwaukee Brewers (1976) San Diego Padres (1977) St. Louis Cardinals (1978)
Career highlights and awards
No. 4 in American League in singles in 1974 (131) Led Detroit Tigers in Hits in 1974 (157)

Gary Lynn Sutherland (born September 27, 1944 in Glendale, California) was a Major League Second Baseman and Shortstop for 13 seasons from 1966-1978.

After attending the University of Southern California (where he played under legendary coach Rod Dedeaux and was a member of the Trojans team that won the 1964 College World Series), Sutherland played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1966-68), Montreal Expos (1969-71), Houston Astros (1972-73), Detroit Tigers (1974-76), Milwaukee Brewers (1976), San Diego Padres (1977) and St. Louis Cardinals (1978).

He currently works in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim front office.

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.

Against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 14, 1969 at Jarry Park in the Expos' home debut, Sutherland caught Lou Brock's line drive for the first putout in a Major League regular season game in Canada.

[edit] See also

• Montreal Expos all-time roster

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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