Dave Parker and Dick Allen are headed to Cooperstown after both were elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday by a Classic Era committee.
75% of the vote is required in the election to pass to Cooperstown. And Parker received 14 of 16 votes, while Allen received 13.
Besides Parker and Allen The next closest was Tommy John, who came in third with 7 votes. Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris and Luis Tiant all received less than 5 votes.
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Dave Parker, midfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK/Files)
Parker and Allen will join those elected to the Hall by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), which will be announced on January 1, 21. The ceremony will be held in Coo. Perstown, New York, on July 27
Parker spent 19 years in MLB, 11 of those years starring with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he became a four-time All-Star and won the 1978 MVP Award. He also won the NL batting award. In 1977 and 1978
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For his Pirates career, Parker slashed .305/.353/.494 with 166 homers and 758 RBI in over 1,301 games.
Parker would go on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, where he was named to back-to-back All-Star teams in 1985 and 1986. All-Star Game bids. His seventh and final came in 1990 with the Milwaukee Brewers.
in his career Parker hit .290 with 339 homers and 1,493 RBI in 2,466 games.
Dick Allen, first baseman for the Chicago White Sox (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports/File)
As for Allen, he died in his hometown of Wampum. Pennsylvania in 2020, and he became a star further east in the state with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Allen was an All-Star in three consecutive seasons with the Phillies from 1974 to 1977. He also won Rookie of the Year honors from 1965 to 1967, which included a 1966 campaign with 40 homers and a league-leading .632 slugging percentage. He also won Rookie of the Year honors. In 1964, after hitting .318/.382/.557 with 29 homers, a league-leading 13 triples and 38 doubles.
Allen would have three All-Star seasons with the Chicago White Sox from 1972 to 1974, and his first year in the Windy City in 1972 ended. With the MVP award
He led the American League in homers (37), RBI (113), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.603) and walks (99), among other categories that season.
Dave Parker (left) and Dick Allen were both elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. (Image)
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The BBAA ballot has some interesting first-year qualifying players, including CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki. Billy Wagner is five votes shy of entering the hall. also returned to vote again this year.
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