Shawon Dunston

Shawon Donnell Dunston (born March 21, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1985-95, 1997), San Francisco Giants (1996, 1998, 2001-02), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), Cleveland Indians (1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1999, 2000) and New York Mets (1999).

Beloved by the Cubs fans, Dunston was a rifle-armed shortstop with some pop in his bat. He joined double-play partner Ryne Sandberg as an All-Star in 1988 and 1990. Dunston was also a key contributor to the Cubs' NL East division title in 1989.

Most of his career, Dunston was sidelined by a severe knee injury, back surgery, and various aches and pains in his throwing arm and his legs. At the end of his career, he was used mainly as a fourth outfielder and a role player off the bench.

Dunston was a career .269 hitter with 150 home runs and 668 RBI in 1814 games.

Highlights

• Twice All-Star (1988, 1990)
• Led NL shortstops in putouts, assists, double plays, errors and home runs (1986)
• Tied a MLB record with three triples in a game (July 28, 1990)
• Along with Barry Bonds became just the 12th pair of teammates to hit back-to-back homers as pinch hitters (August 23, 2001)
• Belted the Giants' 14th pinch hit home run of the season to tie the Diamondbacks MLB record (September 8, 2001)

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