Bill Hutchison
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hutcb101
Given Name:
William Forrest
Bill Hutchison was among the last of a breed. Over a three-year stretch, from 1890 to 1892, the ironman right-hander averaged 40 wins, 595 innings, 63 complete games, and 65 starts per season. He led the NL in every one of those statistical categories each season during a time when the pitching distance to home plate was 55½ feet. In 1893, the distance from the mound to home plate was increased to 60 feet 6 inches to... Читать дальше...