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| Born: January 8, 1953 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| May 9, 1976 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| September 9, 1988 for the Atlanta Braves |
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| Games pitched | 661 | |
| ERA | 2. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the County seat of Lancaster County. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers In Baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or G in tables of only pitching statistics is the number of games in which a player appears as a In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 83 | |
| Saves | 300 | |
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| Elected | 2006 | |
| Vote | 76. In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in, is a distinction given to the top Relief pitcher in each league at the end of The Babe Ruth Award was an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series, similar to the World Series MVP 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success 9% | |
Howard Bruce Sutter (pronounced /ˈsuːtɚ/, born January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the split-finger fastball, which he called "The Jewel". Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the County seat of Lancaster County. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury A split-finger fastball or splitter is a pitch in Baseball and a variant of the straight Fastball. One of the sport's dominant relievers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he became the only pitcher to lead the National League in saves five times (1979-1982, 1984), and retired with 300 saves – at the time, the third highest total in history, behind Rollie Fingers (341) and Rich "Goose" Gossage (302), and an NL record until broken by Lee Smith in 1993; Sutter had set the NL record in 1982 with his 194th save, surpassing the mark held by Roy Face. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5 1951 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4 1957 is a retired American right-handed Relief pitcher who played for eight teams in Major League Baseball from 1980 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Elroy Leon Face (born February 20 1928 in Stephentown New York) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball In his first nine seasons, only Kent Tekulve made more appearances, and he saved 133 of the Chicago Cubs' 379 wins between 1976 and 1980. Kenton Charles Tekulve (born March 5 1947 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In 1979, Sutter won the NL's Cy Young Award as the league's top pitcher. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2006.
Sutter was a member of three different teams during his career from 1976 to 1988. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers After being selected by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the June 1970 draft, Sutter instead attended Old Dominion University, and later signed with the Cubs as a free agent in September 1971. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Old Dominion University (ODU is a large public Research university located in historic Norfolk Virginia. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at He spent slightly over four seasons in the Cubs' farm system, and played on the 1975 Texas League (AA) champion Midland Cubs. The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It was in the Cubs' farm system that Sutter was taught the split-finger fastball by minor league pitching instructor Fred Martin. He joined the Chicago Cubs in May 1976, and after five seasons was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham and Ken Reitz in December 1980, and then joined the Atlanta Braves in December 1984 as a free agent. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Leon Durham (born July 31, 1957 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons Kenneth John Reitz (born June 24, 1951 in San Francisco California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player
In 1979, Sutter saved 37 games for the Cubs, tying the NL record held by Clay Carroll (1972) and Rollie Fingers (1978). Clay Palmer Carroll (born May 2 1941 Clanton Alabama) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP In addition to the Cy Young Award, Sutter also won both the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award and The Sporting News Fireman of the Year Award in 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1984. In Major League Baseball, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, first awarded in, is a distinction given to the top Relief pitcher in each league at the end of The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 by The Sporting News (TSN as TSN Fireman of the Year Award Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP 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 which ended with a strikeout of Gorman Thomas and a leaping hug by catcher World Series MVP Darrell Porter; Sutter also earned the save in the pennant-clinching victory in the NLCS. The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes James Gorman Thomas III (born December 12, 1950 in Charleston South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder and The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Darrell Ray Porter ( January 17 1952 – August 5 2002) was a former American Catcher in Major League Baseball The National League Championship Series was played between the St
In 1984, he tied Dan Quisenberry's major league record, set the previous year, for most saves in a season (45), a record broken by Dave Righetti (46) in 1986; Sutter's NL record was broken by Lee Smith (47) in 1991. Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (ˈkwɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi February 7 1953 &ndash September 30 1998) nicknamed "Quiz" was an American David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose California) is a former American left-handed Pitcher for various Major Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP
Sutter was named to the NL's All-Star team six times (1977-1981, 1984), appearing in the games of 1978 through 1981. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He played a major role in all four contests, earning the win in 1978 and 1979, and saves in 1980 and 1981. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead
On September 8, 1977, Sutter struck out three batters on nine pitches — Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter and Larry Parrish — in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ellis Clarence Valentine (born July 30, 1954 in Helena Arkansas) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8 1954 nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" was a Major League Baseball Catcher from 1974-1992 Larry Alton Parrish (born November 10, 1953 in Winter Haven Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman and right-handed Sutter became the 12th National League pitcher and the 19th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning. In Major League Baseball, 38 pitchers have thrown a nine-pitch three-strikeout half-inning literally throwing nothing but strikes a total of 41 times Sutter had also struck out the side (though not on nine pitches) upon entering the game in the eighth inning, giving him six consecutive strikeouts, tying the NL record for a reliever.
He was momentarily the highest paid player in baseball, although he agreed to have his Atlanta contract configured so that he was paid $750,000 for six years with the rest going into an insurance fund that was to be structured to pay him $1,000,000 for 30 years.
Upon retirement, Sutter stayed near Atlanta with his wife and three sons. He has had three shoulder surgeries, three knee surgeries, an elbow operation, and two back operations.
His son Chad was a catcher who played for Tulane University and was selected by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round (711st overall) of the 1999 amateur draft. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
On January 10, 2006, Sutter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his 13th year of eligibility by receiving 400 votes out of a possible 520, or 76. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The 2006 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001 augmented by a special election the result was the largest 9%. He is the first pitcher who never started a game to be elected to the Hall, and with 1042 1/3 career innings pitched he is also the first inductee to end his career with fewer than 1700 innings. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners Sutter's Hall of Fame plaque depicts him wearing a Cardinals cap and his trademark beard[1].
Sutter's number 42, which he wore throughout his career, was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals during a ceremony at Busch Stadium on September 17, 2006. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as " New Busch Stadium " or " Busch Stadium III " is the home of the St Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success He shares his retired number with Jackie Robinson, whose number 42 had previously been retired by "all" Major League teams in 1997. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. [2]
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| Bruce Sutter's number 42 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 |
- On April 12, 1981, Sutter pitched three scoreless innings to collect his first save in St. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Louis in his first game as a Cardinal.
- Not since Ralph Kiner in 1975 had a player been elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA so late in their eligibility period; Kiner was elected in his 15th and final opportunity. Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP
Quotes
- "What a pitcher! What a pitcher!" - Chicago Cubs TV broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, at the close of one of many Sutter saves as a Cub
- "Three more saves and he ties John the Baptist. John Beasley "Jack" Brickhouse ( January 24, 1916 &ndash August 6, 1998) was an American sports broadcast announcer " - Hank Greenwald
- "He was the Sandy Koufax of relievers. Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in " - former manager Whitey Herzog
- "I don't think people grasp how impressive it was for him to go two or three innings for a save. Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (born November 9 1931) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder, scout, When you have to get six, seven or eight outs, so many things can go wrong for a closer. " -- former teammate Tom Herr
- "Without (the split-finger fastball), I would've been, at best, a Double-A player. Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played If they told me it would hurt my arm if I threw it, I'd do it all over again. " - Sutter
- "I remember going through the minor leagues with Mike Krukow. Michael Edward (Mike Krukow (born January 21, 1952 in Long Beach California) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball All we wanted was to pitch one day in the major leagues. Once we both did that, we both wanted to give up 100 home runs. If we gave up 100 home runs, we figured that we would have stuck around a while. " - Sutter (However, Sutter only gave up 77 home runs)
- "You never think that giving up two home runs to the same guy helped you get in the Hall of Fame. But . . . that's what might have happened. " - Sutter commenting on how TV replays just prior to the 2005 Hall of Fame induction of Ryne Sandberg showed the two national-televised Wrigley Field home runs he gave up on June 23, 1984. Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18 1959 in Spokane Washington) nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago That was the year that Sutter created a new single-season save record while Sandberg was voted National League MVP. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
| Preceded by Rollie Fingers Lee Smith |
National League Saves Champion 1979-1982 1984 |
Succeeded by Lee Smith Jeff Reardon |
| Preceded by Gaylord Perry |
National League Cy Young Award 1979 |
Succeeded by Steve Carlton |
| Preceded by Ron Cey |
Babe Ruth Award 1982 |
Succeeded by Rick Dempsey |
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