Andre Dawson, “The Hawk”, is elected to the Hall of Fame 

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On January 6, 2010 — Andre Dawson, “The Hawk”, is elected to the Hall of Fame getting 77.9% of the votes cast by the BBWAA. P Bert Blyleven and 2B Roberto Alomar fall agonizingly short of election, missing the honor by 5 and 8 votes respectively. Dawson, the 1987 National League MVP, played 21 seasons in the majors, principally with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs, hitting .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs, 1591 RBI and 314 stolen bases a Rookie of the Year Award, an MVP Award, 8 Gold Gloves, and 4 Silver Sluggers. He is one of only three players, that includes Mays and Barry Bonds, to exceed 400 homers and 300 stolen bases during his major league career.

 

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