1910
Born August 31, 1910
Chicago, IL, USA
Ira Hutchinson Notable
b. August 31, 1910 · Chicago White Sox 1933, Boston Bees 1937–1938, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939, St. Louis Cardinals 1940–1941, Boston Braves 1944–1945
Ira Hutchinson played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1933 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1945.
He went 34 and 33 with a 3.76 earned run average, pitching 610.7 innings in 209 games. He struck out 179 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 209 games he batted .140, with 24 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on August 31, 1910, and died on August 21, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CHW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1937 | BSN | 31 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .115 |
| 1938 | BSN | 36 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .173 |
| 1939 | BRO | 41 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .037 |
| 1940 | STL | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .222 |
| 1941 | STL | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1944 | BSN | 40 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .138 |
| 1945 | BSN | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 209 | 171 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 0 | .140 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 1937 | BSN | 4 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 91.2 | 99 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 3.73 |
| 1938 | BSN | 9 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 151.0 | 150 | 46 | 61 | 38 | 2.74 |
| 1939 | BRO | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 105.2 | 103 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 4.34 |
| 1940 | STL | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 63.1 | 68 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 3.13 |
| 1941 | STL | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 46.2 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3.86 |
| 1944 | BSN | 9 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 119.2 | 136 | 56 | 53 | 22 | 4.21 |
| 1945 | BSN | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5.02 |
| Career | — | 34 | 33 | 209 | 32 | 13 | 610.2 | 628 | 255 | 249 | 179 | 3.76 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Died August 21, 1973
1933
Major-league debut: Ira Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson made a major-league debut on September 24, 1933.
1945
Final major-league game: Ira Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson played a final major-league game on July 19, 1945.
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