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| Andre Dawson | |
|---|---|
 Dawson in 2009 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 10, 1954 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1976, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1996, for the Florida Marlins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .279 |
| Hits | 2,774 |
| Home runs | 438 |
| Runs batted in | 1,591 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2010 |
| Vote | 77.9% (ninth ballot) |
Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson",[1][2][3] is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for four different teams as a center and right fielder, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs.
An 8-time National League (NL) All-Star, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1977 after batting .282 with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI), and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1987 after leading the league with 49 homers and 137 RBI; he had been runner-up for the award in both 1981 and 1983. He batted .300 five times, drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. A strong base-runner early in his career, he also stole 30 bases three times. He is one of eight MLB players with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases during his career.[4]
Dawson was a center fielder until knee problems – worsened by the artificial surface at Olympic Stadium – forced his shift to right field, followed by his move to a team which played on grass. He led the NL in outfield putouts three consecutive years (1981–1983), and won eight Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence. Dawson was known for his incredible work ethic and study of the game. He was often seen in the dugout with a clipboard in-hand documenting pitches and pitcher tendencies. This was long before such practices were common-place and such information was readily available. Upon his retirement, his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history; he also ranked seventh in NL history in games as an outfielder (2,303), and sixth in both outfield putouts (5,116) and total chances (5,366). He set Expos franchise records for career games, at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, extra base hits, total bases, and steals, all of which have since been broken variously by Tim Raines, Tim Wallach and Vladimir Guerrero.[5] Dawson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010.[6][7]
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