Charles Stanley Hawley (April 3, 1915 – October 2, 1992) was an American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. He also coached baseball at the junior college level at

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Basketball career

Hawley's brief professional

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career was in the National Basketball League. In 12 career games during the 1946–47 season, Hawley played for the

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and scored 17 points.

Minor league baseball career

Player

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 He 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.

Manager

Hawley managed/played from 1947 to 1954 for: * 1947 – Centralia Cubs * 1948 –

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* 1949 – Mattoon Indians * 1950 – Mattoon Indians * 1951 –

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* 1952 – Canton Citizens/ Vincennes Velvets * 1953 –

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* 1954 – Bryan/ Del Rio Indians

References

External links

Baseball-reference.com - Chuck HawleyMWLGuide.com - Baseball in Mattoon, Illinois
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