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Former MVP Slugger Allen Gets Baseball Hall of Fame Call

During a 15-year MLB career, Dick Allen collected many of baseball’s most coveted awards, including Rookie of the Year, and was a seven-time All-Star.
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Former MVP Slugger Allen Gets Baseball Hall of Fame Call
Dick Allen, former player for the Philadelphia Phillies, throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game One of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 7, 2009. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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Finally, Cooperstown is calling Richard Anthony Allen’s name. The former American League MVP has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

It took him a while to be welcomed to baseball’s most famous address in New York, but on Sunday, Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch made it official.

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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.