Bill Hawke
William Victor "Bill" Hawke was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for three seasons, all in the National League, with a career record of 32 wins and 31 losses.Career
Born in Elsmere, Delaware, Hawke began his major league career with the St. Louis Browns in. He pitched in 14 games that first season, with a 5-5 win/loss record and threw one shutout. Bill split season between the Browns and the Baltimore Orioles. It was for the latter that he pitched a no-hit, 5-0 victory against the Washington Senators on August 16, 1893. It was the first no-hitter at the new distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate. For the 1893 season, the mound was moved from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches, the distance that is still used to this day. Hawke finished his career the following season, with a 16-9 record for the National League champion Baltimore Orioles.Post-career
On December 11, 1902, he died of carcinoma at the age of 32 in Wilmington, Delaware, and was interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington.
