Yesterday, on what should have been the day after the Hall of Fame’s Golden Days era committee elected him for enshrinement, Dick Allen died at home in Wampum, PA. It was the final injustice in what for him had been a lifetime of them perpetrated by the baseball establishment.
Phillies Wall of Fame infielder Dick Allen passed away at the age of 78
Former Phillies third baseman Dick Allen will be honored by the Phillies by having number 15 retired
This article covers known and unknown details regarding Dick Allen and his career, plus it also compares his offense to today’s top superstar with the overall analytical stat preferred by baseball men.
Matt Albertson, Mitch Nathanson, and Paul Bowman discuss Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame merit and the chances he will be elected. Nathanson is author of God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
The Phillies reacted to the death of Kobe Bryant by retiring Roy Halladay’s number. Wait, what?
Marvin Miller spoke the words that set the players free. Dick Allen lived them. Cooperstown should take note of that reality.
Members of the Dick Allen Belongs in the Hall of Fame campaign visited students at Archbishop Ryan High School last Wednesday to talk about Allen’s legacy.
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