Lest we forget: Bruce Sutter

October 17, 2022

I was reading Ira Berkow’s new book, Baseball’s Best Ever: A Half Century of Covering Hall of Famers, in preparation for a Bookshelf Conversation and came across an article about Bruce Sutter, who died last Thursday at the age of 69. Many of the ballplayers featured in the book are no longer with us, but it seems they just keep leaving at a faster pace.

It used to be that the ages of the deceased were far removed from me. Now they are more aligned. I look at the differences and they’re not as far apart as they used to be. A sobering thought.

Sutter, elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006, was the first real stud reliever to be so honored. He was a Cy Young winner, a five time All-Star, and a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals in 1982, all in a relatively brief career. Kind of surprised there hasn’t been a bio for him although that might change in the near future.

Here’s his obit by Richard Goldstein in The New York Times. And from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And the Chicago Tribune (behind a paywall).

C.A.: 1981 Topps Traded Bruce Sutter

1984 Topps #730 Bruce Sutter - NM-MT

 

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