Andre Dawson will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this July. Many feel the Dawson’s induction is controversial. Not Bill “Spaceman” Lee.
Lee endorses Dawson’s Hall of Fame induction, according to The Toronto Star.
“Andre was the silent leader," Lee told the Star. "He was the guy everybody looked up to on the one side of the room, as [Gary] Carter was squawking on the other side trying to sell dog food on the 401. Dawson led from the training room, when [trainer Ron] McClain was in there draining his knees using the Cybex machine just to get him loose so Hawk could just get out on the field.”
Lee and Dawson are former Montreal Expos’ teammates, and. Lee remembers Dawson for his toughness.
“This guy gave more synovial fluid than anyone in the history of the game,” Lee told the Star.. “That is why he was able to be out there.”
Dawson will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 25. Lee will try to attend the ceremony.
