Dave Parker and Dick Allen head to Cooperstown after both were elected members Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Classical Era Committee.
In the elections a 75% vote was needed to go on to Cooperstownand Parker received 14 of the 16 votes, while Allen received 13.
Besides Parker and Allen, the next closest was Tommy John, who came in third with seven votes to get in. Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris and Luis Tiant all had fewer than five votes.
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Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK/File)
Parker and Allen will join those elected to the Hall by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), which will be announced on January 21. The ceremony will take place in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27.
Parker spent 19 years in the MLB, 11 of them starring for the Pittsburgh Pirateswhere he became a four-time All-Star and won the MVP Award in 1978. He also won NL batting titles in 1977 and 1978.
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For his Pirates career, Parker slashed .305/.353/.494 with 166 home runs and 758 RBI in 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. His seventh and final All-Star Game bid came in 1990 with the Milwaukee Brewers.
For his career, Parker hit .290 with 339 home runs 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 consecutive seasons with the Phillies from 1965 to 1967, including a 1966 campaign with 40 home runs and a league-leading .632 slugging percentage. He also won Rookie of the Year in 1964 after hitting .318/.382/.557 with a league-leading 29 home runs, 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 ended with an MVP Award.
He led the American League in home runs (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. (PROPOSE)
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The BBWAA ballot features some interesting first-year eligible players, including CC Sabathia, Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki. Billy Wagner, who fell five votes short of entering the House, also returns to the ballot this year.
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