Former Montreal and Chicago Cubs star Andre Dawson, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog and former umpire Doug Harvey have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The 56-year-old Dawson, an All-Star eight times and one of only three major league players to hit 400 homers and steal more than 300 bases, is the 203rd player to make the Hall of Fame. Dawson had 438 homers, 2,774 hits, 1,591 RBIs and 314 stolen bases in his 21-year major league career. Dawson poked fun at several Hall of Famers before getting serious, warning players not to be lured to the dark side of using performance-enhancing drugs. "It's a stain on the game, a stain that's being gradually removed," he said. Herzog served in baseball long before the Steroids Era took hold. The 78-year-old Herzog, who played eight seasons as a first baseman and outfielder before moving to the front office, is just the 19th major league manager to be inducted. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof10...ss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5408878
Dawson was an amazing player in his youth. But he played in Montreal on a concrete outfield that destroyed his knees and robbed him of his speed. The guy had it all, though. He stole bases, had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder and played great defense, was a power hitter and also hit for average.
