Richard Allen Jr. is excited and a little nervous thinking about the upcoming classic era committee voting. His father, Dick Allen, is one of eight finalists under consideration for Hall of Fame ...

Richard Allen Jr. is excited and a little nervous thinking about the upcoming classic era committee voting. His father, Dick Allen, is one of eight finalists under consideration for Hall of Fame ...

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — I’ve been making trips to baseball’s magic kingdom for Hall of Fame Induction Day since 1995. But this one was different — because unlike all those others, this one was personal.

DALLAS — The celebration started the moment National Baseball Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch said “1963 to 1977” as he began to unveil the results of the classic baseball era committee voting on ...

Allen rarely swung a bat in retirement, spending time instead on his horse farm. So Allen did not practice for the contest, which pitted him against Greg Luzinski in a “Bull Blast.” Allen tugged on ...

I hope that somewhere, Dick Allen is smiling as he has finally gotten the recognition that he has long deserved. As for me, I am going to swing my replica 42-ounce Dick Allen bat, given to me by my ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Dick Allen, who won the 1972 American League MVP award with the White Sox, is one of eight Classic Baseball Era Committee finalists up for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame’s ...

CHICAGO – On Sunday, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame’s Classic Era Committee will convene at the Winter Meetings and decide if any of the eight finalists on this year’s ballot will earn ...

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 27: A tribute board signed by fans for recently deceased Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker who is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday ...

DALLAS — Dick Allen earned National League Rookie of the Year honors in 1964 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player in 1972 while playing for the Chicago ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Less than a week after Richard “Dick” Allen was posthumously inducted into the ...