Dick Allen | |
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First baseman / Third baseman | |
Born: Wampum, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 8, 1942|
Died: December 7, 2020 Wampum, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 1963, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 19, 1977, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .292 |
Home runs | 351 |
Runs batted in | 1,119 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Incoming Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2025 |
Vote | 81.3% |
Election method | Classic Baseball Era Committee |
Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020), nicknamed "Crash" and "the Wampum Walloper", was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman and third baseman, most notably for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox, and was one of baseball's top sluggers of the 1960s and early 1970s.
A seven-time All-Star player, Allen began his career as a Phillie by being selected 1964 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and in 1972 was the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player with the Chicago White Sox. He led the AL in home runs twice; the NL in slugging percentage once and the AL twice; and each major league in on-base percentage once apiece. Allen's career .534 slugging percentage was among his era's highest in an age of comparatively modest offensive production. The Phillies retired Allen's uniform number 15 on September 3, 2020, a few months before his death. In 2025, Allen will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[1]