Anna Mae Hutchison
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Anna Mae Hutchison [Hutch] (May 1, 1925 - January 29, 1998) was a female pitcher
and catcher
who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
. Listed at 5' 7", 149 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Sometimes she is credited as Anna May Hutchison (or Hutchinson).
A native of Louisville, Kentucky
, Anna Mae Hutchison was one of the most dominant sidearm pitchers in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history and holds the all-time record for most pitching appearances
in a single season. A two-time All-Star, she pitched a no-hitter
, led her team to a championship title, and topped the league in wins in a regular season. Unfortunately, her promising career was cut short with a succession of injuries in her throwing arm.
, where an AAGPBL scout
spotted her and decided to talk to her parents about joining the league. She attended to spring training
in 1944 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
and was rewarded with a contract to play in the league.
Hutchison entered the AAGPBL in 1944 with the Racine Belles
, playing for them five years before joining the Muskegon Lassies
(1949). She spent her first two seasons serving as a backup to Belles incumbent catcher Irene Hickson
, who was a member of the team that won the first league championship in 1943. Nevertheless, Hutchison was able to make the adjustment to pitching before the 1946 season, when Leo Murphy
, former Pittsburgh Pirates
catcher and Belles manager
, helped her to throw a fastpitch underhand
delivery during spring training. She would join a pitching rotation bolstered by Doris Barr
and Joanne Winter
.
For the first time in 1946, league pitching rules were relaxed sufficiently to allow for a limited side-arm pitch from an underhand delivery with certain restrictions and the season saw the rapid development of many pitchers as the adoption of the new style of pitching became general. A better and smaller ball, however, reacted to the benefit of the hitters and batting averages generally were on the up-trend.
In 1946 Hutchison mastered the new side-arm delivery and responded with a 26-14 record and 102 strikeout
s in 51 games, setting an all-time, single-season record for games pitched. She also collected more low-hit games than any pitcher in the league, while teaming up with Joanne Winter
(33-9) to give Racine a strong one-two punch pitching combination in the eight-team circuit. In addition, Hutchison hurled the first nine-inning no-hitter
in Belles history, a 1–0 victory over the Kenosha Comets
. I pitched the first nine-inning no-hitter game by a Belles pitcher, she recalled on an interview. It was again the Kenosha Comets. I don't remember the year, but it was a tense, tense game, and we won, 1–0. Irene was catching, and she kept telling me, 'You're doing OK. Keep putting the ball where you are putting it, she added. Hutchison capped his successful pitching debut with her first All-Star selection.
Hutchison also pitched two 19-inning games in that season. The first one was a 1–1 tie against the Peoria Redwings
, which was called because of darkness. Amazingly, the next day she relieved Winter and pitched three innings of shutout
ball, protecting the victory for Winter while earning the save
. Her other 19-inning marathon was a 1–0 defeat to the Grand Rapids Chicks
, after giving two walks and a RBI-single in the half of the 19th inning. We lost, 1–0, she said. I had walked one or two girls in the 19th inning. It was one of those unfortunate things, but somebody hit a ball, and it just fell between our left fielder and center fielder, and the run scored.
The Belles finished in first place with a league-best 74-38 record, and won the semifinal round of playoffs by defeating the South Bend Blue Sox
in four games. In Game 1 of the first round, Hutchison won a 17-inning pitching duel against the stellar Jean Faut
. After South Bend evened the series in Game 2, Hutchison hurled a two-hitter in Game 3 and Winter held the hard-hitting Blue Sox to three singles
in the final game. Racine advanced to the final round to face the defending AAGPBL champion Rockford Peaches
, who have eliminated Grand Rapids in the other playoff contention. In the finals Racine beat Rockford, four to two games. Throughout the playoffs Sophie Kurys
was the biggest Racine star. She led all hitters in average
, stolen base
s, and runs scored
. The Belles also showed a great defense, notably by Edythe Perlick
(LF), Eleanor Dapkus
(RF), Margaret Danhauser
(1B), Betty Trezza
(SS) and Maddy English
(3B). On the other hand, Winter collected four wins in all series, including three against Rockford, despite allowing 19 base runners
in a 14-inning, 1–0 shutout victory over the Peaches in decisive Game Six. The winning run was scored by Kurys on an RBI-single by Trezza. Meanwhile, Hutchison pitched in eight of the ten playoff games and collected three of the seven wins.
Hutchison enjoyed a season highlight in 1947. She completed her 40 starts, ending with a 27-13 record and 120 strikeouts, allowing only 230 hits in 360 innings of work
. She registered career-highs in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, while leading the league with her 27 victories and innings. She also hurled 12 shutouts and made the All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. That season Racine finished with a 65-47 record, tying for second with Grand Rapids. The Muskegon Lassies
, who finished in first place with a 69-43 ledger, were beaten by Racine in the first round, four games to one, thanks in part to superb pitching by Hutchison. In the championship, however, Racine fell to Grand Rapids in seven games, losing the title as they won it the year before, by a similar 1–0 score. The first three games went into extra innings, with Hutchison and the Belles claiming the opener in twelve innings, 2–0. But Grand Rapids came back to win Game 2 in ten innings, 3–2, and Game 3 in ten innings, 2–1. Backed by the fine pitching of Mildred Earp
, Grand Rapids won Game 4 by a 3-0 margin, and needed only one more victory for the championship. But Racine reacted in Game 5, when Perlick belted a three-run home run
in the first inning and Hutchison dominated the Chicks hitters for a 3–2 victory. Against the wall, Racine won Game 6 by a 4–3 score, breaking a 3–3 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning to force a decisive Game 7. Then, in a tough pitcher’s duel, Earp beat Hutchison and the Belles, 1–0, to clinch the championship. The official summary of the league about the playoffs praised Racine: The work of pitcher Anna Hutchinson for the Belles was exceptional, and it is hard to conceive that Racine could have made any progress without her strong right arm. Other references in the report included Perlick, who led her team at bat and helped to keep them in the series with her stick work
and fine defensive play. An especially worthy of mention was the heroic work of Belles catcher Irene Hickson – who played throughout the twelve-game series with a broken finger on her throwing hand, to give stirring and convincing demonstrations of why girls baseball as played in the All-American Girls Baseball League has earned itself a place among of the top attractions of the nation.
Unfortunately, Hutchison was never the same pitcher again for Racine, as a result for being overworked in her first two seasons. Her strong delivery, eventually, caused arm problems that affected her baseball career. In 1948 she slipped to a 3-6 record in 14 games and was traded to Muskegon at the end of the season. Then, she went 8-12 in 25 games in 1949, in what would be her last season in the league.
er and bowler
and became a long time resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin
, while working as an elementary teacher with Kenosha Unified Schools for 16 years before retiring in 1987. After that, she moved to Racine, Wisconsin
.
Hutchison is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York
, which was opened on November 5, in honor of the entire league rather than individual baseball personalities. About 150 former AAGPBL attended the inaugural ceremony; Hutchison and her good friend and batterymate
Hickson were two of them.
Hutchison died at her home in Racine at the age of 72.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
and catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
. Listed at 5' 7", 149 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Sometimes she is credited as Anna May Hutchison (or Hutchinson).
A native of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Anna Mae Hutchison was one of the most dominant sidearm pitchers in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history and holds the all-time record for most pitching appearances
Games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...
in a single season. A two-time All-Star, she pitched a no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
, led her team to a championship title, and topped the league in wins in a regular season. Unfortunately, her promising career was cut short with a succession of injuries in her throwing arm.
Career summary
Hutchison grew up in Louisville and played softball in the local Girls Athletic Association (GAA) during her high school years. She later played for the Camera Corner team, who won the Louisville city championship. After that, the club was invited to participate in the regional tournament in Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, where an AAGPBL scout
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
spotted her and decided to talk to her parents about joining the league. She attended to spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
in 1944 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
The University of Wisconsin–Parkside is a four-year public university located in Kenosha and Somers, Wisconsin, in the center of the Chicago-Milwaukee Conurbation, and just two miles from the Lake Michigan shoreline...
and was rewarded with a contract to play in the league.
Hutchison entered the AAGPBL in 1944 with the Racine Belles
Racine Belles
The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The team played its home games at Horlick Field.-History:...
, playing for them five years before joining the Muskegon Lassies
Muskegon Lassies
The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in , representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field....
(1949). She spent her first two seasons serving as a backup to Belles incumbent catcher Irene Hickson
Irene Hickson
Irene Hickson was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 116 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
, who was a member of the team that won the first league championship in 1943. Nevertheless, Hutchison was able to make the adjustment to pitching before the 1946 season, when Leo Murphy
Leo Murphy
Leo Murphy was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1930s. He was the father of Fitzroy great John Murphy, and grandfather of Carlton's Marc Murphy; the trio is the only father-son-grandson combination in VFL/AFL history to have each played 100 games.Murphy...
, former Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
catcher and Belles manager
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
, helped her to throw a fastpitch underhand
Fastpitch softball
Fast-pitch softball is a form of softball played commonly by women and men, though coed fast-pitch leagues also exist. The International Softball Federation is the international governing body of softball...
delivery during spring training. She would join a pitching rotation bolstered by Doris Barr
Doris Barr
Doris Barr [Dodie] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 145 lb., Barr batted and threw left-handed...
and Joanne Winter
Joanne Winter
Joanne Emily Winter [Jo] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 138 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Overview profile:...
.
For the first time in 1946, league pitching rules were relaxed sufficiently to allow for a limited side-arm pitch from an underhand delivery with certain restrictions and the season saw the rapid development of many pitchers as the adoption of the new style of pitching became general. A better and smaller ball, however, reacted to the benefit of the hitters and batting averages generally were on the up-trend.
In 1946 Hutchison mastered the new side-arm delivery and responded with a 26-14 record and 102 strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s in 51 games, setting an all-time, single-season record for games pitched. She also collected more low-hit games than any pitcher in the league, while teaming up with Joanne Winter
Joanne Winter
Joanne Emily Winter [Jo] was a pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 138 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Overview profile:...
(33-9) to give Racine a strong one-two punch pitching combination in the eight-team circuit. In addition, Hutchison hurled the first nine-inning no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
in Belles history, a 1–0 victory over the Kenosha Comets
Kenosha Comets
Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kenosha Comets were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The team played their home games at Kenosha's Lake Front Stadium, but later moved to Simmons Field.The Kenosha Comets were one...
. I pitched the first nine-inning no-hitter game by a Belles pitcher, she recalled on an interview. It was again the Kenosha Comets. I don't remember the year, but it was a tense, tense game, and we won, 1–0. Irene was catching, and she kept telling me, 'You're doing OK. Keep putting the ball where you are putting it, she added. Hutchison capped his successful pitching debut with her first All-Star selection.
Hutchison also pitched two 19-inning games in that season. The first one was a 1–1 tie against the Peoria Redwings
Peoria Redwings
The Peoria Redwings were a women's professional baseball team who joined the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the season. The team represented Peoria, Illinois....
, which was called because of darkness. Amazingly, the next day she relieved Winter and pitched three innings of shutout
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
ball, protecting the victory for Winter while earning the save
Save (sport)
In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...
. Her other 19-inning marathon was a 1–0 defeat to the Grand Rapids Chicks
Grand Rapids Chicks
The Grand Rapids Chicks were a women's professional baseball team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1945 to 1954, winning championships in 1947 and 1953....
, after giving two walks and a RBI-single in the half of the 19th inning. We lost, 1–0, she said. I had walked one or two girls in the 19th inning. It was one of those unfortunate things, but somebody hit a ball, and it just fell between our left fielder and center fielder, and the run scored.
The Belles finished in first place with a league-best 74-38 record, and won the semifinal round of playoffs by defeating the South Bend Blue Sox
South Bend Blue Sox
The South Bend Blue Sox were a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
in four games. In Game 1 of the first round, Hutchison won a 17-inning pitching duel against the stellar Jean Faut
Jean Faut
Jean Anna Faut [Winsch/Eastman] is a former female starting pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 137 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
. After South Bend evened the series in Game 2, Hutchison hurled a two-hitter in Game 3 and Winter held the hard-hitting Blue Sox to three singles
Single (baseball)
In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out...
in the final game. Racine advanced to the final round to face the defending AAGPBL champion Rockford Peaches
Rockford Peaches
The Rockford Peaches were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing out of Rockford, Illinois for the entire existence of the league from 1943 to 1954....
, who have eliminated Grand Rapids in the other playoff contention. In the finals Racine beat Rockford, four to two games. Throughout the playoffs Sophie Kurys
Sophie Kurys
Sophie Kurys is a former second basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 115 lb., Kurys batted and threw right-handed.-Career:...
was the biggest Racine star. She led all hitters in average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
, stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
s, and runs scored
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
. The Belles also showed a great defense, notably by Edythe Perlick
Edythe Perlick
Edythe Perlick [Edie] was a left fielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 128 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Overview profile:...
(LF), Eleanor Dapkus
Eleanor Dapkus
Eleanor Dapkus [Wolf] was a center fielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 160 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Women in baseball:...
(RF), Margaret Danhauser
Margaret Danhauser
Margaret L. Danhauser [Marnie] was a first basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.-Career:...
(1B), Betty Trezza
Betty Trezza
Betty Trezza [″Moe″] was an American professional baseball player. An infield and outfield utility, she played from through for four different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League....
(SS) and Maddy English
Maddy English
Madeline Catherine English [Maddy] was a third basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 130 lb., English batted and threw right-handed...
(3B). On the other hand, Winter collected four wins in all series, including three against Rockford, despite allowing 19 base runners
Baserunning
In baseball, baserunning is the act of running around the bases performed by members of the team at bat.In general, baserunning is a tactical part of the game with the goal of eventually reaching home to score a run. In fact, the goal of batting is generally to produce baserunners, or help move...
in a 14-inning, 1–0 shutout victory over the Peaches in decisive Game Six. The winning run was scored by Kurys on an RBI-single by Trezza. Meanwhile, Hutchison pitched in eight of the ten playoff games and collected three of the seven wins.
Hutchison enjoyed a season highlight in 1947. She completed her 40 starts, ending with a 27-13 record and 120 strikeouts, allowing only 230 hits in 360 innings of work
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
. She registered career-highs in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, while leading the league with her 27 victories and innings. She also hurled 12 shutouts and made the All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. That season Racine finished with a 65-47 record, tying for second with Grand Rapids. The Muskegon Lassies
Muskegon Lassies
The Muskegon Lassies were one of the expansion teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in , representing Muskegon, Michigan. The team played their home games at Marsh Field....
, who finished in first place with a 69-43 ledger, were beaten by Racine in the first round, four games to one, thanks in part to superb pitching by Hutchison. In the championship, however, Racine fell to Grand Rapids in seven games, losing the title as they won it the year before, by a similar 1–0 score. The first three games went into extra innings, with Hutchison and the Belles claiming the opener in twelve innings, 2–0. But Grand Rapids came back to win Game 2 in ten innings, 3–2, and Game 3 in ten innings, 2–1. Backed by the fine pitching of Mildred Earp
Mildred Earp
Mildred Earp [Mid or Millie] is a former female pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 135 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
, Grand Rapids won Game 4 by a 3-0 margin, and needed only one more victory for the championship. But Racine reacted in Game 5, when Perlick belted a three-run home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
in the first inning and Hutchison dominated the Chicks hitters for a 3–2 victory. Against the wall, Racine won Game 6 by a 4–3 score, breaking a 3–3 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning to force a decisive Game 7. Then, in a tough pitcher’s duel, Earp beat Hutchison and the Belles, 1–0, to clinch the championship. The official summary of the league about the playoffs praised Racine: The work of pitcher Anna Hutchinson for the Belles was exceptional, and it is hard to conceive that Racine could have made any progress without her strong right arm. Other references in the report included Perlick, who led her team at bat and helped to keep them in the series with her stick work
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
and fine defensive play. An especially worthy of mention was the heroic work of Belles catcher Irene Hickson – who played throughout the twelve-game series with a broken finger on her throwing hand, to give stirring and convincing demonstrations of why girls baseball as played in the All-American Girls Baseball League has earned itself a place among of the top attractions of the nation.
Unfortunately, Hutchison was never the same pitcher again for Racine, as a result for being overworked in her first two seasons. Her strong delivery, eventually, caused arm problems that affected her baseball career. In 1948 she slipped to a 3-6 record in 14 games and was traded to Muskegon at the end of the season. Then, she went 8-12 in 25 games in 1949, in what would be her last season in the league.
After baseball
Following her baseball career, Hutchison went on to be a respected golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er and bowler
Bowler (ten-pin)
A bowler is someone participating in the sport of bowling, either as an amateur or professional. In American ten-pin bowling, a bowler is most commonly a member of a team of three to six people...
and became a long time resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...
, while working as an elementary teacher with Kenosha Unified Schools for 16 years before retiring in 1987. After that, she moved to Racine, Wisconsin
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
.
Hutchison is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York
Cooperstown, New York
Cooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York, USA. It is located in the Town of Otsego. The population was estimated to be 1,852 at the 2010 census.The Village of Cooperstown is the county seat of Otsego County, New York...
, which was opened on November 5, in honor of the entire league rather than individual baseball personalities. About 150 former AAGPBL attended the inaugural ceremony; Hutchison and her good friend and batterymate
Battery (baseball)
In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, who may also be called batterymen or batterymates of one another.- History :...
Hickson were two of them.
Hutchison died at her home in Racine at the age of 72.
Pitching statistics
| GP Games pitched In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while... | W | L | W-L% | ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... | IP Innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two... | R Run (baseball) In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured... | ER Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... | BB Base on balls A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08... | SO Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 64 | 45 | .587 | 1.84 | 876 | 265 | 179 | 252 | 257 |