Nov
14
2007
Andre Dawson was awesome in 1987
Posted by: Richie Rich in 3 Homer Night, Andre Dawson, Cubs, Harry Caray, Phillies
We’ve already unveiled our Andre Dawson Awards this week … so let’s go back twenty years to Andre Dawson’s MVP season in 1987 – specifically August 1, 1987.
The Chicago Cubs were 5.5 games back of the Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies were at Wrigley Field.
And Andre Dawson smoked the Phillies for Home Runs #29, #30 and #31.
The following video clip is great to see Dawson in his prime and to hear Harry Caray and Steve Stone call the action.
There’s so much cool throwback stuff in that clip.
- No pitch count graphics on the screen during the play-by-play
- Harry Caray not stumbling over every other word
- Dewayne Staats’ call of the 2nd Home Run – Harry Caray did the radio broadcast during the middle innings
- The Phillies’ powder blue road unis
- The huge glasses on Phillies pitcher Tom Hume (#41)
- The huge sunglasses on the redhead (Jody Davis?) in the dugout after the 1st HR
- Rafael Palmeiro congratulating Dawson in the Cubs’ dugout
- No lights at Wrigley Field
- The Cubs’ pullover jerseys
- The red striped tube socks on a kid on Waveland Avenue
Let me know what else you guys see in the comments.
While we’re doing Andre Dawson week here at HRD, here’s a quick Andre Dawson commercial from 1988.
I wish it was the Tru-Link fence commercial. If anyone has that commercial, drop me an email.
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November 14th, 2007 at 10:59 am
I totally remember the Tru-Link comercial, but I can’t imagine anyone has it…
Hawk Week is great Rich.
November 15th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
I met the Hawk a few years ago at a Cal Ripken World Series here in Mattoon. He still looked like he could play.
Better yet, Howard Johnson got stiffed in 1987.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:07 am
I have been on a Cubs high the way this season is going and remembering the heartbreaks in 1984 and 1989 and then this season Andre had in 1987 and how good it felt to finish last.First and as far as I know only player ever to win MVP honors on a last place team.
The excitement that every at bat seemed to be when he came up.I was wanting to know if I am the only one that sat and watched as in his last at bat(at Wrigley anyway,can’t recall if they finished on the road)of 1987 was when he smacked #49.It was one of those moments that you just KNEW it was gonna happen and it did.Like you called it.
Seeing him throw the runner out at first base on a line drive rope to right.In all actuality Leon Durham dropped the ball but the ump must have missed it and called him out.The ball sure as hell beat him there.Things like that,that made #8 a favorite forever.Besides being a classy and quiet person he was a great ball player.He’ll be in th Hall soon I hope.
June 19th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I remember the tru-link commercial.
“When I hit one over the fence at Wrigley Field, I hit it over a Tru-Link fence. With hundreds of styles of ornamental irons…….”