Former Cub Andre Dawon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Wednesday, the sole inductee this year.Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin and Fred McGriff were new to the ballot this year, and Martinez was a test of how Hall voters assess players who were predominantly designated hitters.Holdovers include Mark McGwire, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris and former Cub Lee Smith.Players needed to appear on at least 75 percent of the ballots to gain election.Dawson’s best season was his first as a Cub in 1987 when he batted .287 with 49 homers and 137 RBI’s.He was the National League MVP that year on a last place team.Dawson was a Cub for six seasons after spending 1976-1986 with Montreal.He finished his career spending 1993-94 in Boston and 1995-96 with Florida. His final stats were: a .279 batting average, with 438 homers and 1591 RBI’s.The induction ceremony will be held July 25 in Cooperstown, N.Y. No word yet on wether the “Hawk” will be inducted as a Cub or  Expo.

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