Hutch Award

The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hutchinson, the former MLB pitcher and manager, who died of lung cancer the previous year. The Hutch Award was created by Hutch's longtime friends Bob Prince, a broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates and KDKA; Jim Enright, a Chicago sportswriter; and Ritter Collett, the sports editor of the Dayton Journal Herald. They also created a scholarship fund for medical students engaged in cancer research to honor Hutchinson's memory.

Fourteen members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame have won the Hutch Award. The inaugural winner was Mickey Mantle. Danny Thompson, the 1974 recipient, was diagnosed with leukemia earlier that year. He continued to play through the 1976 season before dying that December at the age of 29. Jon Lester won the award in 2008 after recovering from anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.

The award is presented annually at the Hutch Award Luncheon hosted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, at Safeco Field. The award was originally presented at the annual Dapper Dan Banquet in Pittsburgh. Each winner receives a copy of the original trophy, designed by Dale Chihuly. The permanent display of the Hutch Award is at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, where it has been since 1979.

Recipients +Key Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Denotes player who is still active

+RecipientsYearAwardeeTeamPositionRef1965New York YankeesOutfielder1966Los Angeles DodgersPitcher1967Boston Red SoxOutfielder1968Cincinnati RedsOutfielder1969Detroit TigersOutfielder1970Boston Red SoxOutfielder1971St. Louis CardinalsThird baseman1972Cincinnati RedsOutfielder1973Detroit TigersPitcher1974Minnesota TwinsShortstop1975Cincinnati RedsPitcher1976Los Angeles DodgersPitcher1977San Francisco GiantsFirst baseman1978Pittsburgh PiratesOutfielder1979St. Louis CardinalsOutfielder1980Kansas City RoyalsThird baseman1981Cincinnati RedsCatcher1982Cleveland IndiansFirst baseman1983Houston AstrosThird baseman1984Pittsburgh PiratesPitcher1985Pittsburgh PiratesPitcher1986Kansas City RoyalsPitcher1987Milwaukee BrewersThird baseman1988Cincinnati RedsSecond baseman1989San Francisco GiantsPitcher1990Pittsburgh PiratesFirst baseman1991Milwaukee BrewersPitcher1992Oakland AthleticsThird baseman1993Toronto Blue JaysFirst baseman1994Boston Red SoxOutfielder1995California AngelsPitcher1996Cleveland IndiansShortstop1997Baltimore OriolesOutfielder1998New York YankeesPitcher1999Cincinnati RedsFirst baseman2000Oakland AthleticsFirst baseman2001Arizona DiamondbacksPitcher2002Anaheim AngelsOutfielder2003Seattle MarinersPitcher2004San Diego PadresPitcher2005Houston AstrosSecond baseman2006Boston Red SoxSecond baseman2007Kansas City RoyalsDesignated hitter2008Boston Red SoxPitcher2009Kansas City RoyalsFirst baseman2010Atlanta BravesPitcher2011Kansas City RoyalsDesignated hitter2012San Francisco GiantsPitcher2013Seattle MarinersOutfielder2014Kansas City RoyalsOutfielder2015St. Louis CardinalsPitcher2016Miami MarlinsPitcher2017Texas RangersPitcher2018Oakland AthleticsOutfielder2019Seattle MarinersSecond baseman2020Not awarded202120222023Not awarded2024

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