Fred Hutchinson Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 190 Born: Tuesday, August 12, 1919 in Seattle, WA USA Died: 11 12 1964 in Bradenton, FL USA Debut: 5/2/1939 Last Game: 9/27/1953 Full Name: Frederick Charles Hutchinson He also was a manager for three major league teams. Stricken with fatal lung cancer at…
On July 13, 1965, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run, draws two walks, and scores a pair of runs, leading the National League to a 6-5 win in the All-Star Game. Juan Marichal, Mays’ teammate with the Giants, earns MVP honors by pitching three shutout innings. Traditionally, the managers of…
1964 – Reds manager Fred Hutchinson enters a Cincinnati hospital for further cancer treatment. Dick Sisler takes the helm.
Fred Hutchinson replaces Harry Walker as the Cardinal manager. With the departure of ‘the Hat,’ the National League for the first time in its history will not have a player-manager in the circuit.
At Fenway Park, Vern Stephens crashes a 3-run home run, his 200th career homer, in the 1st off Fred Hutchinson. Detroit wins, 9 – 5, with a little help in the 9th from umpire Jim Boyer. Boyer calls time just before pinch-hitter Tom Wright triples to CF. In his do-over, Wright grounds out. Stephens joins five other active players with more than 200 homers: Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize, Ted Williams, Joe Gordon, and Bill Nicholson.
Joe DiMaggio’s 300th career homer is the lone run yielded by Detroit starter Fred Hutchinson in his 2-1 complete-game win over New York at Briggs Stadium. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ joins Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Rogers Hornsby, Chuck Klein, and Hank Greenberg as the eighth major leaguer to reach the milestone.
1947 – In St. Louis, Fred Hutchinson does it all for Detroit, whipping the Browns, 5 – 4. After tripling against Ellis Kinder in the 3rd, Hutch takes advantage of the pitcher’s big windup to swipe home. He also adds a single.
1938 – The Tigers buy Pacific Coast League pitching sensation Fred Hutchinson from Seattle for cash and four players.