Ralph Fenton "Joe" Dawson (March 9, 1897 – January 4, 1978) was a

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who played for four seasons starting at the age of 27. He played for the

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in 1924 and the

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from 1927 to 1929. He was born in

Bow, Washington Bow is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington. It is located near the towns of Bay View, Edison, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Bow is included in the Mount Vernon- Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bow overlo ...

and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.North Shore Outlook - Instant Replay: Claiming Blake Hawksworth
/ref> His brother, Rex, had a brief stint in the Majors.

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1897 births 1978 deaths Cleveland Indians players Pittsburgh Pirates players Baseball players from Washington (state) Baseball people from British Columbia People from Bow, Washington {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub