On April 19, 1972, Los Angeles Dodgers starter Don Sutton tossed a complete-game shutout against the Atlanta Braves, giving up just two hits and walking one while striking out two in a 4-0 victory.
The victory was Sutton’s second in two starts to begin the season, and he wound up winning his first eight decisions of the year, with five of them being complete-game efforts.
The 1972 Dodgers, led by Sutton, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his career and finished fifth in the Cy Young voting, went 85-70 and failed to make the postseason.