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
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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.[1]

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.[1] 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.[2] Hawke finished his career the following season, with a 16-9 record for the National League champion Baltimore Orioles.[3]

Post-career

On December 11, 1902, he died of carcinoma[4] at the age of 32 in Wilmington, Delaware, and was interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington.[1]

He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.
Achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
August 16, 1893 		Succeeded by