– Position: Right-fielder.
– Bats/Throws: R/R
– 1991: Batted .272, 31 homers, 104 RBIs in 149 games for Cubs.
– Best season: 1987 National League Most Valuable Player in first season with Cubs, hit .287, 49 homers, 137 RBIs.
– Personal: Born July 10, 1954, Miami. Lives in Miami. Married to former Vanessa Turner. Children: Darius, Amber. Graduated from Florida A & M University, 1976. After `87 season, city of South Miami renamed a street
”Andre Dawson Drive.”
– Snap stat: Has 2,354 career hits, 377 homers, 304 stolen bases. Joined Willie Mays as only major-league player to exceed 2,000 hits, 300 homers and 300 steals. He`s first Cub to go to the All-Star Game each of his first five years with team.
– Noteworthy: Despite speculation that Dawson wants to move to the Miami expansion team, he said he`d like to close out his career on the natural sod in Wrigley Field.
