What key details about cal hawk can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william clarence '' cal '' hawk -lrb- october 20 , 1847 -- december 16 , 1899 -rrb- was an american professional baseball player in the 1870s . he played as a pitcher for the oil city senecas , the new castle neshannocks and the bradford team . in 1873 , he became the first pitcher to receive a stated salary , being paid $ 62 per month . he has been called '' the first real professional hurler the game ever had . '' in 1899 , the '' sporting life '' reported that he was '' one of the first twirlers to pitch a curve ball , which in his time was considered a wonderful feat . '' hawk retired from professional baseball in 1877 , though he continued to participate in games at freeport , pennsylvania . hawk was employed by guckenheimer & bros. distillery in freeeport after retiring from baseball . while at work , he fell on his head onto a cement floor from a height of approximately 12 feet . the concussion from the fall led to traumatic meningitis , and hawk died at his home in freeport , pennsylvania , in december 1899 at age 52 . he was buried at the freeport cemetery .
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- death place is freeport , pennsylvania- position is pitcher- death date is 16 december 1899- birth date is october 20 , 1847- name is cal hawk- birth place is leechburg , pennsylvania