| Big Bat Pays Off, Hawkins Player of the Week Monday, May 14th , 1962 His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Russ Hawkins was rewarded with the Federal Association Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Los Angeles Suns shortstop hit .550 while collecting 11 hits in 20 at-bats, 1 home run and 6 RBIs.
In 23 games this season, Hawkins has batted at a .355 pace with 33 hits and 2 home runs. | | |