Bruce Sutter, Hall of Famer and Cy Young Winner, Dies at 69

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Sutter holds hands with others, as requested by "Buck" O'Neil during his talk about the Negro League, at induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 30, 2006. Jim McKnight/AP Photo

Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died. He was 69.

Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville, Georgia.