November 8, 2024

Johnny Bench, others remember National Baseball Hall of Famer Don Sutton, who died at 75

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a baseball player throwing a ball: July 1975; Cincinnati, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Sutton in action against the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports © Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports July 1975; Cincinnati, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Sutton in action against the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds great Johnny Bench was among those offering tributes via social media Tuesday to Don Sutton, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A’s and California Angels – and long-time Atlanta Braves broadcaster – who died at age 75.

During a 2014 appearance at Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery, Sutton told an audience of baseball fans, “I loved your city and I loved Sparky (Anderson). I hated your (Riverfront Stadium) turf.”

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