Similar thing happened with Carter. He wanted to go in either as a Met since that's where he won his ring and he was a co-captain, or he wanted to go in with a split cap. The Hall made him an Expo.
In the case of both Dawson and Carter, they played way longer as Expos but still kinda unfortunate for both guys that the committee didn't budge like they do nowadays. If Unit had been eligible a few years ago they probably would have forced him in as a Mariner since it's where he played the longest (his HOF page on their website even has Mariners listed as his primary team despite the D-Backs cap).
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