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Bruce Sutter was on the fringes of professional baseball, a struggling minor league pitcher with an injured arm, until he received a gift that changed his life forever. He learned a new pitch, a split-fingered fastball, from Cubs minor league pitching coach Fred Martin in the spring of 1973.
Oct 14, 2022 · ST. LOUIS -- Bruce Sutter, the Hall of Famer who revolutionized the closer position and the split-fingered fastball and clinched the St. Louis Cardinals' 1982 World Series title 40 years ago this week, passed away at the age of 69 near his home in Cartersville, Ga., on Thursday.
On January 10, 2006, Sutter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his 13th year of eligibility by receiving 400 votes out of a possible 520 (76.9%). He was the fourth relief pitcher inducted, the first pitcher inducted without starting a game.
Oct 16, 2022 · Bruce Sutter, the relief pitcher who relied on a single delivery, the split-fingered fastball, to become a six-time All-Star, a recipient of the 1979 Cy Young Award as the National League’s ...
Oct 14, 2022 · Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died. He was 69. Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his...
Oct 14, 2022 · CNN — Baseball Hall of Fame reliever Bruce Sutter, who saved his career while popularizing the split-finger fastball, has died at the age of 69, Major League Baseball announced Friday....
Oct 14, 2022 · The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville, Georgia. A six-time All-Star, Sutter led the National League in saves for five years and won the 1979 Cy Young Award.
Oct 14, 2022 · The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville, Ga. A six-time all-star, Sutter led the National League in saves for five years and won the 1979 Cy Young Award.
Oct 14, 2022 · Hall of Famer and Cy Young Award winner Bruce Sutter died on Thursday, Major League Baseball announced. He was 69. “I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Bruce Sutter, whose...
Oct 14, 2022 · Hall of Fame reliever and 1979 Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter has died. He was 69. Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals announced Sutter’s death on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Baseball Hall of Fame says Sutter died Thursday in Cartersville, Georgia. (AP Photo/File) Read More. 2 of 4 |.
