Chuck Hawley
Encyclopedia
Charles Stanley Hawley was an American
professional baseball
and basketball
player. He died in Odin, Illinois
in October 1992 at the age of 77.
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 Ibs
Chuck began playing in the minor league at age 21 as a pitcher and pitched from 1936 to 1954. His career he had 210 wins and 160 losses with an ERA of 3.68. His batting average for those 19 years was .263 including 28 home runs. His playing career consisted of:
Chuck holds the best pitching record with Mattoon Indians in 1948 with 18 wins and ERA of 1.80. Mattoon was a charter member of the Midwest League's predecessor league, the Illinois State League. The franchise moved to Keokuk after the 1957 season.
career, playing twelve games for the Detroit Gems during the 1946-47 National Basketball League
season. He scored 17 points.
United States
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professional baseball
Baseball
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and basketball
Basketball
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player. He died in Odin, Illinois
Odin, Illinois
Odin is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Odin is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
in October 1992 at the age of 77.
Minor League Player History
Bats: RightThrows: Right
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 Ibs
Chuck began playing in the minor league at age 21 as a pitcher and pitched from 1936 to 1954. His career he had 210 wins and 160 losses with an ERA of 3.68. His batting average for those 19 years was .263 including 28 home runs. His playing career consisted of:
- 7 seasons D league - Centralia, Mattoon, Mt. Vernon, Canton/Vincennes
- 3 seasons C league - Greenville, El Dorado,
- 6 seasons B league - Durham, Columbia, Anniston, Texarkana, Bryan/Del Rio
- 4 seasons A league - Waterloo, Albany
- 4 seasons A1 league - Birmingham, Little Rock
Chuck holds the best pitching record with Mattoon Indians in 1948 with 18 wins and ERA of 1.80. Mattoon was a charter member of the Midwest League's predecessor league, the Illinois State League. The franchise moved to Keokuk after the 1957 season.
Minor League Manager History
Chuck managed/played from 1947 to 1954 for:- 1947 - Centralia
- 1948 - Mattoon
- 1949 - Mattoon
- 1950 - Mattoon
- 1951 - Mount Vernon
- 1952 - Canton/Vincennes
- 1953 - Texarkana
- 1954 - Bryan/Del Rio
Basketball
Hawley also had a brief professional basketballBasketball
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career, playing twelve games for the Detroit Gems during the 1946-47 National Basketball League
National Basketball League (United States)
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season. He scored 17 points.