Hutch Award
| Hutch Award | |
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 Logo for the Hutch Award |
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| Presented by | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1965 |
| Currently held by | Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals |
The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball [1] player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of Fred Hutchinson. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hutchinson, the former major league baseball pitcher and manager, who died of cancer in November 1964 at the age of 45.
The Hutch Award was created by Hutch's longtime friends Bob Prince, broadcaster of the Pittsburgh Pirates; Jim Enright, Chicago sportswriter; and Ritter Collett, sports editor of the Dayton Journal Herald. They also created a scholarship fund for medical students engaged in cancer research to honor Hutch's memory.
The award presented annually at the Hutch Award Luncheon hosted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington at Safeco Field.[2] The permanent display of the Hutch Award trophy is at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, where it has been since 1979, with the list of winners updated yearly. A replica is on display in Seattle.
Danny Thompson, the 1974 recipient, was diagnosed with leukemia earlier that year. He continued to play through the 1976 season; he died that December at the age of 29.[3]
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Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| * | Denotes player who is still active |
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[edit] References
- ^ "A Brief History of the Hutch Award". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/hutch_award/award_history.html. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/hutch_award/docs/2012_Hutch_Award_Winner_Release_FINAL.pdf
- ^ Salisbury, Jim (2007-12-22). "Commentary: This memory of Killebrew is priceless". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/12749452.html?page=2&c=y. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
[edit] External links
- Hutch Award – Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- The Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Award, Babe Ruth Award & Roberto Clemente Award winners – Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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