Dave Parker and Dick Allen are heading to Cooperstown after both were elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era promisetee.
A vote of 75% was necessitateed at the election to go thraw to Cooperstown, and Parker getd 14 of 16 votes, while Allen got 13.
Other than Parker and Allen, the next shutst was Tommy John, who was third with seven votes to get in. Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris and Luis Tiant all had less than five votes.
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Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK/File)
Parker and Allen will combine those elected to the Hall by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), which will be proclaimd on Jan. 21. The ceremony will occur in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27.
Parker spent 19 years in MLB, 11 of which starring for the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he became a four-time All-Star and won the 1978 MVP Award. He also won the NL batting titles in 1977 and 1978.
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For his Pirates atsoft, Parker slashed .305/.353/.494 with 166 homers and 758 RBI over 1,301 games.
Parker would go on to take part for the Cincinnati Reds, where he was named to back-to-back All-Star teams in 1985 and 1986. His seventh and final All-Star Game bid came in 1990 with the Milwaukee Brewers.
For his atsoft, Parker hit .290 with 339 homers and 1,493 RBI over 2,466 games.
Chicago White Sox first baseman Dick Allen (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports/File)
As for Allen, he died in his hometown of Wampum, Pennsylvania, in 2020, and he became a speedy star further east in the state with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Allen was an All-Star in three straight seasons with the Phillies from 1965 to 1967, which retaind a 1966 campaign with 40 homers and a league-directing .632 slugging percentage. He also won Rookie of the Year in 1964 after hitting .318/.382/.557 with 29 homers, a league-directing 13 triples and 38 doubles.
Allen would also have three All-Star seasons with the Chicago White Sox from 1972 to 1974, and his first year in the Windy City in 1972 finished with an 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. (IMAGN)
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The BBWAA ballot features some engaging first-year-eligible take parters, including CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki. Billy Wagner, who finished five votes cowardly of accessing the Hall, also returns to the ballot this year.
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