Andre Dawson Marquee Hall of Fame 2010

b. July 10, 1954 · Montreal Expos 1976–1986, Chicago Cubs 1987–1992, Boston Red Sox 1993–1994, Florida Marlins 1995–1996

Montreal played him in center field on artificial turf for eleven seasons and his knees paid the bill. He won six Gold Gloves there, then moved to right field in Chicago and won two more. Across the career that came to 1,027 games in center and 1,281 in right.

The Cubs took him for 1987, and he hit 49 home runs and drove in 137, leading the National League in both while the team finished sixth of six at 76-85. The voters made him Most Valuable Player anyway. Alex Rodriguez, with Texas in 2003, is the only other player to win it from the bottom of a standings table.

He finished with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs, 314 stolen bases, eight Gold Gloves, and eight All-Star selections. The writers needed nine ballots. He drew 214 votes in 2002, his first year on it, and 420 of 539 in 2010, the year they let him in.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	8	1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Gold Glove	8	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Player of the Week	8	1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
Silver Slugger	4	1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
Player of the Month	3	1983, 1987, 1990
The Sporting News All-Star	3	1981, 1983, 1987
The Sporting News Player of the Year	2	1981, 1987
Hutch Award	1	1994
MLB Players Curt Flood Award	1	2020
Most Valuable Player	1	1987
Rookie of the Year	1	1977
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1977

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	MON	24	85	9	20	4	1	0	7	5	13	1	.235
1977	MON	139	525	64	148	26	9	19	65	34	93	21	.282
1978	MON	157	609	84	154	24	8	25	72	30	128	28	.253
1979	MON	155	639	90	176	24	12	25	92	27	115	35	.275
1980	MON	151	577	96	178	41	7	17	87	44	69	34	.308
1981	MON	103	394	71	119	21	3	24	64	35	50	26	.302
1982	MON	148	608	107	183	37	7	23	83	34	96	39	.301
1983	MON	159	633	104	189	36	10	32	113	38	81	25	.299
1984	MON	138	533	73	132	23	6	17	86	41	80	13	.248
1985	MON	139	529	65	135	27	2	23	91	29	92	13	.255
1986	MON	130	496	65	141	32	2	20	78	37	79	18	.284
1987	CHC	153	621	90	178	24	2	49	137	32	103	11	.287
1988	CHC	157	591	78	179	31	8	24	79	37	73	12	.303
1989	CHC	118	416	62	105	18	6	21	77	35	62	8	.252
1990	CHC	147	529	72	164	28	5	27	100	42	65	16	.310
1991	CHC	149	563	69	153	21	4	31	104	22	80	4	.272
1992	CHC	143	542	60	150	27	2	22	90	30	70	6	.277
1993	BOS	121	461	44	126	29	1	13	67	17	49	2	.273
1994	BOS	75	292	34	70	18	0	16	48	9	53	2	.240
1995	FLA	79	226	30	58	10	3	8	37	9	45	0	.257
1996	FLA	42	58	6	16	2	0	2	14	2	13	0	.276
Career	—	2627	9927	1373	2774	503	98	438	1591	589	1509	314	.279

On this day & linked events

1954

Born July 10, 1954

Miami, FL, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Andre Dawson

Andre Dawson made a major-league debut on September 11, 1976.

1985

Final major-league game: Andre Dawson

Andre Dawson played a final major-league game on September 29, 1996.

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