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Dick Allen

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Dick Allen

Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020), nicknamed "Crash" and "the Wampum Walloper", was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman and third baseman, most notably for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox, and was one of baseball's top sluggers of the 1960s and early 1970s. A seven-time All-Star player, Allen began his career as a Phillie by being selected 1964 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and in 1972 was the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player with the Chicago White Sox. He 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. Allen's career .534 slugging percentage was among his era's highest in an age of comparatively modest offensive production. The Phillies retired Allen's uniform number 15 on September 3, 2020, a few months before his death. On July 27, 2025, Allen was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Infobox

Batting average
292
Home runs
351
Runs batted in
1,119
Induction
2025
Vote
81.3%
Election method
Classic Baseball Era Committee

Tables

· Career statistics and honors
Total
Total
Category
Total
Games
1,749
AB
6,332
Runs
1,099
Hits
1,848
2B
320
3B
79
HR
351
RBI
1,119
SB
133
CS
52
BB
894
SO
1,556
AVG
292
OBP
378
SLG
534
OPS
912
E
245
FLD%
975
Category
Games
AB
Runs
Hits
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
E
FLD%
Ref.
Total
1,749
6,332
1,099
1,848
320
79
351
1,119
133
52
894
1,556
292
378
534
912
245
975

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