Chicken Hawks
Chicken Hawks | |
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San Francisco, California | |
Died: May 26, 1973 San Rafael, California | (aged 77)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 1921, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1925, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .316 |
Home runs | 7 |
Runs batted in | 60 |
Teams | |
Nelson Louis "Chicken" Hawks (February 3, 1896 – May 26, 1973) was a
minor league baseball. He made his major-league debut at the age of 25 and was officially listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 167 pounds (76 kg).[1]
Early life
Hawks was born on February 3, 1896, in
San Francisco, California.[1]
He attended Santa Clara University from 1915–1920.[2]
Professional career
Hawks began his professional baseball career in 1918, when he played for the
Nashville Volunteers, and the St. Paul Saints, Hawks returned to the Volunteers for the 1924 season, where he hit a team-best .336 batting average, along with a .494 slugging percentage, second best on the Volunteers to Bevo LeBourveau's .536.[6]
In his second MLB season, Hawks played for the Philadelphia Philles. Over the course of the year, Hawks hit .322, good for fifth best on the team. On September 8 of that season, he broke up a no-hitter by
After his season with the Phillies, Hawks played for the
San Francisco Seals, and Mission Reds until his retirement in 1931.[9]
After baseball
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After retiring from baseball, Hawks died from a heart attack on May 26, 1973, at Kaiser Hospital in San Rafael, California after years of pulmonary problems.[10] He is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Chicken Hawks". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2017
- ^ "1918 Oakland Oaks". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "1919 Oakland Oaks". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "1920 Western Canada League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "1924 Nashville Volunteers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Brooklyn Robins 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (1)". Retrosheet. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-618-21355-9.
- ^ "Chicken Hawks Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Chicken Hawks". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)