Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died at age 69.
He joined the St. Louis Cardinals and played with them from 1981 to 1984. There, he won a World Series in 1982, ending Game 7 against the Brewers with a strikeout.
St. Louis Cardinal catcher Darrell Porter jumps into the arms of pitcher Bruce Sutter after the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers to win the 1982 World Series.“Being a St Louis Cardinal was an honor he cherished deeply,” the Sutter family’s statement said. “To the Cardinals, his teammates and most importantly to the greatest fans in all of sports, we thank you for all of the love and support over the years.
Sutter was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in January 1953. The Baseball Hall of Fame said in a release that he learned the split-finger fastball from a Cubs minor-league pitching instructor while recovering from surgery on his right elbow. Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bruce Sutter waves to the crowd during the 2018 home opener in Saint Louis.The Cardinals said Sutter is survived by his wife, three sons, a daughter-in-law and six grandkids.
“I feel like a brother passed away,” Hall of Famer Jim Kaat said. “I knew Bruce deeper than just about any other teammate. We spent a lot of time together, and as happens when your careers end, you go your separate ways. But we stayed in touch and considered each other great friends.”
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