Dick Allen

Dick Allen
Allen with the Philadelphia Phillies, c. 1965
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1942-03-08)March 8, 1942
Wampum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: December 7, 2020(2020-12-07) (aged 78)
Wampum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 runs351
Runs batted in1,119
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Incoming Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2025
Vote81.3%
Election methodClassic 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]

  1. ^ "Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Classic Baseball Era Committee". baseballhall.org. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

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