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Lemuel Hawkins- 1st Base(Monarchs, Elite Giants)
Born: October 2, 1895, Macon, GA
Died: August 10, 1934, Chicago IL (Shot and killed during a robbery, 38 years old)
Drafted in 1921 by the Giants in the 5th round (Pick #72)
Drafted in 1924 by the Texas Aggies in the 10th round ( Pick #146)
Traded in 1925 to the Vegas Vipers
Drafted in 1926 by the Giants in the 7th round ( Pick #102)
Lemuel Hawkins was a member of the 1924 KC Monarchs, winners of the Negro league World Series. Beating the Hilldale club in a best of 9 Series.
He was shot and killed by his partner during a botched attempt to rob a beer truck.
SCL STATS:
Team Year AVG OBP SPC G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB K HBP IW SB CS
CG 1921 .219 .269 .237 105 274 60 5 0 0 23 21 16 31 4 0 4 1
CG 1922 .286 .320 .309 107 343 98 5 0 1 39 46 17 31 2 0 0 3
CG 1923 .271 .328 .332 95 277 75 9 1 2 32 28 22 25 2 0 3 0
TA 1924 .295 .354 .370 50 173 51 2 4 1 26 14 14 16 2 0 2 2
VV 1925 .215 .254 .267 82 326 70 7 5 0 30 30 19 16 0 0 4 0
CG 1926 .170 .262 .223 96 112 19 3 0 1 13 10 14 6 0 0 3 0
.248 .298 .292 535 1505 373 31 10 5 163 149 102 125 10 0 16 6
Hawkins was a part-time player for 6 seasons in the SCL. On 9/20/1926 in n his last AB in the SCL Hawkins lined a 2-out PH single to left in the 8th inning off of Warbirds’ pitcher Ted Lyons.
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
Real Life Totals: 1922-1928 572 2145 327 579 64 24 5 238 .270 .329 .329
