1915
Born January 26, 1915
Plano, TX, USA
Willie Hutchinson Notable
Willie Hutchinson divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Kansas City Monarchs from 1939, then the Memphis Red Sox through 1946.
He went 18 and 21 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 309.7 innings in 60 games. He struck out 185, completed 22 of his 40 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 70 games he batted .193, with 23 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1942, with 1.
He was born in Plano, TX, USA on January 26, 1915, and died on April 9, 1984. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | KCM | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| 1940 | MRS | 9 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 1941 | MRS | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 |
| 1942 | MRS | 15 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| 1943 | MRS | 16 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| 1944 | MRS | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1946 | MRS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 70 | 119 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .193 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | KCM | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29.1 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3.38 |
| 1940 | MRS | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54.1 | 45 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 2.65 |
| 1941 | MRS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26.0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 3.12 |
| 1942 | MRS | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 59.0 | 66 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 4.12 |
| 1943 | MRS | 4 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 72.2 | 95 | 48 | 17 | 44 | 5.94 |
| 1944 | MRS | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 49.0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 2.57 |
| 1946 | MRS | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 6.05 |
| Career | — | 18 | 21 | 60 | 40 | 2 | 309.2 | 327 | 138 | 111 | 185 | 4.01 |
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