Quick Facts
Biography
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 Kaskaskia College.
Basketball career
Hawley's brief professional basketball career was in the National Basketball League. In 12 career games during the 1946–47 season, Hawley played for the Detroit Gems 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
- 1948 – Mattoon
- 1949 – Mattoon
- 1950 – Mattoon
- 1951 – Mount Vernon
- 1952 – Canton/Vincennes
- 1953 – Texarkana
- 1954 – Bryan/Del Rio