St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter: "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
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Bruce Sutter, baseball Hall of Fame closer and pioneer of split-finger fastball, dead at age 69 | CNN
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