Andre Dawson has long been considered one of the best players of his generation. And this weekend, the Hawk is at long last coming to roost in Cooperstown.
Dawson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his 9th year of eligibility. It’s an honor some say is coming eight years after his enshrinement should have happened. He’s one of the best ever to wear the red white and blue in two different countries, first for the Montreal Expos and later for the Chicago Cubs.
In honor of his legendary career, we here at The Sports Bank decided to take a look back at some of the most memorable moments of Dawson’s illustrious career.
By Matt Lindner
Heck of an Inning – July 30, 1978 and September 24, 1985
In just his second season in the big leagues, Dawson put himself in rarified error during the third inning of a game on July 30, 1978 in Atlanta. He took Braves’ starter Tommy Boggs out of the yard to lead off the inning and then later in the same inning would also homer off Bo...
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