Bill Hawke

Bill Hawke
Pitcher
Born: April 28, 1870
Elsmere, Delaware, US
Died: December 11, 1902(1902-12-11) (aged 32)
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 28, 1892, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1894, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record32–31
Strikeouts193
Earned run average4.98
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

William Victor Hawke (April 28, 1870 – December 11, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for three seasons, all in the National League, with a career record of 32 wins and 31 losses.

Career

Born in Elsmere, Delaware, Hawke began his major league career with the St. Louis Browns in 1892. He pitched in 14 games that first season, with a 5–5 win–loss record and threw one shutout. Bill split 1893 season between the Browns and the Baltimore Orioles. It was for the latter that he pitched a no-hit, 5-0 victory against the Washington Senators on August 16, 1893. It was the first no-hitter at the new distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate. For the 1893 season, the mound was moved from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches, the distance that is still used to this day. Hawke finished his career the following season, with a 16-9 record for the National League champion Baltimore Orioles.

Post-career

On December 11, 1902, he died of carcinoma at the age of 32 in Wilmington, Delaware, and was interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington.

He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bill Hawke's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bill Hawke's profile". delawarebaseball.com. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ "1894 Baltimore Orioles team page". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ "The Dead Ball Era: Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1992". www.desports.org.