RIP Dick Allen !!!

I just saw that Dick Allen died today...

He went .292 with 351 HRs and 1119 RBIs over the course of his career... he was MVP of the American League in 1972 and rookie of the year in National League in 1964...

God I hate getting old. All my favorites from when I was young are going fast.

RIP Dick - you were fun to watch

https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-dick-allen-hall-of-fame-obituary-20201207.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/sports/baseball/dick-allen-dead.html

Another Cooperstown Crime :(

Like with Ron Santo, pathetic voters waited until after Allen had died, before he was enshrined (assuming he will get into HOF shortly).

Playing in the depth of the Modern Deadball Era, Dick Allen was one of the top 20 greatest right-handed hitters in the history of major league baseball. There's some talk that he had a short career, but that's nonsense - he generated plenty of numbers in the eleven years from 1964 to 1974 (Hank Greenberg or Jimmie Foxx had similar careers). He should have been in the majors a year or two earlier and in the mid-seventies, he simply got bored. An incredible power hitter - had he played in the 20s, 30s, or 90s his numbers would be off the charts.

...and on the subject of Cooperstown Crimes, it looks like they're still waiting for Bobby Grich to die, before he get in

AGREED

Another Cooperstown Crime :(

Like with Ron Santo, pathetic voters waited until after Allen had died, before he was enshrined (assuming he will get into HOF shortly).

Playing in the depth of the Modern Deadball Era, Dick Allen was one of the top 20 greatest right-handed hitters in the history of major league baseball. There's some talk that he had a short career, but that's nonsense - he generated plenty of numbers in the eleven years from 1964 to 1974 (Hank Greenberg or Jimmie Foxx had similar careers). He should have been in the majors a year or two earlier and in the mid-seventies, he simply got bored. An incredible power hitter - had he played in the 20s, 30s, or 90s his numbers would be off the charts.

...and on the subject of Cooperstown Crimes, it looks like they're still waiting for Bobby Grich to die, before he get in

Agreed. Both Santo and Allen were qualified HOFers by merit. Santo cut short by diabetes, Allen by lack of interest.