Dick Allen, Dave Parker To Be Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Major League Baseball players Dick Allen and Dave Parker will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and were selected to be a part of the Class of 2025.

The Classic Baseball Era Committee announced the decision on Dec. 8. The players, along with other inductees who will be announced on Jan. 21 will be inducted on July 27, 2025. The other baseball players will be selected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

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Allen was a seven-time All-Star who played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox, and the Oakland Athletic (A’s). Parker, also a seven-time All-Star played 19 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, the Oakland Athletics, the Milwaukee Brewers, the California Angels, and the Toronto Blue Jays.

A 16-member committee selected Allen and Parker from an eight-person ballot that listed candidates whose primary contributions to the sport took place before 1980. Parker was picked by 14 members while Parker appeared on 13 of the ballots. Only candidates who received 75% of the votes were able to make it in.

During his career, Allen hit 351 home runs and 1,119 RBI. He won the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year Award with the Phillies and took home the 1972 American League Most Valuable Player while playing with the White Sox. He hit at least 20 home runs in nine straight seasons and 10 overall while leading his league in slugging percentage three times, extra-base hits three times, and on-base percentage twice.

Parker won two straight NL batting titles in 1977-78 while earning league MVP honors in 1978. He helped the Pirates win the World Series in 1979 and the Athletics in 1989. He led his league in total bases three times and slugging percentage twice. Parker won three Gold Glove Awards, and the 1979 All-Star Game MVP Award.

The Induction Ceremony will take place during Hall of Fame Weekend 2025 being held from July 25-28 in Cooperstown, N.Y. with the honor taking place on Sunday, July 27, 2025.