Johnny Ike "John" Sutton (born November 13, 1952) is former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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. Sutton played for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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in and the
Minnesota Twins
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in .
Sutton was selected by the
Texas Rangers in the third round (48th overall) of the January primary phase of the
1974 MLB Draft. He was traded from the Rangers to the Cardinals for
Mike Wallace
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on October 22, 1976. He was picked by the Twins from the Cardinals in the
Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.
Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, December 6, 1977.
Retrieved June 6, 2020
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1952 births
Living people
Baseball players from Dallas
St. Louis Cardinals players
Minnesota Twins players
Panola Ponies baseball players
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Gastonia Rangers players
Hawaii Islanders players
Iowa Oaks players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Ogden A's players
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Pittsfield Rangers players
Sacramento Solons players
Salt Lake City Gulls players
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players
Toledo Mud Hens players
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