Ed Hawk

Edward Hawk

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut September 7, 1911
• Final Game October 7, 1911
• Born February 22, 1888 in Neosho, MO USA
• Died March 26, 1936 in Neosho, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Hawk went 9-4 for the 1910 Joplin Miners, and that presumably got him noticed by the majors. He pitched for the 1911 St. Louis Browns, and while he went 0-4, his ERA was decent. His teammate from Joplin, Earl Hamilton, also pitched that year for the Browns, and while Hawk had a lower ERA than Hamilton, Hamilton was the one who stuck and pitched 14 years in the majors, of which six were with the Browns. Hawk's career came to an abrupt end in July 1912 when he fell from a window while trying to fix a screen in a hotel (July 9, 1912 Goshen Mid Week News Times).

Hawk is sometimes put on the "all fowl" team, along with players such as Mike Parrott.

An Ed Hawk, presumably this one, managed in 1934-35 in the Arkansas State League.

Hawk, born in Missouri, died at age 48 in Missouri. Thedeadballera.com lists his cause of death as "acute dilation of heart."

He is not to be confused with Ed Hock.