It was just announced that Andre Dawson has been elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Dawson is more than deserving of the honor as he was a stellar player for much of his 21 year career.Along with Dawson, Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey will be at the podium in Cooperstown New York.Harvey and Herzog were elected by the veterans committee last month.The induction will take place July 25th. Dawson ended up with 420 votes and 77.9% of the votes needed. You need 75% to be elected.
A Deserving Andre Dawson Is Now A Hall Of Famer.
I had the honor and pleasure to see Dawson play every year of his career. He was one of the best all around players of his generation. He is considered a five tool player. He had a fearsome bat, speed to kill, and his defense, particularly his arm was as good as it gets.He won eight gold gloves and four silver slugger awards. He also captured the Rookie of the Year Award in1977. He was as exciting to watch as a player gets both on offense and defense. But it was his MVP year in 1987 that is even more impressive. He won it for a more that mediocre Cubs team.I am so happy that a deserving player like the Hawk gets his rightful place in Cooperstown.
Dawson’s stats speak for them self as well as his honors.He posted a .279 career batting average with 438 homers and 1591 RBI’s. To those stats, add 314 stolen bases and you have one hell of a great all around player. He is one of only three players to amass 400 homers and 300 stolen bases. The other two are Willie Mays and Barry Bonds. All I can say is congratulations Hawk, you are truly deserving to be mentioned as a Hall Of Famer.
I would also like to mention two player that narrowly missed induction. Bert Blyleven missed by a mere five votes and Roberto Alomar missed by eight. Alomar was a great second baseman and it is only a matter of time before his plaque is in Cooperstown.
Tags: Andre Dawson, barry bonds, Baseball Hall Of Fame, Doug Harvey, Roberto Alomar, Whitey Herzog, Willie Mays
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