Ezra Sutton

Ezra Sutton

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#af0039
bgcolor2=#af0039
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Ezra Sutton
position=Third baseman/Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 17 1850
deathdate=death date and age|1907|6|20|1850|9|17
debutdate=May 4
debutyear=by|1871
debutteam=Cleveland Forest Citys
finaldate=June 20
finalyear=by|1888
finalteam=Boston Beaneaters
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.294
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,574
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=992
teams=
*Cleveland Forest Citys (by|1871-by|1872)
*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1873-by|1876)
*Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters (by|1877-by|1888)
highlights=

Ezra Ballou Sutton (September 17 1850 - June 20 1907) was an American third baseman in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1871-1888. Sutton collected 1,574 hits during this time period; he had a lifetime batting average of .294. Like many players in an era when walks were more rare, Sutton did not walk a lot, only drawing 169 walks in over 5,500 plate appearances. By almost all measures, Sutton had his 2 best seasons in 1883 and 1884 - he collected 203 runs and 296 hits during those 2 seasons.

The Palmyra, N.Y. born Sutton came to the Cleveland Forest Citys in 1870 from the Alert club of Rochester, New York (who had played the Forest Citys twice in 1869), and then joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1873 after the Cleveland club failed. As third baseman for each he had the unique distinction of playing in both the first National Association game on May 4, 1871 and the first National League game on April 22, 1876. But his main team was the Boston Red Caps (later redubbed the "Beaneaters") where he won pennants in 1877, 1878 and 1883. After the National League's formation in 1876, he was one of the first several players to collect 1,000 hits in the major leagues.

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* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Sutton_Ezra.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=suttoez01 Baseball Almanac]


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