Former main league infielder Gary Sutherland handed away on December 16 at age 80. His obituary was offered by a Monrovia, California funeral residence.
Sutherland was an L.A.-area native who attended USC. He signed with the Phillies out of school. The appropriate-handed infielder debuted throughout his age-21 season. He appeared in elements of three seasons for Philadelphia. The Phils misplaced him to the Expos within the 1968 growth draft. Sutherland was the on a regular basis second baseman on the inaugural Montreal workforce. He performed three years for the Expos, hitting .234/.287/.299 over 368 video games.
Montreal dealt Sutherland to the Astros after the ’71 season. He barely performed over two years in Houston earlier than he was on the transfer once more. The Tigers acquired him throughout the 1973-74 offseason. Sutherland took a career-high 672 plate appearances throughout his first season in Detroit. He hit 20 doubles with a .254/.282/.313 exhibiting. He performed three years in Detroit. Sutherland completed his taking part in profession with temporary stints between Milwaukee, San Diego and St. Louis.
Over a 13-year taking part in profession, Sutherland picked up 754 hits with a .243/.291/.308 batting line. He appeared in additional than 1000 main league video games between seven groups. Sutherland remained within the sport after his taking part in days as a scout and labored as a particular assistant within the Angels’ entrance workplace into the 2010s. MLBTR sends condolences to his household, family members and mates.
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