Born in New York City, Hankinson was, for the most part, a third baseman, but over the course of his career he played at every position except catcher; he pitched in 32 games, starting 28 of them. Almost all of his pitching came in 1879 with the White Stockings, when he was 15–10 in 25 starts. He was 16–12 with a solid 2.50 ERA in 266​2⁄3 innings pitched in his career. Hankinson completed all 28 of his starts, 2 of them shutouts.\n', '

In a 10-season career, Hankinson batted .228 with 13 home runs and 344 RBIs. He had 122 doubles and a total of 747 hits in 3272 at bats.\n', '

Twenty-four days before his 55th birthday, he died in Palisades Park, New Jersey.\n', '

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