Fred Hutchinson
American baseball player and manager (1919–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Charles Hutchinson (August 12, 1919 – November 12, 1964) was an American professional baseball player, a major league pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, and the manager for three major league teams.[1][2][3]
Fred Hutchinson | |
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![]() Hutchinson in 1953 with the Detroit Tigers. | |
Pitcher / Manager | |
Born: (1919-08-12)August 12, 1919 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Died: November 12, 1964(1964-11-12) (aged 45) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1939, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1953, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 95–71 |
Earned run average | 3.73 |
Strikeouts | 591 |
Managerial record | 830–827 |
Winning % | .501 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Hutchinson was stricken with fatal lung cancer at the height of his managerial career as leader of the pennant-contending 1964 Cincinnati Reds. He was commemorated one year after his death when his surgeon brother, Dr. William Hutchinson (1909–1997), created the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, as a division of the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation. The "Fred Hutch", which became independent in 1975, is now one of the best-known facilities of its kind in the world.