Howard Bruce Sutter (born January 8, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of ...
ield, honoring him with a monument to pair with the 23 flag that symbolizes his retired jersey number. The statue ceremony is scheduled for June 23, the 40th anniversary of The Sandberg Game, when he went 5-for-6 with two late home runs off Bruce Sutter in a 12-11 comeback victory over the St. Lou
Date: Jan 22, 2024
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In Craig Kimbrel, Cubs Find an Anchor for Their Latest Run
The honor of closing out the championship would normally go to a teams All-Star closer, especially one with more career saves than the Hall of Famers Goose Gossage and Bruce Sutter. Kimbrel, 31, joined the scrum on the field in Los Angeles, but by then he had entered a long, strange winter in which
Date: Jun 06, 2019
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Mariano Rivera’s Unanimous Induction Shows An Evolving Cooperstown
Rivera is just the eighth pitcher to work primarily as reliever to be enshrined. The others are Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Eckersley, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith. Three have joined the Hall since last year Rivera, Smith (veterans committee, 2019) and Hoffman (BBWAA vote
Date: Jan 23, 2019
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Rivera, Halladay set to headline 2019 Hall of Fame ballot
atever misgivings voters have about the value of low-workload relievers. Hoffman received 80 percent of the vote this year. Goose Gossage got 86 percent when he was elected, and Bruce Sutter got 77. Rivera has a chance to do what none of those three relievers did enter the Hall on the first ballot.
Date: Jan 25, 2018
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2018: Voting results and new members of Cooperstown
Trevor Hoffman, who as noted fell short in 2017 by the slimmest of margins by receiving only 74% of the vote, is the fifth reliever to enter the Hall after Goose Gossage, Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Bruce Sutter. He pitched in over 1,000 games, with a 2.87 ERA and only 2.5 walks per nine inning
Date: Jan 24, 2018
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Martinez rockets up Hall of Fame ballot as DHs gain respect
Bagwell, Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected. Hoffman is making his third appearances and is bidding to become only the sixth pitcher in the Hall who was primarily a reliever, after Hoyt Wilhelm (1985), Rollie Fingers (1992), Dennis Eckersley (2004), Bruce Sutter (2006) and Goose Gossage (2008).
Date: Jan 23, 2018
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With stars outshining everyone in this World Series, an amazing number might be future Hall of Famers
One thing we know: A World Series title will help. All the modern relievers who have been elected -- Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage, Dennis Eckersley and soon Rivera -- were closers on World Series winners. Trevor Hoffman will probably break that spell this year, but Lee Smith and Billy
Date: Oct 26, 2017
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Martinez crazy wild, Yanks top Cards 3-2 for 6th win in row (Apr 15, 2017)
umpires across the majors wore No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day, and his number is retired by every club. The Yankees and the Cardinals are the only clubs in the big leagues who also have retired 42 for one of their own players relievers Mariano Rivera of the Yanks and Bruce Sutter of the Cards.
Bruce Sutter (1971-1975), Robert Meiners (1961-1965), Dot Stockle (1976-1980), Scott Givens (1975-1979), Mitchell Huff (1976-1980), Marci Cooper (1977-1981)