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Pete Rose League
9-2-2067
Sammy Hawkins First Base
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .240 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .619 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 574 Age at Death 94 Date of Birth 08-07-1932
HR 33 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1955)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(74 games)
RBI 228
SB 19
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF B- (59.2%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (6.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 DET
12
36
4
8
1
0
0
3
2
8 0 0
0
0 0
.513
.263
.250
.028
.222
1956 DET
82
268
19
59
14
0
1
25
25
45 2 1
0
0 7
.574
.291
.284
.063
.220
1957 DET
105
275
29
73
12
0
5
44
31
43 1 4
0
0 5
.701
.338
.364
.098
.265
1958 DET
162
629
71
146
19
0
10
58
55
126 4 4
0
0 23
.606
.296
.310
.078
.232
1959 DET
126
319
26
85
9
0
3
29
29
60 2 0
3
3 3
.654
.331
.323
.056
.266
1960 DET
90
236
25
54
6
0
6
25
31
56 2 0
2
1 6
.654
.323
.331
.102
.229
1961 DET
83
194
14
50
3
1
4
17
12
32 0 0
7
2 3
.646
.301
.345
.088
.258
1962 DET
87
155
13
37
4
0
2
13
10
29 1 0
1
4 0
.592
.289
.303
.065
.239
1963 DET-STL
73
122
11
26
1
0
0
5
15
22 0 0
3
0 2
.521
.299
.221
.008
.213
1963 DET
49
71
7
14
0
0
0
3
7
8 0 0
2
0 1
.466
.269
.197
.000
.197
1963 STL
24
51
4
12
1
0
0
2
8
14 0 0
1
0 1
.594
.339
.255
.020
.235
1964 DET
50
121
9
26
4
0
2
6
5
19 0 0
1
2 0
.544
.246
.298
.083
.215
1965 DET
29
41
6
10
1
0
0
3
6
7 0 0
2
2 1
.609
.340
.268
.024
.244
Total
899
2396
227
574
74
1
33
228
221
447 12 9
19
14 50
.619
.306
.313
.073
.240
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Sammy Hawkins has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-09-07The Milwaukee Bombers have waived Sammy Hawkins.
1966-06-28The Milwaukee Bombers have acquired Sammy Hawkins from the waiver wire.
1966-04-12The Detroit Deacons have waived Sammy Hawkins.
1965-09-07The Detroit Deacons have promoted Dave Babcock to the major league team. The Detroit Deacons have designated Sammy Hawkins for assignment.
1964-04-06The Detroit Deacons have promoted Sammy Hawkins to the major league team. The Detroit Deacons have sent Richie Roberts to the minors.
1964-04-05The Detroit Deacons have acquired Sammy Hawkins from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01The St. Louis Warriors have waived Sammy Hawkins.
1963-09-22The St. Louis Warriors have promoted Jose Javier to the major league team. The St. Louis Warriors have designated Sammy Hawkins for assignment.
1963-06-21The St. Louis Warriors have acquired Sammy Hawkins from the waiver wire.
1963-06-21The St. Louis Warriors have demoted Jose Javier to the minor leagues.
1963-06-17The Detroit Deacons have promoted Richie Roberts to the major league team. The Detroit Deacons have designated Sammy Hawkins for assignment.
1956-06-26The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Sammy Hawkins to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Lance Squires to the minors.
1956-04-26The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Lance Squires to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Sammy Hawkins to the minors.
1956-04-22The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Sammy Hawkins to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Lance Squires to the minors.
1955-07-29The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Benjamin Lynn to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Sammy Hawkins to the minors.
1955-07-13The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Sammy Hawkins to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have designated Kerry Solis for assignment.
1955-04-16The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Harvey Kuenn to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Sammy Hawkins to the minors.
1955-04-01The Detroit Grayhawks have promoted Sammy Hawkins to the major league team. The Detroit Grayhawks have sent Louie Hoag to the minors.
1955-04-01The Detroit Grayhawks have renamed John Nourse to Sammy Hawkins.