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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1800871" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-relief-ace-bruce-sutter-who-clinched-1982-world-series-dies-at-age-69/article_69137eac-d809-53c7-ad5c-e7535c909377.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>Bruce Sutter, who threw the final pitch of the 1982 World Series to clinch the Cardinals’ first championship in 15 years, died at the age of 69 on Friday. </p><p></p><p>Sutter, acquired from the Chicago Cubs after the 1980 season, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He had been living in suburban Atlanta for nearly 40 years after signing with the Braves as a free agent following the 1984 season.</p><p>Sutter, who had 300 career saves, was the first player to be elected to the Hall without ever having started a game.</p><p></p><p>Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., said, in a statement, “On behalf of the Cardinals organization and baseball fans everywhere, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the Sutter family. Bruce was a fan-favorite during his years in St. Louis and in the years to follow, and he will always be remembered for his 1982 World Series clinching save and signature split-fingered pitch. He was a true pioneer in the game, changing the role of the late inning reliever.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Bruce Sutter was the most dominant closer of his time , along with Rollie Fingers............Sutter's split finger pitch was so special and I always thought that when he got the call that the game was over and a win for the Cardinals..........I only remember that ill-fated game with the cubbies and ryan sandberg </p><p>hitting a homer off Sutter to tie the game and another off Sutter to win the game in extra innings as an anomoly to his greatness.......</p><p>Sad to hear he passed..................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1800871, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-relief-ace-bruce-sutter-who-clinched-1982-world-series-dies-at-age-69/article_69137eac-d809-53c7-ad5c-e7535c909377.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] Bruce Sutter, who threw the final pitch of the 1982 World Series to clinch the Cardinals’ first championship in 15 years, died at the age of 69 on Friday. Sutter, acquired from the Chicago Cubs after the 1980 season, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He had been living in suburban Atlanta for nearly 40 years after signing with the Braves as a free agent following the 1984 season. Sutter, who had 300 career saves, was the first player to be elected to the Hall without ever having started a game. Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., said, in a statement, “On behalf of the Cardinals organization and baseball fans everywhere, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the Sutter family. Bruce was a fan-favorite during his years in St. Louis and in the years to follow, and he will always be remembered for his 1982 World Series clinching save and signature split-fingered pitch. He was a true pioneer in the game, changing the role of the late inning reliever.” ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Sutter was the most dominant closer of his time , along with Rollie Fingers............Sutter's split finger pitch was so special and I always thought that when he got the call that the game was over and a win for the Cardinals..........I only remember that ill-fated game with the cubbies and ryan sandberg hitting a homer off Sutter to tie the game and another off Sutter to win the game in extra innings as an anomoly to his greatness....... Sad to hear he passed.................. [/QUOTE]
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