Statement on Andre Dawson Plaque Logo

After more than two years of conversation between the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors and Andre Dawson, a decision has been made to recast his Hall of Fame plaque.

The new plaque will not feature a logo on Dawson’s cap, allowing the Hall of Fame outfielder the option that is now given to all incoming electees. That choice was not available when Dawson was elected in 2010 but was instituted four years later and has been selected by several inductees since then.

“The Hall of Fame Board of Directors voted unanimously to provide Andre Dawson with the option of having no logo on his Hall of Fame plaque, which will be recast to reflect his wishes,” said Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the Board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “This decision gives Andre a choice that he would have taken if it had been available when he was elected in 2010, just four years prior to the formal implementation of that alternative.”

Aside from the logo image on the cap, Dawson’s plaque will be recast in the exact same form that it now depicts. The plaque will continue to list all the teams for which he played, and his career description will not be altered.

“I extend special thanks with much appreciation to the Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a blank cap, which allows me to represent each club fairly,” Dawson said.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum continues to retain the final decision as to which logo, if any, appears on a Hall of Famer’s plaque.