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