Congratulations, Andre Dawson!

Andre Dawson was the only player to get more than the 75 percent mark to gain admittance into the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year.


The obvious surprise at this year's hall of fame vote is that Roberto Alomar, one of the greatest second baseman of all time, didn't get the 75 percent needed to get in, finishing with 74 percent of the vote. Pitcher Bert Blyleven fell five votes shy of induction. He has two years remaining of eligibilty.

I think in 2011, Alomar and Blyleven will be inducted, no doubt about it.

Andre Dawson won the National League Rookie of the year award in 1976 with the now defunct Montreal Expos.

After ten seasons playing on the rock hard turf of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Dawson left Montreal and offered the Cubs a blank contract. Cubs General Manager Dallas Green offered Dawson $500,000 dollars. Dawson then went on to have one of the greatest individual seasons in baseball history, as Dawson hit .287 with a league leading 49 homeruns and 137 RBIs to win the National League MVP Award for a last place Cubs team.

Dawson played six seasons with the Cubs before moving on to the Boston Red Sox before finishing his career in 1996 with the Florida Marlins.

Andre Dawson finished his career with  a .279 batting average, 438 homeruns,1,591 RBIs, and 314 Stolen Bases. Dawson also had four Silver Slugger Awards, Eight Gold Gloves, and was on eight All Star teams.

I think the most telling stat in favor of Andre Dawson is that he is one of only three players in the history of the game to have 400 homeruns, 300 stolen bases, and 1500 RBIs, joining Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.

Congratulations to "The Hawk" Andre Dawson on making it to the most exclusive club in Baseball. Dawson shows that good things happen to those who wait for the call to the hall.

CORRECTION: Corrected to Show Andre's batting average of .279, not his OBP of .323, which was originally posted as his batting average. Thanks to blog reader JF for recognizing my mistake. No More Late Night Blogging for me!