The Hall of Fame Season (as we like to call November to early February) is in full swing with the significant announcement that Dick Allen and Dave Parker has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. That specific group looked at the period from Baseball’s beginning to 1980.
Parker received 14 votes, and Allen received 13. Twelve votes were needed (75%) were required to enter Cooperstown.
Dave Parker: Parker led Pittsburgh to a World Series Championship in 1979 and won a second ring a decade later with Oakland. A six-time All-Star with three Silver Sluggers, Parker won the 1978 National League MVP. He had 339 career Home Runs and 1,493 RBIs. Previously, Parker’s best finish on his previous three Veteran’s Ballots was 43.8% in 2020. Parker is 73 years old.
Dick Allen: Allen finally got in on his sixth try on a Veteran’s ballot after falling short by one vote the last two attempts (2015 & 2022). Allen was the 1972 American League MVP (with Chicago). Over a 15-year career, he hit 351 Home Runs with 1,119 RBIs. He was also a seven-time All-Star, two-time OBP leader, three-time Slugging Champion, and four-time leader in OPS.
Tommy John received seven votes, and the other five nominees (Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, and Luis Tiant) failed to receive at least five votes and their finish was not published.
Parker and Allen will be joined by the former players who will advance on the Baseball Writer’s Modern Ballot.
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