Fred Hutchinson
Franklin High School 1937
Baseball
SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA
High School
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Starred as a right-handed pitcher, catcher, first baseman, outfielder, and left-handed hitter
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Two-time first-team All-City pitcher
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Led team to four city championships
Professional
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Played two years of semi-professional baseball with Yakima Indians, and later Seattle Rainiers
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Named Minor League Player of the Year in 1938
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Pitched 10 years for the Detroit Tigers
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Selected to 1951 American League All-Star Team
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Managed the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Rainiers, St Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds for 14 seasons
Other
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Selected to Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and jersey (#1)
retired by Reds in 1965
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Inspired Hutch Award - one of Major League Baseball's top
three humanitarian awards
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Seattle’s Cancer Research Center named in his honor
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Named Seattle's Athlete for the Century in 2000 by Seattle
P.I.
courtesy of the Dave Eskenazi Collection