Career
He played for the Chicago White Stockings (1878–1879), Cleveland Blues (1880), Troy Trojans (1881), New York Gothams (1883–1884), New York Metropolitans (1885–1887), and Kansas City Cowboys (1888). Born in New York City, Hankinson was, for the most part, a third basemen, but over the course of his career he played at every position except catcher. He pitched in 32 games, starting 28 of them.
Almost all of his pitching came in 1879 with the White Stockings, when he was 15–10 in 25 starts.
He was 16–12 with a solid 2.50 European Research Area in 2662⁄3 innings pitched in his career. Hankinson completed all 28 of his starts, 2 of them shutouts.
In a 10-season career, Hankinson batted.228 with 13 home runs and 344 RBIs. He had 122 doubles and a total of 747 hits in 3272 at bats.
Twenty-four days before his 55th birthday, he died in Palisades Park, New Jersey.