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 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 basketball career, playing twelve games for the Detroit Gems during the 1946-47 National Basketball League season. He scored 17 points.^[1]

References

1. ^ BBALLsports.com Sports Statistic Database

External links

• Baseball-reference.com - Chuck Hawley
• MWLGuide.com - Baseball in Mattoon, Illinois

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Name	Hawley, Chuck
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Date of birth	April 3, 1915
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Date of death	1992
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