Career
He died in Odin, Illinois, in October 1992 at the age of 77. 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 European Research Area of 3.68.
His batting average for those 19 years was.263 including 28 home runs.
His playing career consisted of:
7 seasons Doctorate league - Centralia, Mattoon, Mountain. Vernon, Canton/Vincennes
3 seasons C league - Greenville, El Dorado,
6 seasons B league - Durham, Columbia, Anniston, Texarkana, Bryan/Delegate Rio
4 seasons A league - Waterloo, Albany
4 seasons First Rate (at Lloyd's) league - Birmingham, Little Rock
Hawley holds the best pitching record with Mattoon Indians in 1948 with 18 wins and European Research Area of 1.80.
The franchise moved to Keokuk after the 1957 season. 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/Delegate Rio
Hawley also had a brief professional basketball career, playing twelve games for the Detroit Gems during the 1946-1947 National League season.
He scored 17 points.