About
Pitcher and manager for the Cincinnati Reds who led the team deep into the playoffs while battling progressing lung cancer.
Before Fame
After serving in the Army in WWII, he returned to baseball, recording consecutive seasons of 10+ wins.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, and in his memory his brother founded the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Family Life
He was born in Seattle, Washington, the third son of Joseph Lambert Hutchinson, a storefront doctor.
Associated With
Like Lou Gehrig, another baseball legend who succumbed to a deadly disease, he left a legacy both on and off the baseball field.
