Dick Allen - Passed Away

[Casey2296]

Always struck me as a working class ball player and under appreciated, RIP.

[Chris-Counts]

Love him or hate him, Dick Allen was absolutely feared as a hitter in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Of course he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame — all you have to do is look at his his career OPS of .912, and compare it to contemporaries like Roberto Clemente, Ernie Banks and Carl Yastrzemski. He was simply a better hitter — the numbers don't lie. Also compare his numbers to another Southsider in Cooperstown, Harold Baines. The supposed knock on Allen, that he was a miserable person, came from the media, which can be terribly biased and unfair (I'm a newspaper reporter). For a better assessment of his character, I'll go with the opinions of his primary managers, Gene Mauch and Chuck Tanner, who each said he was a good teammate. Rest in peace.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Was fortunate enough to shake his hand at a card show in the 90's. He was a true gentleman and he was dressed to the nine's as they say.
He did it his way for sure. But he could sure hurt a baseball! RIP #15.

[cannonballsun]

I lived in Chicago when he won MVP with the White Sox. It seemed like he hit a three run home run in the first inning of every game that year. It was an amazing year. One of the greatest years by a player that I ever saw.

[Cliff Bowman]

Some teammates couldn’t stand him, the original Frank Thomas and Ron Santo, but other teammates thought the world of him, Rich Gossage and Mike Schmidt.

[charlietheexterminator]

I had the pleasure of watching him, no one hit the ball harder

[triwak]

RIP. He'll be inducted soon, I predict. Wish that would have happened while he could enjoy it. Totally deserving!

[chris6net]

I watched him destroy the Mets in the 60’s and remember his magical year of 1972 but I don’t think he belongs in the Hall. His stats are borderline but he never made the playoffs until the end of his career but what clinched it for me was that in an era when stars barely got traded he went from Phils to Cards to Dodgers the to Sox Braves Phils and A’s which was unheard of for a Star.