Andre Dawson

He was awarded the 1977 Rookie of the Year in the National League narrowly beating out Steve Henderson of the New York Mets. The major impediments to Dawson's election to the Hall of Fame had been his ordinary career. In 1997 Dawson's #10 was retired by the Montreal Expos in his honor (the number had been previously retired for Rusty Staub).

300 five times drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. Upon his retirement his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history; he also ranked seventh in NL history in games as an outfielder (2303) and sixth in both outfield putouts (5116) and total chances (5366). Dawson was a center fielder until knee problems – worsened by the artificial surface at Olympic Stadium – forced his shift to right field followed by his move to a team which played on grass.