in his second mlb season, hawks played for the philadelphia philles. over the course of the year, hawks hit .322, good for fifth best on the team. on september 8 of that season, he broke up a no-hitter by dazzy vance with a hit in the bottom of the second inning in an otherwise hit-less game for the phillies. in vance's next start against the phillies, hawks broke up a shutout when he scored on a sacrifice fly ball after moving to third base on an error by jimmy johnston.