Richard Anthony Allen was an American professional baseball player.
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27 Facts About Dick Allen
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Dick Allen began his career as a Phillie by being selected 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and in 1972 was the American League Most Valuable Player with the Chicago White Sox.
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Dick Allen 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.
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Dick Allen's older brother, Hank, was an outfielder for three AL teams; his younger brother, Ron, briefly played first base for the 1972 St Louis Cardinals.
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Dick Allen has been considered for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame, most notably in December 2014 and December 2021, for the induction classes of 2015 and 2022.
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Dick Allen was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2004.
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Dick Allen hit a two-run home run off the Cubs' Larry Jackson on May 29,1965 that cleared the Coke sign on Connie Mack Stadium's left-center field roof.
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Dick Allen began wearing his batting helmet even while playing his position in the field, which gave rise to another nickname, "Crash Helmet", shortened to "Crash".
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Dick Allen almost ended his career in 1967 after mangling his throwing hand by pushing it through a car headlight.
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Dick Allen was fined $2,500 and suspended indefinitely in 1969 when he failed to appear for the Phillies twi-night doubleheader game with the New York Mets.
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Dick Allen had gone to New Jersey in the morning to see a horse race, and got caught in traffic trying to return.
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Dick Allen had a relatively quiet season in 1971 although he hit.
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Dick Allen was acquired by the White Sox from the Dodgers for Tommy John and Steve Huntz at the Winter Meetings on December 2,1971.
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Dick Allen's powerful swing sent home runs deep into some of cavernous old Comiskey Park's farthest reaches, including the roof and even the distant center field bleachers, a rare feat at one of baseball's most pitcher-friendly stadiums.
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Dick Allen refused to report to the Braves and announced his retirement.
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Dick Allen's numbers improved in 1976, a Phillies division winner, as he hit 15 home runs and batted.
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Dick Allen continued his tape measure legacy during his second go-round with the Phillies.
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Dick Allen once entertained during halftime of a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game.
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Dick Allen played some of his career in pitcher-friendly parks such as Busch Memorial Stadium, Dodger Stadium, and Comiskey Park.
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Dick Allen combined massive strength and body torque to produce bat speed and drive the ball.
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Dick Allen cleared that park's 65-foot-high right-center field scoreboard twice, a feat considered virtually impossible for a right-handed hitter.
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Dick Allen took care of the young kids, took them under his wing.
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Dick Allen taught me how to pitch from a hitter's perspective, and taught me how to play the game right.
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Dick Allen got along great with his teammates and he was very knowledgeable about the game.
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Dick Allen died at his home in Wampum, Pennsylvania, on December 7,2020, at age 78.
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