Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954, Miami, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. In 1975, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos and made his major-league debut on September 11, 1976. In 1977, Dawson hit .282, with 19 homers and 65 RBI, and was named NL Rookie of the Year.
Dawson, whose nickname was "The Hawk," played 1443 games with the Expos, 4th highest in franchise history. As an Expo, Dawson set single-season club records for home runs (32, now 7th), RBI (113, now 4th), Extra Base Hits (78, now 7th), and Sacrifice Flies (18, still 1st). He still holds the Expos' career record for Sacrifice Flies (71), and is the only player to hit 200 home runs and steal 200 bases with Montreal.

Montreal Expos (1976-1986)
Chicago Cubs (1987-1992)
Boston Red Sox (1993-1994)
Florida Marlins (1995-1996)
All-Star in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
MLB Rookie of the Year Award (NL): 1977
MLB Most Valuable Player Award (NL): 1987
Gold Glove (NL-OF): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
Silver Slugger Award (NL-OF): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
Led NL in Hits (189) and Sacrifice Flies (18) in 1983
Led NL in Total Bases in 1983 (341) and 1987 (353)
Led NL in Home Runs (49) and RBI (137) in 1987
Led NL in Extra-Base Hits in 1982 (67) and 1983 (78)
Led NL in Intentional Walks (21) in 1990
Ranks 32nd on MLB Career Games List (2,627)
Ranks 26th on MLB Career At Bats List (9,927)
Ranks 35th on MLB Career Plate Appearances List (10,769)
Ranks 85th on MLB Career Runs List (1,373)
Ranks 45th on MLB Career Hits List (2,774)
Ranks 24th on MLB Career Total Bases List (4,787)
Ranks 43rd on MLB Career Doubles List (503)
Ranks 35th on MLB Career Home Runs List (438)
Ranks 29th on MLB Career RBI List (1,591)
Ranks 97th on MLB Career Singles List (1,735)
Ranks 64th on MLB Career Runs Created List (1,536)
Ranks 22nd on MLB Career Extra-Base Hits List (1,039)
Ranks 90th on MLB Career Times on Base List (3,474)
Ranks 9th on MLB Career Sacrifice Flies List (118)
Ranks 47th on MLB Career Intentional Walks List (143) Montreal Years
He played for the Expos until after the 1986 season, when he took a pay cut to sign with the Chicago Cubs. Dawson's knee injuries were aggravated by playing on artificial turf in Montreal, and he hoped playing home games on grass at Wrigley Field would prolong his career. Dawson had campaigned for the Cubs to sign him during the offseason, but general manager Dallas Green resisted, insisting that the Cubs would start Brian Dayett in right field (Dawson had moved from center field to right field in his final two seasons as an Expo, due to the condition of his knees), and that one player could not make a 71-91 team a 91-71 team. When the Cubs opened camp in Mesa, Arizona that spring, Dawson and his agent Dick Moss arrived in an attempt to secure a contract with the Cubs. Dawson and Moss' stunt was derided as a "dog and pony show" by Green, who still wouldn't make an offer to Dawson. Two weeks into spring training, Dawson turned the tables on Green and the Cubs, presenting Green with a blank contract. Green filled in the contract with lean figures: a $500,000 base salary with $250,000 in incentives if Dawson made the All-Star team, started the All-Star Game, or won the National League MVP award.
He did all three, enjoying one of his finest seasons in 1987 in terms of raw statistics. He became the Cubs' starting right-fielder, and hit 49 home runs and was named MLB Most Valuable Player NL MVP. With Chicago, Dawson had finally won the MVP award, after the two runner-up years, 1981 and 1983, in Montreal. Sadly, Dawson wasn't able to turn around the Cubs' fortunes: although the Cubs contended for the first half of the season and were even in first place in early May, they finished the 1987 season at 76-85, last in the National League East.
Dawson played five more seasons with the Cubs, and was one of the franchise's most popular players during that time. Unfortunately, his worst individual season came in 1989, when the Cubs won the National League East title. Then, during the National League Championship Series, Dawson slumped terribly, hitting .105 as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cubs 4 games to just 1.
Overall, Dawson's .507 career slugging percentage with the Cubs is 4th highest in Cubs history.

Chicago Years
Dawson also played for the Boston Red Sox, and the Florida Marlins before retiring with 2774 hits, 438 home runs, 314 Stolen Bases, and 1591 RBI. He is 29th on the all-time Home Run list, and 28th on the all-time RBI list. He is one of only six players in major league history to record over 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases in his career (300-300 club). The other players to accomplish this are Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Sanders and Steve Finley. Dawson is also one of only 3 members of the 400 HR-300 SB club, joining Barry Bonds and Willie Mays.
Andre Dawson retired after 21 years in the major leagues following the 1996 season.

Hall of Fame Candidacy

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