Legendary Cardinals Hall Of Famer Passes Away

He was one of the first true "closers" in baseball, and helped define the position. St. Louis Cardinals legendary reliever and Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter has passed away at the age of 69.

We are saddened over the passing of Bruce Sutter.

Sutter was a dominant pitcher and a member of the '82 World Series Championship team.

He is a member of both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

Our thoughts are with Bruce's family and friends. pic.twitter.com/BjxKBnK0Lw
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) October 14, 2022

The Hall of Fame remembers Class of 2006 inductee Bruce Sutter, who passed away Thursday night.https://t.co/RSeDZBt8u2 pic.twitter.com/NW1UBM6vTC

— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) October 14, 2022

Bruce Sutter was the first pitcher elected to Hall of Fame who never started a big league game. 300 saves. Incredible. RIP. #STLCards
— Ben Frederickson (@Ben_Fred) October 14, 2022

Sutter became the first closer elected to the Hall of Fame, and was the first pitcher ever elected to the hallowed Hall who never started a single game in his career.

Sutter pitched 12 years in the big leagues with the Chicago Cubs and the Cardinals. His accomplishments include: