Baseball Career
He is known for being the first (and thus far, the only) San Diego Padres pitcher to win a World Series game. Hawkins earned a victory pitching in relief in Game 2 of the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost to Detroit in five games. His best season was 1985, when he threw a career-high 228⅔ innings, compiled an 18–8 record, (winning his first 10 starts) and finished with a 3.15 ERA. Hawkins is the only pitcher to win his first 10 starts since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball which started in 1969. In 3 career starts at Fenway Park, Hawkins managed a total of just one inning, giving up 18 earned runs in those starts.
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