1872
Born December 5, 1872
Beaver Dam, WI, USA
Pink Hawley Notable
b. December 5, 1872 · St. Louis Browns 1892–1894, Pittsburgh Pirates 1895–1897, Cincinnati Reds 1898–1899, New York Giants 1900, Milwaukee Brewers 1901
Pink Hawley played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1892 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901.
He went 167 and 179 with a 3.96 earned run average, pitching 3,012.7 innings in 393 games. He struck out 868, completed 297 of his 344 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 399 games he batted .241, with 297 hits and 130 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 51 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1895, with 4.
He was born in Beaver Dam, WI, USA on December 5, 1872, and died on September 19, 1938. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | STL | 20 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .169 |
| 1893 | STL | 31 | 91 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 1 | .286 |
| 1894 | STL | 53 | 163 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 2 | .264 |
| 1895 | PIT | 57 | 185 | 33 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .308 |
| 1896 | PIT | 50 | 163 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .239 |
| 1897 | PIT | 40 | 130 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .231 |
| 1898 | CIN | 43 | 130 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .185 |
| 1899 | CIN | 34 | 101 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .218 |
| 1900 | NYG | 41 | 123 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1901 | MLA | 30 | 73 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .260 |
| Career | — | 399 | 1230 | 130 | 297 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 163 | 41 | 140 | 7 | .241 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | STL | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 166.1 | 160 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 3.19 |
| 1893 | STL | 5 | 17 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 227.0 | 249 | 116 | 103 | 73 | 4.60 |
| 1894 | STL | 19 | 27 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 392.2 | 481 | 214 | 149 | 120 | 4.90 |
| 1895 | PIT | 31 | 22 | 56 | 50 | 1 | 444.1 | 449 | 157 | 122 | 142 | 3.18 |
| 1896 | PIT | 22 | 21 | 49 | 43 | 0 | 378.0 | 382 | 150 | 157 | 137 | 3.57 |
| 1897 | PIT | 18 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 311.1 | 362 | 166 | 94 | 88 | 4.80 |
| 1898 | CIN | 27 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 331.0 | 357 | 124 | 91 | 69 | 3.37 |
| 1899 | CIN | 14 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 250.1 | 289 | 118 | 65 | 46 | 4.24 |
| 1900 | NYG | 18 | 18 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 329.1 | 377 | 129 | 89 | 80 | 3.53 |
| 1901 | MLA | 7 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 182.1 | 228 | 93 | 41 | 50 | 4.59 |
| Career | — | 167 | 179 | 393 | 344 | 3 | 3012.2 | 3334 | 1326 | 974 | 868 | 3.96 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died September 19, 1938
1892
Major-league debut: Pink Hawley
Pink Hawley made a major-league debut on August 13, 1892.
1901
Final major-league game: Pink Hawley
Pink Hawley played a final major-league game on August 20, 1901.
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