Bruce
Sutter

ABOUT BRUCE SUTTER

Bruce Sutter was born January 8, 1953, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and became one of the sport's dominant closers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, making effective use of the split-finger fastball. He learned the split-fingered fastball from Cubs minor league pitching coach Fred Martin in the spring of 1973 after arm injuries threatened his career. In 1979, Sutter won the NL's Cy Young Award as the league's top pitcher, and he was a member of the Cardinals team which won the 1982 World Series and is credited with two saves in that Series, including the Series-clinching save in Game 7. A six-time All-Star, Sutter recorded a 2.83 career earned run average and 300 saves, the third-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on January 10, 2006, the first pitcher elected without starting a single game in the major leagues. Sutter died at the age of 69 on October 13, 2022. The collection contains a 2026 Prizm Prizms Pink Ice parallel of this Cardinals legend.