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Bruce Sutter - Wikipedia
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Cardinals' Bruce Sutter was best closer fellow Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog ever saw
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Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter passes away at age 69 - Cooperstowners in Canada
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Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69 : NPR
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Sutter remembered as pioneer of split-fingered fastball
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Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter, World Series champion, dead at 69
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Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69 : NPR
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Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69 : NPR
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Bruce Sutter, baseball Hall of Fame closer and pioneer of split-finger fastball, dead at age 69
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Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter passes away at age 69 - Cooperstowners in Canada
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Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69 : NPR
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Cardinals relief ace Bruce Sutter, who clinched 1982 World Series, dies at 69