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He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Atlanta Braves from 1976 to 1988.
He was one of the sport’s dominant closers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, making effective use of the split-finger fastball. A six-time All-Star and 1982 World Series champion, Sutter recorded a 2.83 career earned run average and 300 saves, the third-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement.
Sutter won the National League (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 lead the NL in saves five times (1979โ1982, 1984).
Inducted into the HOF in 2006
(Source: Wikipedia)
