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Thorny Hawkes
Thorndike Proctor "Thorny" Hawkes (October 15, 1852 – February 2, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, who played a total of two seasons in the Majors.[1] CareerHawkes began his career playing for teams in his hometown of Danvers, Massachusetts. He then played for the Lynn Live Oaks and for Manchester of the New England League.[2] In his first major league season was in 1879 for the Troy Trojans. He played 64 games as the team's starting second baseman, and batted .208 in 250 at bats.[3] On July 30, 1879, he set two records by fielding 18 chances without an error and making 12 putouts without an error.[2] His second was with the 1884 Washington Nationals of the short-lived Union Association. He played in 38 games as the team's starting second baseman, and batted .278 in 151 at bats.[4] He finished his career with 102 games played, a .234 batting average, scored 40 runs, ten doubles, and did not hit a home run.[1] After retiring from baseball, Hawkes worked as a pharmacist and owned a drugstore in Danvers for many years.[2] Hawkes died at the age of 76 in Danvers and is interred at Holten Street Cemetery.[1] References
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