Title: | Coach |
City: | Odin |
State: | Ilinois |
Height: | 6'3" |
Weight: | 210 |
Hometown: | Odin, Illinois |
Position: | Pitcher |
Team: | Coach |
Chuck Hawley started his career playing sandlot baseball
in Memphis, Tennessee with the minor league Memphis Chicks team. In
1938, Chuck led the Cotton States League with a record of 15-5 and
13-8 for his first two years, pitching a 8-0 no hitter as well. In
1938, he ended the season in Eldorado, Arkansas with a 22-12
record. Chuck had 174 strikeouts and his overall
record was 219-160 with a 3.95 ERA in 3,162 innings.
In 1939, Chuck joined Durham in the Piedmont League and was
voted the league All Star Pitcher, winning 11 consecutive games and
securing a 17-5 record. From there, it was Class AA ball and in
1942, he was instrumental to Little Rock winning the Southern
Association pennant batting .300. He received an offer to play
basketball from the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan while
working for Ford.
He then went on to play for Albany in the Eastern League as
one of the “Big Three” and won 53 games over a three
year period and won three of four games in the Governor’s Cup
Playoff. In the Spring of 1947 the Illinois State League was formed
and Chuck Hawley was asked to manage the Centralia Cubs and later
finished his managing career with Class B ball in the Big State
League at Texarkana. Chuck scouted for the Cincinnati
Reds from 1956 to 1958.
Chuck won over 250 games in his career, always finished
third place or better and had a .291 batting average. He
played seven seasons in D League, three seasons in C League, six
seasons in B League, and four seasons each in A and A1
Leagues. Chuck holds the best pitching record with the
Mattoon Indians in 1948 with 18 wins and an ERA of
1.80.
Chuck Hawley coached at Kaskaskia College for over 19 years, alongside Coach Larry Smith, and was one of the most celebrated and influential individuals in the Kaskaskia College Athletic Program.