May 18 in Atlanta Braves History: Andre Dawson hits first career homerun (1977)

[adrotate banner=”42″] May 18, 1977 At Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Montreal Expos rookie Andre Dawson hits his first career homerun off Buzz Capra in the 5th inning of a 10-8 Expos loss to the Braves. Dawson will hit 438 homeruns in his career and be inducted into the Hall of Fame. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5h

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