Chuck Hawley
Charles Stanley Hawley (April 3, 1915 — October 1992) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He died in Odin, Illinois, in October 1992 at the age of 77.
Minor League player history
Bats: right
Throws: right
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
Chuck Hawley began playing in the minor league at age 21 as a pitcher and pitched from 1936 to 1954. 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
Hawley 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, the Illinois State League. The franchise moved to Keokuk after the 1957 season.
Minor League manager history
Hawley 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 basketball career, playing twelve games for the Detroit Gems during the 1946-47 National Basketball League season. He scored 17 points.[1]