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.^[1] The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hutchinson, the former MLB pitcher and manager, who died of lung cancer the previous year.^[2] 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.^[3] They also created a scholarship fund for medical students engaged in cancer research to honor Hutchinson's memory.^[4]

Hutch Award

Logo for the Hutch Award
Location	Seattle, Washington
Country	United States
Presented by	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (1987–present) Dapper Dan Charities (1965–1986)
History
First award	1965
Most recent	Anthony Fauci (honorary)

Fourteen members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame have won the Hutch Award.^[5] The inaugural winner was Mickey Mantle.^[4] 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.^[6] Jon Lester won the award in 2008 after recovering from anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.^[5]

The award is presented annually at the Hutch Award Luncheon hosted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, at Safeco Field.^[7] The award was originally presented at the annual Dapper Dan Banquet in Pittsburgh.^[8] Each winner receives a copy of the original trophy, designed by Dale Chihuly.^[9] 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.^[10]

Recipients

Key

†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡	Denotes player who is still active

Fred Hutchinson, the award's namesake

Jon Lester won the award after recovering from anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.^[5]

Billy Butler won the Hutch Award in 2011.

Recipients

Year [note 1]	Awardee	Team	Position	Ref
1965	Mickey Mantle†	New York Yankees	Outfielder	[13]
1966	Sandy Koufax†	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	[13]
1967	Carl Yastrzemski†	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[13]
1968	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[13]
1969	Al Kaline†	Detroit Tigers	Outfielder	[13]
1970	Tony Conigliaro	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[13]
1971	Joe Torre†	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	[13]
1972	Bobby Tolan	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	[13]
1973	John Hiller	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	[13]
1974	Danny Thompson	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	[13]
1975	Gary Nolan	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	[13]
1976	Tommy John	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	[13]
1977	Willie McCovey†	San Francisco Giants	First baseman	[13]
1978	Willie Stargell†	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	[13]
1979	Lou Brock†	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	[13]
1980	George Brett†	Kansas City Royals	Third baseman	[13]
1981	Johnny Bench†	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	[13]
1982	Andre Thornton	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	[13]
1983	Ray Knight	Houston Astros	Third baseman	[13]
1984	Don Robinson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	[13]
1985	Rick Reuschel	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	[13]
1986	Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	[13]
1987	Paul Molitor†	Milwaukee Brewers	Third baseman	[13]
1988	Ron Oester	Cincinnati Reds	Second baseman	[13]
1989	Dave Dravecky	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	[13]
1990	Sid Bream	Pittsburgh Pirates	First baseman	[13]
1991	Bill Wegman	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	[13]
1992	Carney Lansford	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	[13]
1993	John Olerud	Toronto Blue Jays	First baseman	[13]
1994	Andre Dawson†	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	[13]
1995	Jim Abbott	California Angels	Pitcher	[13]
1996	Omar Vizquel	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop	[13]
1997	Eric Davis	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	[13]
1998	David Cone	New York Yankees	Pitcher	[13]
1999	Sean Casey	Cincinnati Reds	First baseman	[13]
2000	Jason Giambi	Oakland Athletics	First baseman	[13]
2001	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	[13]
2002	Tim Salmon	Anaheim Angels	Outfielder	[13]
2003	Jamie Moyer	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	[13]
2004	Trevor Hoffman†	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	[13]
2005	Craig Biggio†	Houston Astros	Second baseman	[13]
2006	Mark Loretta	Boston Red Sox	Second baseman	[13]
2007	Mike Sweeney	Kansas City Royals	Designated hitter	[13]
2008	Jon Lester	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	[13]
2009	Mark Teahen	Kansas City Royals	First baseman	[13]
2010	Tim Hudson	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	[13]
2011	Billy Butler	Kansas City Royals	Designated hitter	[13]
2012	Barry Zito	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	[14]
2013	Raúl Ibañez	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	[15]
2014	Alex Gordon	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	[16]
2015	Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	[17]
	Jimmy Carter (honorary)			[note 2] [18]
2016	Dustin McGowan	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	[19]
2017	Jake Diekman‡	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	[20]
2018	Stephen Piscotty‡	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	[21]
2019	Dee Gordon	Seattle Mariners	Second baseman	[22]
2020	Not awarded			[note 3]
2021	Not awarded			[23]
2022	Anthony Fauci (honorary)			[24]
2023	Not awarded			[23]

See also

• Baseball portal

• Heart & Hustle Award
• Players Choice Awards Majestic Athletic Always Game Award
• Willie Mac Award
• Baseball awards in the United States
• List of MLB awards

Notes

1. An award for a given calendar year is usually presented early in the following year, resulting in media reports that use either year number (e.g., the 2015 Hutch Award^[11] was presented to Adam Wainwright at the 2016 Hutch Award Luncheon^[12]). This list shows the award year (not the presentation year, if different).
2. Wainwright and Carter are listed together because their awards were presented at the same event.^[12]
3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hutch Award Luncheon was paused from 2020 to 2023.^[23]