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Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs steals his 300th base in an 11 – 5 loss to the New York Mets

 

On September 22, 1990 – At Wrigley Field Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs steals his 300th base in an 11 – 5 loss to the New York Mets, becoming only the second player in major league history with 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other. Bobby Bonds was the only other player at the time with 300 Homers and 300 Steals.

The stole base was Dawson’s 16th of the season, the battery was  Ron Darling and Mackey Sasser. Dawson will also hit his 25th homerun in the contest.

Dawson has a history with Darling, he also hit his 300th home run against Darling on April 23, 1989 and gets his 2,000th hit against pitcher Jim Clancy of the Houston Astros at the Astrodome August 18, 1989.

 


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