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- Full name: Howard Bruce Sutter
- Born: January 8, 1953
- Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 190 lbs
- Position: Pitcher
- Batted: Right
- Threw: Right
- Draft year: 1970 (21st round)
- Played for: Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves
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Bruce Sutter is a Hall of Fame relief pitcher and Cy Young Award winner who was one of the early adopters of the split-finger fastball.National Baseball Hall Of Fame and Museum: Bruce Sutter He recorded 300 saves during his career and led the National League in saves five times.MLB.com: Hall Of Fame Calls On Sutter (January 10, 2006)
Accomplishments
- 6-Time All-Star
- Cy Young Award winner (1979)
- Career saves: 300Baseball-Reference.com: Bruce Sutter
- Saved 20+ games in nine straight seasonsBaseball-Reference.com: Bruce Sutter
- Career ERA: 2.83Baseball-Reference.com: Bruce Sutter
- Career strikeouts: 861Baseball-Reference.com: Bruce Sutter
- Won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (2006)
- First strictly-relief pitcher ever inducted into the Hall of FameMLB.com: Hall Of Fame Calls On Sutter (January 10, 2006)
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Bruce Sutter Questions
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Bruce Sutter Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the St. Louis Cardinals
- Baseball-Reference.com: Bruce Sutter
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 190 Pounds
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Rookie Year: 1976
Bruce Sutter Timeline
- January 8, 1953: Born
- 1971: Signs As Free Agent With The Chicago Cubs
- 1976: Moves To The Majors
- 1979: Wins The Cy Young Award With 37 Saves For The Year
- 1980: Traded To The St. Louis Cardinals
- 1984: Joins The Atlanta Braves As A Free Agent
- 1988: Retires From Baseball
- 2006: Inducted Into National Baseball Hall Of Fame