Hutch Award

Hutch Award

The Hutch Award was created in 1965 in honor of the late Fred Hutchinson. Fred "Hutch" Hutchinson made his Major League debut as a pitcher in 1939 and later in his career managed the Reds to a National League pennant.

In December of 1963, Hutchinson felt a lump in his throat and sought medical attention from his brother who was a cancer surgeon. His brother told him he would only live for one more year. Fred returned to the ballclub, concealed his illness, and led his team through most of the season until the illness overtook him at mid-season.

One year after Hutchinson's death, the Hutch Award was created and given to the Major League ballplayer that best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of the late Fred Hutchinson.

"Never borrow money from your ballclub and never try to fool your manager." - Fred Hutchinson Rules For Rookies

Hutch Award In Chronological Order
Year	Name^(Quantity)	Team^{(Team Totals)}
1965	Mickey Mantle⁽¹⁾	New York Yankees⁽¹⁾
1966	Sandy Koufax⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽¹⁾
1967	Carl Yastrzemski⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽¹⁾
1968	Pete Rose⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽¹⁾
1969	Al Kaline⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers⁽¹⁾
1970	Tony Conigliaro⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽²⁾
1971	Joe Torre⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽¹⁾
1972	Bobby Tolan⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽²⁾
1973	John Hiller⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers⁽²⁾
1974	Danny Thompson⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins⁽¹⁾
1975	Gary Nolan⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽³⁾
1976	Tommy John⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers⁽²⁾
1977	Willie McCovey⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽¹⁾
1978	Willie Stargell⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽¹⁾
1979	Lou Brock⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾
1980	George Brett⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals⁽¹⁾
1981	Johnny Bench⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁴⁾
1982	Andre Thornton⁽¹⁾	Cleveland Indians⁽¹⁾
1983	Ray Knight⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros⁽¹⁾
1984	Don Robinson⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽²⁾
1985	Rick Reuschel⁽¹⁾	Chicago Cubs⁽¹⁾
1986	Dennis Leonard⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals⁽²⁾
1987	Paul Molitor⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee Brewers⁽¹⁾
1988	Ron Oester⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁵⁾
1989	Dave Dravecky⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants⁽²⁾
1990	Sid Bream⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates⁽³⁾
1991	Bill Wegman⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee Brewers⁽²⁾
1992	Carney Lansford⁽¹⁾	Oakland Athletics⁽¹⁾
1993	John Olerud⁽¹⁾	Toronto Blue Jays⁽¹⁾
1994	Andre Dawson⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽³⁾
1995	Jim Abbott⁽¹⁾	California Angels⁽¹⁾
1996	Omar Vizquel⁽¹⁾	Cleveland Indians⁽²⁾
1997	Eric Davis⁽¹⁾	Baltimore Orioles⁽¹⁾
1998	David Cone⁽¹⁾	New York Yankees⁽²⁾
1999	Sean Casey⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds⁽⁶⁾
2000	Jason Giambi⁽¹⁾	Oakland Athletics⁽²⁾
2001	Curt Schilling⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks⁽¹⁾
2002	Tim Salmon⁽¹⁾	Anaheim Angels⁽²⁾
2003	Jamie Moyer⁽¹⁾	Seattle Mariners⁽¹⁾
2004	Trevor Hoffman⁽¹⁾	San Diego Padres⁽¹⁾
2005	Craig Biggio⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros⁽²⁾
2006	Mark Loretta⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽⁴⁾
2007	Mike Sweeney⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals⁽³⁾
2008	Jon Lester⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox⁽⁵⁾
2009	Not Yet Announced^(11-2009)	--
2010	Not Yet Announced^(11-2010)	--
Year	Name(s)	Team(s)
Hutch Award

The Hutch Award was the brainchild of Fred Hutchinson's three good friends: Bob Prince, broadcaster for the Pirates; Jim Enright, sportswriter; and Ritter Collett, editor of the Dayton Journal Herald.

Did you know that the panel who selects the winner of the Hutch Award is made up of players who have won the Hutch Award themselves?

A scholarship was also created in honor of Fred Hutchinson and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center website has more details and information for you to participate and learn about their efforts.

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