Bruce
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On Thursday, Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame closer who formerly owned the National League
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career saves record and helped the Cardinals win the 1982 World Series, passed away. He was 69.
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“I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Bruce Sutter, whose career was an incredible baseball success story,”
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Rob Manfred, the commissioner, stated in a statement. "By inventing the split-fingered fastball,
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Bruce rose from a non-drafted free agent to the pinnacles of baseball
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In addition to getting him into the Major Leagues, the pitch helped the Cubs win the Cy Young Award and the 1982 Cardinals win the World Series.
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One of the main individuals who anticipated how the use of relievers would develop was Bruce,
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the first pitcher to be elected to the Hall of Fame without ever having made a start in a game.
Sutter was signed by the Cubs in 1971, but an elbow injury cut short his 1972 campaign.
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