| Bill Hutchison | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 17, 1859 New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Died: March 19, 1926 (aged 66) Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 1884 for the Kansas City Cowboys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 1897 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 183–163 |
| Earned run average | 3.59 |
| Strikeouts | 1,234 |
| Teams | |
William Forrest "Wild Bill" Hutchinson (December 17, 1859 – March 19, 1926) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of nine seasons (1884, 1889–1897) with the Kansas City Cowboys, Chicago White Stockings/Colts and St. Louis Browns. He was the National League wins leader for three straight season (1890–1892) and strikeout champion in 1892 with Chicago. For his career, he compiled a 183-163 record in 375 appearances, with a 3.59 ERA and 1234 strikeouts.
During his seven seasons with the Chicago franchise (now the Chicago Cubs) he ranks 4th all-time in franchise history in wins (181), 6th in games pitched (367), 2nd in innings pitched (3021), 6th in strikeouts (1224), 3rd in games started (339), 1st in complete games (317), 10th in shutouts (21), 1st in base on balls allowed (1109), 1st in losses (158), and 1st in wild pitches (120).
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, attended Yale, and later died in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 66.
| Preceded by John Clarkson |
National League Wins Champion 1890-1892 (1892 with Cy Young) |
Succeeded by Frank Killen |
| Preceded by Amos Rusie |
National League Strikeout Champion 1892 |
Succeeded by Amos Rusie |