#54 DION JAMES

FAVORITE BRAVES PLAYERS OF THE 1980'S

#54 DION JAMES

ATLANTA BRAVES 1987-1989

After being acquired from the Brewers by the Braves in 1987, Dion had a career year, hitting 10 home runs and hitting .312. Good games for Dion that year included four different four hit games, though he is probably best known for a routine fly ball he hit at Shea stadium on April 12, 1987 that struck a dove (or was it a pigeon, there still seems to be some controversy there) and killed the poor bird instantly and gave Dion one of the most unusual doubles of all-time.

I had a friend who liked to sing Dion songs every time Dion
James came to the plate.