Bruce Sutter, a decorated Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who helped the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series championship in 1982, died Thursday. He was 69.

The Baseball Hall of Fame and the Cardinals released statements on Sutter’s passing on Friday.

"Bruce Sutter was so honored when he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006, and since that time his kindness, his love for Cooperstown and his humility sparkled every time he returned to the Hall of Fame," National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said in a statement.