Editing Bruce Sutter (section)

{{short description|American baseball player (1953–2022)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=Screenshot-(25)-transformed.png
|image_size=250
|caption=Sutter with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984
|name=Bruce Sutter
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date|1953|1|8}}
|birth_place=[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2022|10|13|1953|1|8}}
|death_place=[[Cartersville, Georgia]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=May 9
|debutyear=1976
|debutteam=Chicago Cubs
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 9
|finalyear=1988
|finalteam=Atlanta Braves
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=68–71
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=2.83
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=861
|stat4label=[[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
|stat4value=300
|teams=
* [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1980}})
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|1981}}–{{mlby|1984}})
* [[Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|1985}}–{{mlby|1986}}, {{mlby|1988}})
|highlights=
* 6× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1977]]–[[1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1981]], [[1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1984]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1982}})
* [[NL Cy Young Award]] (1979)
* 4× [[NL Rolaids Relief Man Award]] (1979, 1981, 1982, 1984)
* 5× [[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders|NL saves leader]] (1979–1982, 1984)
* [[St. Louis Cardinals#Retired numbers|St. Louis Cardinals No. 42]] retired
* [[Chicago Cubs#Cubs Hall of Fame|Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame]]
* [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum|St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate = [[2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2006]]
|hofvote = 76.9% (13th ballot)
}}

'''Howard Bruce Sutter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|uː|t|ər}}; January 8, 1953 – October 13, 2022) was an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] who played 12 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) between 1976 and 1988. He was one of the sport's dominant [[Relief pitcher|relievers]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s, making effective use of the [[split-finger fastball]]. A six-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] and [[1982 World Series]] champion, Sutter recorded a 2.83 career [[earned run average]] and 300 [[save (baseball)|saves]], the [[300 save club|third-most in MLB history]] at the time of his retirement. Sutter won the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s (NL) [[Cy Young Award]] in 1979 as its top pitcher, and won the NL [[Rolaids Relief Man Award]] four times. He became the only pitcher to [[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders|lead the NL in saves]] five times (1979–1982, 1984).

Born in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], Sutter briefly attended [[Old Dominion University]] and was subsequently signed by the [[Chicago Cubs]] as an undrafted free agent in 1971. He played five years for the Cubs, four for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], and three for the [[Atlanta Braves]], serving as each team's [[closer (baseball)|closer]] during his tenure. His usage in the eighth and ninth [[inning]]s of games was partly responsible for ushering in a more specialized era for the closer role. In the mid-1980s, Sutter began to experience shoulder problems, undergoing three surgeries before retiring in 1989.

In [[2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2006]], Sutter was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]]. He was also honored by the Cardinals with the [[St. Louis Cardinals#Retired numbers|retirement of his uniform number 42]] in 2006 and induction into the [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum|Cardinals Hall of Fame]] in 2014. Sutter also served as a minor league consultant for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].